Give an example of an interrogative sentence about The Outsiders.
Why do people always believe stereotypes?
100
What is a run-on sentence?
when two or more sentences are written as one sentence
100
Insert a colon in the correct place in the sentence: My favorite books from high school are the following The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Great Gatsby.
My favorite books from high school are the following: The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Great Gatsby.
100
Insert a comma in the following sentence: On their trip to Cancun the Caballero family decided to go snorkeling.
On their trip to Cancun, the Caballero family decided to go snorkeling.
100
How do you punctuate the titles of books?
underline when writing by hand; italics when typing
200
Give an example of an imperative sentence about The Outsiders.
Johnny, don't die.
200
What is wrong with the following sentence: I loved reading The Outsiders, it is one of my favorite books.
The comma should be a period OR a semicolon: I loved reading The Outsiders. It is one of my favorite books.
OR: I loved reading The Outsiders. It is one of my favorite books.
200
A semicolon can often replace what type of punctuation mark in a sentence?
a period
200
Insert commas correctly in the following sentence: We are traveling to Chicago Memphis and Austin this year.
We are traveling to Chicago, Memphis, and Austin this year.
200
When typing the title of a newspaper, what type of punctuation do you use?
italics
300
Define what declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences are.
a declarative sentence makes a statement; an interrogative sentence asks a question; an imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request; an exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling
300
Write three complete sentences on the board about The Outsiders (without writing run-on sentences).
I was so heartbroken when Johnny died. He was one of my favorite characters. I don't know what I would do in Ponyboy's situation if my best friend died suddenly.
300
A semicolon can replace a _________ in a compound sentence.
conjunction (and, but, or)
300
Insert commas correctly in following sentence: On Thursday October 12 we will have a Flag Ceremony then Fall Break begins!
On Thursday, October 12, we will have a Flag Ceremony, then Fall Break begins!
300
Write the titles on the board, using punctuation and capitalization correctly: gone with the wind, the outsiders, and nothing gold can stay.
Gone with the Wind (underlined); The Outsiders (underlined); "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
400
The sentences "Do your homework!" and "Leave me alone!" are what kinds of sentences?
imperative sentences
400
Rewrite the following run-on sentence as a complete sentence: Ponyboy was not in love with Cherry he wanted her to be his friend.
Ponyboy was not in love with Cherry. He wanted her to be his friend. OR: Ponyboy was not in love with Cherry; he just wanted her to be his friend.
400
Rewrite the following sentence on the board inserting a semicolon: I read The Outsiders in 8th grade and I fell in love with Ponyboy.
I read The Outsiders in 8th grade; I fell in love with Ponyboy.
400
Write three sentences on the board about The Outsiders. Each sentence must have comma(s) used correctly and in a different way.
Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy are brothers. However, they are not a typical family. Their parents died eight months ago, so now they are living on their own.
400
Give 5 examples of words that you do NOT capitalize when writing titles.
a, an, and, but, or, for, is, the, of, with (unless it is the FIRST word in the title)
500
In a paragraph, write four sentences on the board about The Outsiders. One sentence must be declarative, one imperative, one interrogatory, and one exclamatory.
The Outsiders is such an amazing story! Even though it was written over 50 years ago, it is still relevant today. Can you believe S.E. Hinton wrote the book when she was only 16 years old? Read it now!
500
Rewrite the run-on sentence(s) on the board with correct punctuation: Johnny asked Ponyboy how he knew the poem Pony told him he learned it in English class Johnny loved it
Johnny asked Ponyboy how he knew the poem. Pony told him he learned it in English class. Johnny loved it. OR: Johnny asked Ponyboy how he knew the poem; Pony told him he learned it in English class. Johnny loved it.
500
Write one sentence on the board using a semicolon AND a colon correctly.
Ms. Zweber started teaching class; then, the following students couldn't control themselves and got in trouble: Damian, Omar, and Gael.
500
Write a title of a magazine, song, TV series, and article on the board using capitalization and punctuation correctly.
magazine - Newsweek (underlined); song - "A Whole New World"; series - Friends (underlined); article - "Student Council"