A sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period.
What is a declarative sentence?
100
Most abbreviations of the names of government agencies and international organizations, including well-known businesses.
What is the exception to using a period for abbreviations of names and titles?
100
The first rule for comma usage.
What is: use a comma to separate three or more items in a series
100
Dear Matt,
(Using rule #...)
What is rule #16?
100
"Ashley, how was volleyball practice?"
Example of this type of sentence.
What is Interrogative.
200
A sentence that expresses strong emotion or feeling and ends with an exclamation point.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
200
After state or province postal abbreviations.
What is the exception to using a period for abbreviations of terms in addresses.
200
"Joe likes Mexican dishes, but Mark prefers Greek cuisine."
Example sentence for this rule.
What is rule #3?
200
Use a comma to separate the first independent clause from the noun in a run-on sentence.
(True/False)
What is false?
200
"When were metal blades first used___"
Uses this type of ending punctuation.
What is a question mark?
300
A sentence that gives a command or request and ends with a period or exclamation point; usually has understood you as its subject.
What is an imperative sentence?
300
No exception.
What is the exception for using a period when abbreviating times and dates?
300
"December 16, 1770, is Beethoven's birthday."
Example sentence for this rule.
What is rule number 12?
300
"Strength, speed, and physical contact are basic elements of the rough, tough football game."
Example sentence for these two rules.
What are rule #1 and rule#2?
300
"Some speed skaters can skate up to thirty-five miles per hour."
Example of this type of sentence.
What is a declarative sentence?
400
A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark; often uses inverted order.
What is an interrogative sentence?
400
Abbreviations of metric measurements.
What is the exception for using a period to abbreviate measurements?
400
Comma rule number 10.
What is: use a comma to separate a direct question from the rest of the sentence in written dialogue.
400
This is a correct sentence: "In very early times before the development of modern sports, there existed ball-kicking games similar to football."
(True or False)
What is true.
400
"In 776 B.C. the first recorded games were held."
Example of this rule for period use.
What is use a period after abbreviations for times and dates.
500
A sentence that reports a question and ends with a period rather than a question mark.
What is an indirect question?
500
What a period is called in mathematical terms.
What is a decimal point.
500
At the end of a sentence, use a comma to separate the city from a state or a country.
(True or False)
What is: true?
500
Rule #11
What is use a comma to separate the month and day from the year. Do not use a comma between only the month and day or month and year.