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Grammar/English Stuff Review
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A review of basic grammar stuff
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1
What is this grammatical device called-- :
Question Mark
Colon/ Full colon
Period
Semi-Colon
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What can an apostrophe (') be used for?
To show ownership of something
To create a contraction
To end a sentence
To provide a break in a sentence
3
Which of the follow is not a proper noun?
Cheese
Red Deer
Lindsay Thurber
Edmonton
4
What is the purpose of a comma?
To insert a pause in a sentence
To end a sentence
Used when listing things
To separate two independent clauses
5
What's an exclamation mark (!) used for?
To ask a question
To show emotion or excitement
To join two halves of a sentence together
To end a sentence
6
I wonder what is going to happen next-what punctuation would you use to end this sentence?
Period
Semi-Colon
Question mark
Hyphen
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Google--proper noun
Yes
No
8
...So what do we do with proper nouns?
Write them in bold
Put them in italics
Underline them!
Capitalize them!
9
In which sentence is a period used properly?
The door. Is open. Can you close it?
We went. To the mall on Wednesday
The ball. Is bouncing.
I am excited for the weekend.
10
"I like playing Call of Duty it's such a great game me and my friends play it" -What's missing?
Periods/punctuation
An exclamation mark
Commas
11
What is this device called-- (;)
Semi-Colon
Colon
Period
Question Mark
12
Which of the following sentences in correct?
I seen you at school the other day.
I saw you at school the other day.
I see you at school the other day
I have seen you at school the other day.
13
Doctor-- proper noun?
Yes
No
14
What is a proper noun?
a noun that is spelled correctly
A noun with good manners
a person place or thing
A name or title
15
I went to the vending machine___but found it was empty. What goes in the blank?
Period
Colon
Semi-Colon
Comma
16
Which of the following words is a proper noun?
Friend
Wal-Mart
Her
The building
17
When do you use a semi-colon?
Before a list
To end a sentence
To join two independent clauses
To ask a question
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What is a contraction?
A shortened version of a word
Something you have to sign
A legal contract
One thing that means the opposite of another
