Common Errors in Writing
True or false: the following is an example of a sentence fragment.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HE EXPECTED TO.
True, this is an example of a sentence fragment.
Name the three characters we meet over the course of Toronto at Dreamer's Rock.
Rusty, Keesic and Michael
This is the term of extreme exaggeration, such as saying that you're so hungry you could eat a horse.
Hyperbole.
This is the term for taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own.
Plagiarism.
Name all five Great Lakes IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior
This is the term for a sentence where a comma is mistakenly used instead of a period or semicolon.
A comma splice
This is the last name of the family that takes Saul into their home in Manitouwadge, after their own experiences in residential school.
The Kellys
A tongue twister with multiple words that begin with the same sound such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what device?
Alliteration
What piece of punctuation needs to be added twice to the following sentence: I COULDNT GO TO THE GAME BECAUSE MY MOM WOULDNT LET ME.
Apostrophes
How many bones does a shark have? The group with the closest guess is the winner.
Zero - they are made up entirely of cartilage.
I didn't try out for track this year, I have too many other commitments.
Is this an example of a sentence fragment, comma splice, run-on sentence or properly-punctuated sentence?
Comma splice.
Like Saul, Richard Wagamese did not grow up with his biological family, but he did not go to residential school. What is the name for the time period when Indigenous children like Wagamese were adopted by white families?
The Sixties Scoop
Underplaying the seriousness or significance of something for humourous effect such as, "I'm going in for a little open-heart surgery", is an example of what device?
An understatement.
What piece of punctuation is used to give the reader a heads up that they are about to encounter an explanation or a list of items?
A colon.
This land animal has the strongest bite.
The hippopotamus.
I HAD A LOT OF FUN THIS WEEKEND WE WENT OUT FOR DINNER MY PARENTS LET ME BORROW THE CAR TO GO TO THE MOVIES. What is the name for this sentence error that is punctuated like one single sentence even though it contains multiple independent clauses?
A run-on sentence.
Name three different places that Saul has lived over the course of the novel Indian Horse.
Redditt, Gods Lake, St. Jerome's Residential School, Manitouwadge, Toronto, Winnipeg and the New Dawn Centre.
The theme of a story is a full-sentence expression of the overall message, such as "Love can either create or end a friendship". What is the literary term for one or two-word topics that come up in a story, such as 'love' or 'friendship'?
What information should be included in a page 1 header in the top LEFT corner of an MLA-formatted paper?
Student's first and last name
Teacher's first and last name
Course code
Date of submission
This is the first U.S. company to reach a total value of 1 trillion dollars.
Apple.
I took a full course load this semester; however, I will only have to write two exams.
Is this an example of a sentence fragment, comma splice, run-on sentence or properly-punctuated sentence?
This is an example of a properly-punctuated sentence.
When Michael visits from the future, he brings the news that Rusty will one day hold what political title?
The Grand Chief of Canada's Indigenous people.
As a group, provide either a definition or example of the term 'pathetic fallacy'.
When the events of the plot are represented in the natural world, such as a thunderstorm during an eerie moment full of suspense.
What is the one word that never ever means possession or ownership when an apostrophe s ('s) is added?
It's (only ever means IT IS)
What food is shoplifted from grocery stores more than any other food on Earth?
Cheese.