Conventions

Writing conventions review

We're taking a trip back to the second grade for a refresher on a few important grammar, punctuation, and capitalization issues

Multiple Select

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• the word "I"

• proper nouns

• the first word in a sentence

• important words in titles

Multiple Select

A complete sentence must include...

• a subject

• a predicate

• a complete thought

• a preposition

Multiple Choice

Bottled water companies.

• fragment

• sentence

Multiple Choice

Plastic bottles are recyclable.

• fragment

• sentence

Multiple Choice

Can contain chemicals.

• fragment

• sentence

Multiple Choice

You can combine two sentences with a comma.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

You can combine two sentences with a semicolon.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You can combine two sentences with a conjunction.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not a conjunction?

• on

• and

• but

• so

Multiple Choice

Which of these is punctuated correctly?

• The band played for two hours, but the members never quit.

• The band played for two hours the members never quit.

Multiple Choice

Which of the sentences is punctuated correctly?

• The dancing seal became exhausted, he finally had to take a break.

• The dancing seal became exhausted, so he finally had to take a break. 

Multiple Choice

Which of these is punctuated correctly?

• ​The clown ate a lot of popcorn. She felt as if her stomach would burst.

• The clown ate a lot of popcorn, she felt as if her stomach would burst.

• The clown ate a lot of popcorn she felt as if her stomach would burst.

Multiple Choice

Which of these is punctuated correctly?

• Life is not a musical, we cannot just sing our problems away.

• Life is not a musical; we cannot just sing our problems away.

Open Ended

Fix it:

i am not looking forward to anything this year i'm concerned about high school

Open Ended

Combine these sentences into one better (appropiately punctuated) sentence:

Fast food is high in sodium.

Fast food is high in saturated fat.

Fast food poses serious health risks.