Mug 13

MUG #13

Scan the next slide for errors. Mark them on your copy as you find them and then use the quizziz to work through the rest of the errors

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Multiple Choice

What should you do to the first word at the start of a sentence?

• Underline it
• Lowercase it
• Capitalize it
• Italicize it

Multiple Choice

Where should the comma go?

it was chilly and cloudy 

• it was, chilly and cloudy
• it was chilly, and cloudy
• it was chilly and cloudy,

• no comma needed- it was chilly and cloudy

Remember....

No commas needed when you have two adjectives separated by the word "and"

It was chilly and cloudy needs no comma since the word and is present.

Multiple Choice

What is a run on sentence?

• A sentence that is grammatically incorrect.
• A sentence that lacks proper capitalization and punctuation.
• A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions to connect them.
• A sentence that is too long and contains too many words.

Multiple Choice

Does this passage contain a run on?

it was chilly and cloudy we decided to

cancell our trip to myrtle beach

• I'm not sure
• It depends

• Yes
• No

Drag and Drop

Place the correct end stop punctuation after the first independent clause.



it was chilly and cloudy​

Placeholder

we decided tocancell our trip to myrtle beach

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

;

?

-

,

/

!

Multiple Choice

Which part of the passage should be capitalized?

it was chilly and cloudy; we decided to

cancel our trip to myrtle beach

• We

• Myrtle Beach
• Cloudy

• Chilly

Multiple Choice

Why is Myrtle Beach capitalized?

• It is a common noun
• It is a verb
• It is a proper noun
• It is a misspelling

Multiple Choice

If we wanted to take these two independent clauses and create a compound sentence, which solution is the best option?

it was chilly and cloudy we decided to

cancel our trip to myrtle beach

• It was chilly and cloudy, so we decided to cancel our trip to Myrtle Beach.
• It was chilly and cloudy, and we decided to cancel our trip to Myrtle Beach.

• It was chilly and cloudy, but we decided to go to the beach instead of Myrtle Beach.

• It was chilly and cloudy, therefore, we decided to go to Myrtle Beach anyway.

Multiple Choice

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions or punctuation.
• A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses joined together by subordinating conjunctions or punctuation.
• A sentence that consists of two or more phrases joined together by coordinating conjunctions or punctuation.
• A sentence that consists of two or more dependent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions or punctuation.

Multiple Choice

The acronym we use to describe coordinating conjunctions is....

• AAWUBBIS

• HANDSHAKE

• FANBOYS
• EGBDF

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Multiple Choice

What is an appositive phrase?

• A verb or verb phrase that renames or identifies another verb in a sentence.
• A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list.
• A noun or noun phrase that renames or identifies another noun or pronoun in a sentence.
• A prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Does this passage contain an appositive phrase?

Dr. Smith a profesor who prohibited

phones in class turned beat red as the

phone in his pocket begins to ring.

• I'm not sure
• Yes
• Maybe
• No

Draw

Draw a line under the appositive phrase in the second passage.

Here's the appositive phrase

Look at the noun that renames the subject.

Dr. Smith a profesor who prohibited phones in class turned beat red as the
phone in his pocket begins to ring.

Here's the appositive phrase

Look at the noun that renames the subject.

Dr. Smith a profesor who prohibited phones in class

The noun "professor" renames the first noun, Dr. Smith

Multiple Choice

How do you punctuate appositive phrases?

• By using semicolons or exclamation marks.
• By omitting punctuation altogether.
• By using question marks or periods.
• By using commas

Multiple Choice

What is a homonym?

• A word that has the same pronunciation or spelling as another word but has a different meaning.
• A word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word and has the same meaning.
• A word that has a different pronunciation or spelling as another word but has the same meaning.
• A word that has a different pronunciation and spelling as another word and has a different meaning.

Multiple Choice

What is parallel structure?

• Using random words or phrases to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
• this occurs when verbs express different actions or tenses.

• this occurs when verbs express an action taking place at the same time or in the same tense.

• Using different patterns of words or phrases to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.