A lack of compatibility between two or more facts

Which of the following shows the correct way to use commas in a series?

Mrs. Wilcox has taught history, English, and SAT prep.

Which is NOT an appropriate use for semicolons?

When two independent clauses are joined by a conjunction

Which of the following shows correct capitalization?

My mom and I love researching family history.

Which of the following shows correct punctuation?

I went to the store for milk, bread, and eggs.

Which of the following demonstrates correct grammar?

Soccer balls are black and white.

How do you determine the main idea of a passage?

Read the entire thing and bring all parts together

Which of the following is a correct use of their?

During the summer, they visit their beach house.

Which of the following shows the correct usage of commas?

Caroline studied hard, and she was accepted to Harvard.

When would someone use technical language?

When speaking to someone who is trained in a specific field

Which is the correct usage of they're?

They're going to the candy store.

What does connotation mean?

The emotions connected to a word

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1
Define discrepency.
A lack of compatibility between two or more facts
A lack of differences between two or more facts
When three out of five things connect
When two things agree
2
Which of the following shows the correct way to use commas in a series?
Mrs. Wilcox, has taught history, English, and SAT prep.
Mrs. Wilcox has taught history English and SAT prep.
Mrs. Wilcox has taught history, English, and SAT prep.
Mrs. Wilcox has taught history, English and SAT prep.
3
What is the mood of a story?
How the reader feels
How the author feels
How the author wants the reader to feel
How the reader hopes to feel
4
Which is NOT an appropriate use for semicolons?
Used in place of commas when listing items
When two independent clauses are joined by a conjunction
In a sentence that contains internal punctuation
Connect two related independent clauses
5
Which of the following shows correct capitalization?
My Mom and I love researching family history.
My mom and I love researching family History.
My Mom and I love researching Family history.
My mom and I love researching family history.
6
Which of the following shows correct punctuation?
I went to the store for -- milk, bread, and eggs.
I went to the store: for milk, bread, and eggs.
I went to the store for milk, bread, and eggs.
I went to the store for, milk, bread, and eggs.
7
Which of the following demonstrates correct grammar?
Soccer balls are black, and white.
Soccer balls are black and white.
Soccer ball are, black and white.l
Soccer balls is black and white.
8
How do you determine the main idea of a passage?
Skim for key words
Read the entire thing and bring all parts together
Read the first line of each paragraph for a relationship
Only consider the intro and the conclusion
9
Which of the following is a correct use of their?
During the summer, they visit their beach house.
None
During the summer, they visited they're beach house.
During the summer, they visited there beach house.
10
Which of the following shows the correct usage of commas?
Caroline studied hard, and she was accepted to Harvard.
Caroline studied hard and, was accepted to Harvard.
Caroline studied hard, and was accepted to Harvard.
Caroline studied hard and she was accepted to Harvard.
11
When would someone use technical language?
When speaking to someone who is trained in a specific field
When keeping things simple
When speaking to the general public
When trying to make a point
12
Which is the correct usage of they're?
The candy store is they're.
They're going to the candy store.
None
The candy store is they're favorite hangout.
13
Let's capitalize! Which one of the following is correct?
Bri loves colonial History.
Bri loves Colonial history.
Bri loves Colonial History.
Bri loves colonial history.
14
Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict normally seen in literature?
Man v. Nature
Man v. Self
Man v. Animal
Man v. Man
15
What does connotation mean?
The synonyms of a word
The emotions connected to a word
The dictionary meaning of a word
The part of speech of a word.

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