Punctuation and Capitalization
Give two types of works that should be italicized (underlined).
Books, Magazines, Plays, Works of Art, Ships
What is a group of words that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a sentence?
Independent Clause
When every sentence in the paragraph relates to the topic sentence, what quality does the paragraph have?
Unity
Which degree of comparison is used when comparing two items?
Comparative
"The Death Disk"
Mark Twain
Give two types of works that should be in quotation marks.
Poems, Songs, Short Stories, Magazine Articles
What is a group of words that has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought?
Dependent Clause
When the details are in such good order and the relationships between details are so clear that the paragraph is easy to understand, what quality does the paragraph have?
Coherence
Which degree of comparison is used when comparing three items?
Superlative
The Hiding Place
Corrie Ten Boom
What should be capitalized in this sentence: My mom had a ford minivan when I was in elementary school.
Ford
What type of phrase can only function as an adjective?
Participial
What poor writing style results from too many simple sentences?
Choppy
What type of sentence asks a question?
Interrogative
"Hope"
Emily Dickinson
What punctuation mark is used for the salutation of a business letter?
Colon
What type of phrase can only function as a noun?
Gerund
What poor writing style results from too many compound sentences?
Stringy
What type of sentence gives a command or makes a request?
Imperative
"The Crucifixion"
James Weldon Johnson
Is this sentence capitalized correctly: Please deliver this note to the mayor.
Yes, only capitalize titles/offices when before a person's name.
What introduces an adjective clause?
A relative
What word is defined as "they way we put words together"?
Syntax
Give the four steps of the writing process in order.
Plan, Write, Rewrite, Edit
"Even Such Is Time"
Sir Walter Raleigh