Parts of Speech
Phrases
Punctuation and Capitalization
Research/Citation
Mystery
100

I have to go to the store (but) I have no money. What is the part of speech of the word in parenthesis?

Conjunction

100

(The red bus) is headed down the wrong path. What kind of phrase is in the parenthesis?

noun phrase

100

This part of speech always gets capitalized.

Proper Nouns

100

What does MLA stand for?

Modern Language Association

100

What are the 8 parts of speech?

Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Pronoun, Interjection, Conjunction, and Preposition

200

(Inside) the mall, there is a store that sells bats. What is the part of speech of the word in parenthesis?

Preposition

200

Sally likes (to ride) her bike. What kind of phrase is in the parenthesis?

infinitive phrase

200

I like dogs, cats, and birds. What is the second comma in this series called?

oxford comma

200

What information goes in the parenthesis of an in-text citation?

Author's last name and page number

200

Name 5 types of grammatical phrases

Noun phrases, verb phrases, gerund phrases, prepositional phrase, participial phrases, etc.

300

John Smith likes (to) go swimming. What is the part of speech of the word in parenthesis?

adverb or infinitive

300

He drove to the hospital (as fast as he could.) What kind of phrase is in the parenthesis?

adverbial phrase

300

When you have 2 adjectives by each other and they don't need a comma, they are called what?

Coordinate Adjectives

300

Give 3 examples of types of websites that are credible sources

.gov, .edu, and .org sites

300

Give an example of Correlating Conjunctions

Either/Or, Neither/Nor, If/Then, etc

400

(Running) is my favorite thing to do on the weekends. What kind of verb is in the parenthesis?

Gerund

400

This phrase is when a verb phrase functions as a noun phrase in the sentence.

Gerund phrase

400

This punctuation is used to combine a independent and dependent clause

colon
400

Give 3 rules of writing within MLA Format

Times New Roman, Double Spaced, 12pt. font, header, title, etc.

400

What is the past participle form of see?

seen
500

What are the 3 types of conjunctions?

Coordinating, Correlating, and Subordinating

500

This type of phrase functions as a verb phrase but modifies the direct or indirect object.

participial phrase
500

What 3 parts of speech never get capitalized when in the middle or end of a title?

Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Articles

500

When citing a documentary on youtube for a a research project, would you italicize the movie title or put it in quotes 

Italicize

500

What is the past perfect form of run?

"had been running"