Vocab
Meaning of the word "myriad."
A large, uncountable number
The boss on The Office.
Michael Scott
Use a comma before FANBOYS if the conjunction separates complete sentences.
The year in which Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
1863
The author of the following line:
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Shakespeare
A reason a teacher will rebuke a student.
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Name of two of the male characters on Friends.
Chandler, Ross, or Joey
Correct punctuation of the following sentence:
I would like to help you however I am far too busy.
...you; however, I...
The third president of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Famous work from which this line comes:
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Romeo and Juliet
A word to describe a route home when the route is miles and hour longer but is more scenic.
circuitous
The current host of The Daily Show.
Trevor Noah
Three examples of subordinating conjunctions.
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Which of the following was NOT one of the original 13 colonies?
New Jersey, Vermont, South Carolina, Georgia
Vermont
First African American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
Toni Morrison
A word for what you try to do with your guilt if you can't live with it anymore.
Assuage
The longest-running TV show of all time.
The Simpsons.
Name for the problem in the following sentence:
I would like to help you, I am just too busy to do so.
Comma splice
President who signed the Indian Removal Act that resulted in the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
Number worn by Jackie Robinson when he played for the Dodgers.
42
Definition of a pejorative
A belittling or critical term/language
M*A*S*H
Error in the following sentence:
The people that are waiting for the bus are freezing.
THAT should be WHO
The year in which Martin Luther King delivered "I Have a Dream."
1963
Instrument played by musical Yo-yo Ma
Cello