Rockin' Rules
This punctuation can take the place of a period.
A) Comma
B) Semi-colon
C) Dash
What is B) Semi-colon
Punctuate this: The best pizza toppings are extra cheese pepperoni olives and mushrooms
What is: The best pizza toppings are extra cheese, pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms.
T/F These transition words mean "a continuation" of similar ideas:
In addition
Similarly
Likewise
Thus
What is False? "Thus" is cause & effect; the others are "a continuation"
The difference between there, their, & they're.
What is location, possession, and contraction of they are?
Where do the dashes go in this sentence:
The answer to the question if I may respond is two.
The answer to the question-if I may respond-is two.
T/F These transition words mean "cause & effect":
Consequently
Therefore
Thus
As a result
What is True?
T/F Dashes can take the place of commas.
What is True?
Punctuate this:
Because I will take the SAT on June 7 I plan to do the following practice examples review strategies and try my best
Because I will take the SAT on June 7, I plan to do the following: practice examples, review strategies, and try my best.
The word that means "in contrast":
Incidentally
Nevertheless
Accordingly
What is "Nevertheless"
Jeffrey Gibson’s sculptural object KNOW YOUR MAGIC, BABY, an Everlast-brand exercise bag embroidered with multicolored beads and a fringe associated with the dances of the Ojibwe people, stitches together—literally and figuratively—recognizable symbols from both Native and non-Native cultures. ______ Gibson’s piece also blurs the distinction between contemporary art and traditional crafts.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Conversely,
B. However,
C. Finally,
D. In particular,
D. In particular,
Punctuate this:
Besides a device with the Bluebook App I should bring a pencil to the test although I heard that the school will provide pencils.
Besides a device with the Bluebook, I should bring a pencil to the test, although I heard that the school will provide pencils.
Word that means "as a result":
Hence
Regardless
Besides
What is "Hence"
Julia Alvarez’s 1994 novel In the Time of the Butterflies, a fictionalized account of the lives of the Mirabal ______blank can serve as a starting point for those wanting to explore how the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo has been represented in Dominican American literature.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. sisters, and
B. sisters and
C. sisters,
D. sisters
C. sisters,
Punctuate this:
I have a long list of favorite teachers that includes those from the middle school as well.
I have a long list of favorite teachers that includes those from the middle school as well.
Words that DO NOT mean "in addition":
Similarly
Conversely
Therefore
What are
Conversely
Therefore