Educated – plot details
Tara’s lecturer thought she was joking about not knowing about this part of history.
What is the Holocaust?
“God has given him a special gift. To help people.”
Who is Emily? (p. 260)
When two (or more) independent clauses are incorrectly merged into one sentence.
What is a run-on sentence?
People claim (or hope?) that this year is making a comeback.
What is 2016?
Tara’s mother used this item to try to pry the father's ear from his skull.
What is a butter knife?
“We’ll figure it out. Just be happy, okay?”
Who is Father?
An incomplete sentence.
What is a sentence fragment?
The animal people have imitated.
What is an owl?
After Father’s accident, Tara’s mother called the hospital to request this.
What is an IV?
“Well, I’m angry. Even if you’re not”
Who is Charles? (p. 201)
The punctuation that can fuse two independent clauses without adding a conjunction or capitalising a letter.
What is a semicolon?
The final word in the sentence: I like my ice…
What is crushed?
Peter.
Who is Shawn and Emily’s child / Tara's nephew?
“You won’t waste this like I will.”
Who is Shawn? (p.237)
When two independent clauses are fused together using only a comma.
What is a comma splice?
Many BookTokers have shared the books they read last year. This is the acronym they use for books they decided to stop reading partway through.
What is DNF?
Gene was bedridden for this long.
What is two months?
“I make a lot of money”
Who is the Bishop? (p. 237)
The words that make up the acronym for the coordinating conjunctions used to fuse two sentences in this way:
Independent clause-Comma-Coordinating conjunction-Independent clause.
What are For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
The item presented for rating, often hidden in a dish towel (recurring trope, not specific to January)
What is a spoon?