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What does it all mean?
Everything Else
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What words in the following sentence should be capitalized? his attorney, mr. harper, won the case
His, Mr., Harper
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Where should commas be put into this sentence: Ninjas use nunchucks ninja stars and awesome headbands.
nunchucks, ninja stars, and awesome headbands.
100
What are three types of punctuation?
Period (.), exclamation mark (!), question mark (?)
100
These prefixes mean 'one' and 'many'
What are mono- and poly-
100
These mean belief in many gods and belief in one god
What are polytheism and monotheism
200
When should the word echo or school be capitalized?
When they are part of a name of a specific location: Echo Glen School
200
Where should commas be put into this sentence: He imagined a ninja in his mind saw a ninja appear and got scared when the ninja leapt at him.
in his mind, saw a ninja appear, and got scared
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What 4 corrections should be made to this sentence: will Marcy and rebecca will be leaving brazil early in the morning
Will Marcy and Rebecca will be leaving Brazil early in the morning?
200
These words mean 'changing slowly', 'inactive', and 'the principle that changes to land forms happened slowly over long periods of time'
What are 'gradually', 'dormant', and 'gradualism'
200
These mean 'the process of biological change over time' and 'a scientific explanation, based on evidence, used to make predictions'
What are 'evolution' and 'theory'
300
Is there a time when months are not proper nouns?
No, months are always proper nouns so are always capitalized.
300
Where should commas be put into this sentence: Secretive ninjas can be found hiding in closets at the top of trees or right behind you.
hiding in closets, at the top of trees, or right behind you.
300
What 8 corrections should be made to this sentence: they will be flying over north america south america and africa
They will be flying over North America, South America, and Africa.
300
These words mean 'natural disasters shaped Earth's landscape' and 'all things were created by God as documented in Genesis'
What are 'catastrophism' and 'creationism'
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These words mean 'differences in physical appearance' and 'a feature that gives an organism a better chance of surviving in its environment'
What are 'variation' and 'adaptation'
400
Common and proper nouns stand for what type of words?
They are both nouns so stand for people, places, or things.
400
Where should commas be put into this sentence: Histories of Japan say that the earliest ninja was a man named Otomono Sahito, whom some might call a spy master others might label an intelligence officer but few ever saw in real life.
some might call a spy master, others might label an intelligence officer, but few ever saw in real life.
400
Should a period, exclamation mark, or question mark be used for an interjection that expresses strong emotion?
An exclamation mark: Wow! Darn! Rats! Hey!
400
These three holy books are specific to 1) Jews, 2) Christians, 3) Muslims
What are 1) Torah, 2) Bible, and 3) Qur'an
400
These words mean 'a group of organisms so closely related they can produce fertile offspring' and 'traces of organisms that lived in the past'
What are 'species' and 'fossil'
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List three vocabulary words that can be both common and proper.
Catholic/catholic, Protestant/protestant, Genesis/genesis
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What do commas do?
They separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series.
500
What 9 corrections should be made to this sentence: the small kitten was born in july ran away in november and returned home in december it was alike a holiday gift when the kitten returned
The small kitten was born in July, ran away in November, and returned home in December. It was alike a holiday gift when the kitten returned.
500
These three words mean a person 'who does not accept a particular religion', 'rejects some of the beliefs of his/her church' and is a member of a 'religious group'
What are 'infidel', 'heretic', and 'denomination'
500
1) This word and similar principal mean gradual change. 2) This word and similar theory mean sudden wide-spread disaster. Provide the word and principal/theory (4 answers total)
What are gradually/gradualism and catastrophe/catastrophism