This mark joins two sentences about the same thing. It tells the reader that the two ideas in each of the sentences are closely related.
What is a semicolon?
100
The students taking the final exam in the auditorium. (Identify the problem, if any, and offer a revision)
What is a fragment (missing a verb)? The students are taking the final exam in the auditorium.
100
Answer with the correct form of the following sentence: Your pants is/are at the cleaner's.
What is "Your pants are at the cleaner's"?
200
It contains a subject and a verb, but is not a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause?
200
It is a verbal that is used as an adjective. The verbal may end in -ing or -ed.
What is a participial phrase?
200
This is used to signal a list or an explanation.
What is a colon?
200
The detective wriggled on his belly toward the campfire, the smugglers didn't notice him. (Identify the problem, if any, and offer a revision)
What is a comma splice? The detective wriggled on his belly toward the campfire; the smugglers didn't notice him.
200
The correct form of the following sentence: Either answer is/are acceptable.
What is "Either answer is acceptable"?
300
He ran. (Identify type of clause)
What is an independent clause?
300
The Grand Canyon, one of our nation's most popular tourist attractions, is breathtaking to behold. (Identify the type of phrase this includes)
What is an appositive phrase?
300
This mark interrupts a sentence in the middle or at the end.
What is a dash?
300
Answer with the correct form of the verb "freeze" in the following sentence: He had froze/freezed/frozen the beef that he would serve for dinner on Saturday.
What is frozen?
300
The correct form of the following sentence: The committee debate/debates these questions carefully.
What is "The committee debates these questions carefully"?
400
I sleep with two cats, who sleep on my legs. (Identify type of dependent clause)
What is an adjective clause?
400
It combines a noun and a participle. You can add 'was' or 'were' to make this phrase a complete sentence.
What is an absolute phrase?
400
I like chocolate but I like vanilla better. (What type of punctuation does this sentence need and where does it belong?)
What is "I like chocolate, but I like vanilla better"?
400
Answer with the correct form of the verb "shake" in the following sentence: Finally, she had shook/shaken/shaked all the dust from her clothes.
What is shaken?
400
The correct form of the following sentence: All of the DVDs, even the scratched one, is/are in this case.
What is "All of the DVDs, even the scratched one, are in this case"?
500
Because I woke up late this morning.... (Identify type of dependent clause)
What is an adverb clause?
500
His legs quivering, our old dog Gizmo dreamed of chasing squirrels. (Identify type of phrase)
What is an absolute phrase?
500
The ice cream man drove by my house today he had big hairy knuckles. (Identify what type of punctuation this needs and where it belongs)
What is "The ice cream man drove by my house today; he had big hairy knuckles."
500
Answer the correct form of the verb "lie" in the following sentence: Yesterday, the cows lied/laid/lay down in the pasture when the wind was blowing.
What is lay?
500
The correct form of this sentence: The woman with all the dogs walk/walks down my street.
What is "The woman with all the dogs walks down my street"?