The Power of Punctuation
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100

A sentence in which two independent clauses are linked with a comma

Comma splices

100

A run-on is sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb 


False! That's a fragment :)

100

etc. stands for what?

And the rest

100
This writing strategy creates balanced writing.

Parallelism

200

Lists typically follow which punctuation mark?

The colon

200

A hyphen (-) can substitute for a dash (—).

False! They are not interchangeable.

200

This Latin abbreviation means "for example"

e.g.

200

The following sentence is an example of which error: 

Mary came home from work early we worked hard on our project

Run-on sentence

300

This sentence, "Taylor thanked her parents, Lorde and Beyonce" features the absence of this oft-debated punctuation mark

The Oxford comma

300

Superscripts in dates should always be included.

False! Only use superscript when “the” and the day precede the month

300

circa means what?

Around or approximately

300

Identify the missing punctuation in this sentence:

Sleeping bags, pans, warm clothing etc. are in the tent.

Sleeping bags, pans, warm clothing, etc., are in the tent.

400

In American English, periods and _______ always go inside quotation marks.

commas

400
Using the active voice is necessary when delivering bad news.

False! The passive voice is preferred when delivering bad news.

400

What that means is is represented by which Latin abbreviation?

i.e.

400

_________ modifiers describe a noun that is either unclear or absent from the sentence altogether


Dangling

500

If a parenthetical is part of a sentence, the period should go where?

Outside the parentheses:

I like to go to the dining hall for sandwiches (and cookies).

500

The following sentence includes correct punctuation:

Jules barked at the goldendoodle with abandon, giving no care to her mother, who was shrieking, "Don't choose violence today, Jules"!

False!

Jules barked at the goldendoodle with abandon, giving no care to her mother, who was shrieking, "Don't choose violence today, Jules!"

500

“yes, that’s really what was written” is represented by which Latin abbreviation?

sic

500

When should single quotation (') marks be used?

Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.