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Punctuation my Function
Transition Words
Pronouns
Use Me Correctly
Correct Me!
100
I am a comma
My function is to separate or join.
100
all in all, finally, in other words or therefore
Give me one summary word
100
I, he, she, you, it, hers, her, him etc.
Name a singular pronoun
100
Answer varies
Give me a sentence using an -ing verb correctly.
100
My mother's cabin is next to his cabin.
My mothers cabin is next to his' cabin.
200
exclamation point
a_______ shows excitement and extremes.
200
after all, for example, for instance, in fact
Name 2 transition words to indicate an example.
200
you, or your
Name a second person pronoun
200
answer varies.
Use one preposition in a sentence correctly.
200
It's a cold day in October.
Its a cold day in October.
300
semi-colon
I act as a softer period between sentences with linked ideas.
300
Time sequence
This sentence has an example of a __________transition word. I ate my dinner before I ate my dessert.
300
their, our, them, us, we, they
Name 2 plural pronouns
300
for, and, but, or, yet, so .... is included in sentence
Give me one sentence using a conjunction correctly.
300
The recipes are good for beginning chefs.
The recipes is good for beginning chefs.
400
Announces a surprise or a list, acts as a drum roll for something to follow.
Name or define the function of a colon.
400
Answer varies.
Use any transition word in a sentence, and identify which category it falls under.
400
Pronouns are stand-ins for nouns
Name the function of pronouns.
400
Mark slipped away, leaving his empty cereal bowl on the table.
Tell me what's wrong with this sentence, and how to fix it. Mark slipped away leaving his empty cereal bowl on the table.
400
Rachel is very smart, and she began reading when she was three years old.
Rachel is very smart, she began reading when she was three years old.
500
omission or hesitation
an ellipsis (......) indicates______________
500
Answer varies
Name three different transition words and their categories.
500
number, person, or gender
Name the three subjects a pronoun defines.
500
Run on sentence with missing commas. Getting to school on time, doing all my assignments, and behaving well are all things I can do to ensure my success in school.
What's wrong with this sentence, and can you correct it? Getting to school on time doing all my assignments behaving well are all things I can do to ensure my success in school.
500
Everybody must bring his or her own lunch.
Everybody must bring their own lunch.