The Power of Punctuation
A sentence in which two independent clauses are linked with a comma
Comma splices
A run-on is sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb
False! That's a fragment :)
etc. stands for what?
And the rest
Parallelism
Lists typically follow which punctuation mark?
The colon
A hyphen (-) can substitute for a dash (—).
False! They are not interchangeable.
This Latin abbreviation means "for example"
e.g.
The following sentence is an example of which error:
Mary came home from work early we worked hard on our project
Run-on sentence
This sentence, "Taylor thanked her parents, Lorde and Beyonce" features the absence of this oft-debated punctuation mark
The Oxford comma
Superscripts in dates should always be included.
False! Only use superscript when “the” and the day precede the month
circa means what?
Around or approximately
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.
In American English, periods and _______ always go inside quotation marks.
commas
False! The passive voice is preferred when delivering bad news.
What that means is is represented by which Latin abbreviation?
i.e.
_________ modifiers describe a noun that is either unclear or absent from the sentence altogether
Dangling
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).
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!"
“yes, that’s really what was written” is represented by which Latin abbreviation?
sic
When should single quotation (') marks be used?
Use single quotation marks for quotations within quotations.