English 10 Study Guide

Capitalize the first word in __________ of sentences.

each complete thought.

The teacher said, __________ for mistakes.

"Check"

This is clear: __________ teacher does not like careless errors.

Our

Man! __________ is really picky.

She

Two households, both alike in dignity, __________ we lay our scene.

In fair Verona, where

Capitalize proper nouns such as __________ .

Mrs. Dalton

Capitalize titles of people such as __________ .

Dr. Kevin Payne

Do not capitalize family titles when __________ .

referring to the person.

Capitalize it if you use it instead of __________ .

a name.

A __________ is a group of words that is missing one or more essential elements.

fragment

To fix a __________, you must expand the sentence.

fragment

A __________ occurs when you string several complete thoughts together without proper punctuation.

run-on

Fused sentences occur when you smoosh two or more __________ together with no punctuation.

independent clauses

Use a __________ to connect ideas to fix a run-on.

compound subject

Punctuation is one of the most frequently tested writing elements on the __________ .

ACT English section.

Independent clauses can end with a __________ .

period

Colons and single dashes must be preceded by an __________ .

independent clause.

Add 's to a singular noun to convey that it __________ .

possesses whatever comes immediately after it.

A __________ is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause is needed.

comma

Place a comma before a coordinating conjunction joining two __________ .

independent clauses.

Use a comma after an __________ .

introductory word.

Rhetoric is the __________ of persuasion.

art

Ethos is an appeal to the __________ of the speaker.

credibility