Question 1

An appositive is a group of words that __________________a noun

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renames

Question 2

Semicolons can join two _________________________________ without using a conjunction

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sentences

Question 3

Colons are most often used to introduce a _________________ of items

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list

Question 4

An ellipsis is three __________________ put together with spaces between them

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periods

Question 5

Parentheses are used to include additional ___________________

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information

Question 6

Introductory phrases or clauses come before the _______________ and the verb in a sentence

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subject

Question 7

A comma splice happens when you put sentences together and only use a _____________,

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comma

Question 8

_______________ nouns are those that can be touched seen heard felt tasted or smelled

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concrete

Question 9

_______________ nouns are ideas conditions or feelings and cannot be seen or touched

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abstract

Question 10

__________________ nouns are groups of things people or animals

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collective

Question 11

Adjectives can describe/modify __________________

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nouns

Question 12

You use the word "an" before words that start with a ___________________ sound

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vowel

Question 13

You use the word "a" before words that start with a _______________________ sound

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consonant

Question 14

Most adverbs end in the suffix ____________

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ly

Question 15

A preposition shows a ______________________between two words

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relationship

Question 16

An object of a preposition is the __________________ that ends a prepositional phrase

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noun

Question 17

TRUE / FALSE- Capitalize a family relationship word that is preceded by a possessive pronoun

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false

Question 18

TRUE / FALSE- Capitalize the word "capitol" when it refers to a specific building

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true

Question 19

TRUE / FALSE- You CANNOT place a colon immediately after a noun or pronoun

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false

Question 20

TRUE / FALSE- Capitalize the words north south east and west when it refers to a direction

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false

Question 21

TRUE / FALSE- Words like its ours and yours DO NOT require apostrophes

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true

Question 22

TRUE / FALSE- An ellipsis SHOULD be used to indicate a pause

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false

Question 23

TRUE / FALSE- Apostrophes CAN be used to make words plural

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false

Question 24

A person place thing  or idea

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noun

Question 25

Describes a noun or pronoun

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adjective

Question 26

Describes a verb adjective or adverb

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adverb

Question 27

Where all the library's information is stored

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catalog

Question 28

What you turn to for information about your topic

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source

Question 29

Using someone else's ideas without giving him/her credit

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plagiarism

Question 30

Used to notate when you use a source within your paper

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intext citation

Question 31

The act of giving credit to a source

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citing

Question 32

Someone's exact words

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direct quote

Question 33

Putting something into your own words

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summarize

Question 34

A way to organize information that you gain from sources

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notecards

Question 35

A combination of your own words and the author's words

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paraphrase

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