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Kinds of Sentences
Run-on Sentences
Colons & Semicolons
Punctuating Titles
100
Give an example of an interrogative sentence.
Why do people always judge each other based on appearance?
100
What is a run-on sentence?
when two or more sentences are written as one
100
A semicolon often replaces what punctuation mark in a sentence?
a period
100
How do you punctuate titles of books?
use underlining when writing by hand; use italics when typing
200
Give an example of a declarative sentence.
Ponyboy decides to write about what has happened to him and his friends in his English essay.
200
What is wrong with the following sentence: "I loved reading The Outsiders, it's one of my favorite books."
The comma should be a period: "I loved reading The Outsiders. It's one of my favorite books." OR The comma should be semicolon: "I loved reading The Outsiders; it's one of my favorite books."
200
Insert a colon in the correct place in this sentence: "My three favorite books from high school are The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Lord of the Flies.
"My three favorite books from high school are: The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Lord of the Flies."
200
When typing the title of a newspaper, what type of punctuation do you use?
italics
300
Imperative sentences end in what type of punctuation?
a period OR an exclamation point
300
Write three COMPLETE sentences on the board about The Outsiders (without writing a run-on sentences).
I was so heartbroken when Johnny died. He was one of my favorite characters in The Outsiders. I don't know what I would do if I were in Ponyboy's situation and my best friend died.
300
Rewrite the following sentence on the board inserting a semicolon: "I read The Outsiders in 9th grade and I fell in love with Ponyboy."
"I read The Outsiders in 9th grade; I fell in love with Ponyboy."
300
Write the titles correctly on the board: 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 sentences correctly on the board: Johnny asked me. How I knew that poem I told him I learned it in school.
Johnny asked me how I knew that poem. I told him I learned it in school.
400
Write a sentence on the board using a semicolon correctly.
Students are stressed out this week; it's the end of quarter one and they are worried about their grades.
400
Give 5 examples of words that are NOT capitalized when writing titles.
and, but, or, is, an, a, for, the, of (unless it's the FIRST word in a title)
500
Define what interrogative, declarative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences are.
An interrogative sentence asks a question; a declarative sentence makes a statement; an exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling; an imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request
500
Write one sentence on the board using a semicolon AND a colon correctly.
Ms. Zweber started teaching class; these students couldn't follow directions and ended up with Lunch detention: Mau, Pato, Diego, and Alex.
500
Write a title of a magazine, painting, song, TV series, and article on the board using capitalization and punctuation correctly.
National Geographic (underlined), Girl with a Pearl Earring (underlined), "Brave," Friends (underlined), and "The Upcoming Election"