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Capitalization
Punctuation
Paragraphs and Essays
Sentence Strategies
Wild Card
100
Name the parts of a book title that should be capitalized.
What are the first word, last word, and all important words?
100
Which punctuation is placed after a time order transition signal that comes before the subject at the beginning of a sentence?
What is a comma?
100
a sentence that gives the topic and the controlling idea about the topic
What is the topic sentence?
100
Which of the following is a fragment? Is very hot today. The baby is finally sleepy.
What is Is very hot today.
100
Your professor's nickname.
Who is Prof K?
200
Name the pronoun that is always capitalized.
What is the pronoun "I"?
200
Name 2 ways to correct a run-on sentence.
What are comma plus coordinating conjunction, a period plus a capital letter, a semicolon, and a semicolon plus a connecting word plus a comma?
200
Name three cause effect pattern transition signals.
What are because of, due to, result of, effect of, reasons, results, consequences, therefore...
200
Correct this fragment: Ms. Smith, our grammar professor, often late.
What is... Ms. Smith, our grammar professor, is often late.
200
Name the fanboys.
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
300
Which of the following should be capitalized? days, months, seasons, special holidays
What are days, months, and special holidays?
300
How many items should be in a series of items that is separated by commas?
What is 3 or more?
300
Name three time order transition signals.
What are first, second, third, next, then, after, finally....
300
Find the compound sentence... She was a wonderful servant and was kind to her master. Bob decided to leave for the mountains, so he packed his bags.
What is ... Bob decided to leave for the mountains, so he packed his bags.
300
Name 2 comparison transition signals AND 2 contrast signals.
What are similar, similarly, same, also, too, likewise, equal, just like, both....? What are but, in contrast, on the other hand, however, while, whereas, although, differ, differently, unlike, yet....?
400
Name three types of geographic areas that should always be capitalized.
What are the names of cities, counties, states, countries, continents, geographic regions, rivers, lakes, oceans, mountains, streets....
400
Explain the difference in meaning between "it's" and "its".
It's = it is, contraction its = ownership, something belongs to "it"
400
Name three ways a writer could begin a concluding sentence or a concluding paragraph.
What are finally, in conclusion, to conclude, to sum up, in summary...
400
Name an appropriate coordinating conjunction: I was scared, ____ I was also curious.
What is yet? But?
400
Explain the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause.
What is... a dependent clause must attach to an independent clause. A dependent clause is missing the subject, the verb, and/or a complete thought. An independent clause has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
500
Name three titles for people or groups that should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns, people's names, names of deities, names of specific groups of people, nationalities, races, ethnic groups...
500
Name 2 reasons to use quotation marks.
What are ...for reported/quoted speech, for irony/sarcasm, for a quote within a quote?
500
Name the 5 parts of an academic essay.
What are the introductory paragraph, 3 body paragraphs, and the concluding paragraph?
500
Name a correct coordinating conjunction: The book isn't very long, ___ is it difficult to read.
What is nor?
500
Define paragraph unity.
What is ...all the sentences support the topic sentence/all the sentences are related/there are no sentences that are off topic...?