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2025 Grammar: CUPS
Which of these is a "period"?
What does the "C" in CUPS stand for?
2025 Grammar: CUPS
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What does the "C" in CUPS stand for?
proper names
capitalization
change
mints
2
Which of these is a "period"?
?
" "
;
.
3
Which is correct for the N in MINTS?
School
Principal
John Henry
Anime
4
Which of these is not part of M in MINTS?
St. Patrick's Day
Monday, April
I, me, my
June, Sunday, Easter
5
What does the I in MINTS stand for?
initials
I or initials
i dont know
internal
6
What strategy do we use to memorize our capitalization rules?
mints
candy
gummies
cookie
7
When do we use the MINTS strategy?
for setting
for capitalization
for usage questions
for punctuation
8
What does the "P" stand for in CUPS?
people
pronouns
punctuation
period
9
Which is not correct?
The students at JD are awesome!
How can I win some chips?
i left school early
My mom went to the store.
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What does the "S" stand for in CUPS?
spelling
since
stanzas
starting letter of a sentence
11
What do we put at the end of a question?
colon
question end
semi-colon
question mark
12
What does the M in MINTS stand for?
days, holidays
day and night
days, many many days
months, days, holidays
13
What puncuation mark MUST you use, when you use a fanboys word?
quotation marks before fanboys
comma before fanboys
comma after fanboys
semi-colon after fanboys
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What strategy do we use for the 3 comma rules?
hahaha heeheehee hohoho
MINTS
IBC
LAF
15
When do we use the CUPS strategy?
for revising (3Rs/2Cs) questions
for editing questions
for revising (chains) questions
for my essay
16
What does the A in the LAF strategy mean?
analyze all answers
AWUBIS
anything you want
annotate
17
What does the M in MINTS stand for?
Missing
Mary
Months
More
18
What does the T in MINTS stand for?
Two pairs
Theme
Teacher
Titles
19
What does the F in the LAF strategy stand for?
, fanboys
, for
feelings and thoughts
for my rules
20
"In the air, always a ____"
pair
quotes
pear
fair
21
When do we use an exclamation mark?
loud or strong emotion
never
to say
when asking something
22
Which is a usage question?
what?
how many?
if?
why?
23
What does the "U" stand for in CUPS?
usage
u are so smart
using READ
U-turns
24
Quotations marks always come in a ___?
pair (two)
poem
sentence
box
25
How many types of questions can you get for "usage"?
2
4
3
1
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What does the L in the LAF strategy mean?
Lots of things
Laughing
Listing
liking to write
