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100
What is the punctuation that is often used when separating numbers or connecting words?
What is the hyphen?
100
Who is the man who wrote the short story "Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption" ?
Who is Stephen King?
100
Which word refers to the number? Ate or Eight?
What is Eight
100
True or false: a synonym for synonym is equivalence.
What is true?
100
What is the format used in most Humanities based courses? MLA or APA?
What is MLA?
200
What is the punctuation mistake that often occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma?
What is the comma splice?
200
Who is the woman responsible for the novel Pride and Prejudice?
Who is Jane Austen?
200
Fill in the blank: "She was to read the piece ________" (allowed, aloud)
What is aloud?
200
What is the five letter word that is synonymous with the phrase "to promenade"?
What is to dance?
200
What is the best way to increase your vocabulary?
What is to read more?
300
What is the punctuation needed to set off parenthetical elements, or is often used as a "super comma"?
What is a dash?
300
She became famous for her only novel (until recently), To Kill A Mockingbird?
Who is Harper Lee?
300
Which word means "a hiding place used especially for storing provisions" (cash, cache)
What is cache?
300
What does it mean to say that a person will "croon"?
What is to sing?
300
What is German, Anglo-Saxon, and Celtic?
What are the three main tribes that invaded the coast of England to influence the language?
400
What is this ... ? It is often used when omitting information in a quote.
What is the ellipsis?
400
He was born in 1564, and became the world's greatest playwright.
Who is William Shakespeare?
400
Fill in the blank: "They were to rent the ______ for the wedding" (haul, hall)
What is hall?
400
what does it mean to say that an author will compose a book?
what is to write?
400
What is the name of the Viking that killed the monster Grendel?
Who is Beowulf?
500
What is the punctuation device used to join two independent clauses or to help sort out a very large list?
What is the semi-colon?
500
He was a famous poet who wrote the classic "Where the Sidewalk Ends"
Who is Shell Silverstein?
500
Fill in the blank: "The _________ was old and neglected. Its paint was peeling and its windows were broken in." (manner, manor)
What is manor?
500
What does it mean to say that one has acquired the building?
What is to purchase or to buy?
500
What is it that those who suffer from triskaidekaphobia are afraid of?
What is a fear of the number 13?