Grammar Unit 1-2
B.C. is used ? the date and A.D. is used ? the date.
after and before
What punctuation comes at the end of an interrogative sentence?
question mark
What was the gift Katrin wanted in Mama and the Graduation present?
a dresser set
Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe
What is the first step in the writing process?
Plan
What social titles are always abbreviated when they appear before a name?
Mr. Mrs. Dr.
What punctuation do you use when dividing a word at the end of a line?
hyphen
What did the young man do in Somebody's Mother?
he helped her across the street
"He guided the trembling feet along; proud that his own were firm and strong" comses from what story
Somebody's Mother
What do we use to denote subheadings in an outline?
capitol letters
In scientific writing, spell out all numbers of ? or ? words
one or two
Use commas to set off what kind of phrase in a sentence?
nonessential
What three scholars did Crusoe have in Robinson Crusoe's Story?
goat, dog, cat
"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings" comes from what poem?
High Flight
What are the three parts of a written book report?
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
The titles Reverend and Honorable should be written out if preceded by what word?
the
List four things that should be italicized or underlined
books, magazines, newspaper, plays, works of art, and names of ships, trains, aircraft, and spacecraft
In Look What You Did, Christopher, what country did Columbus think hhe was going to find?
China
Who wrote After Twenty Years?
O. Henry
A summary should be no longer than ? the length of the orginal piece.
one-third
What punctuation goes before and after a scholastic degree?
comma
List 5 things that go in quotation marks
short stories, short poems, songs, chapters, articles
What were some of the hardships endured by the Pilgrims as they traveled to America?
harsh winds, fierce storms, bowed and cracked beams in the ship
Who wrote Discovery of the Pacific Ocean?
Washington Irving
What does it mean for an outline to be parallel?
Using the same structure-all words and phrases or all sentences