Phrase + Clauses
Sentence Improvement
Points of View
Parts of Speech
Pronoun Reference
100
Identify the CAPITALIZED WORD as 1) what kind of phrase or clause; 2) how it is used in the sentence. "I have done everything except MAIL THE INVITATIONS.''
What is an infinitive phrase used as a noun.
100
Tell me the error in this sentence, then correct it. "Scientists in Antarctica wear special lenses. To shield their eyes from intense sunlight off the polar region."
What is a Fragment. "Scientists in Antarctica wear special lenses to shield their eyes from intense sunlight off the polar region."
100
Restate the following sentences, correcting any unnecessary shifts in point of view (subject, voice, tense, mood, person, number, discourse, style, etc.) "If he were more diligent and was doing his best, I would likely be more lenient."
What is "If he were more diligent and were doing his best, I would likely be more lenient."
100
Identify the part of speech in CAPITAL LETTERS. "The Eighteenth Amendment made the sale of alcoholic beverages in this country ILLEGAL."
What is an objective complement.
100
Restate the sentence, correcting all faulty pronoun references and agreements. "Mark and Lee were adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Kwak when they were seven years old."
What is "When Mark and Lee were seven years old, they were adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Kwak."
200
Identify the CAPITALIZED WORD as 1) what kind of phrase or clause; 2) how it is used in the sentence. "While WE WERE YET SINNERS, Christ died for us."
What is an adverb clause.
200
Tell me the error in this sentence, then correct it. "Flopping at the end of his fishing line, Trevor saw a large speckled trout.'
What is a dangling modifier. "Trevor saw a large speckled trout flopping at the end of his fishing line."
200
Restate the following sentences, correcting any unnecessary shifts in point of view (subject, voice, tense, mood, person, number, discourse, style, etc.) "Tim asked if we would come by and pick him up and what time will he need to be ready."
What is "Tim asked if we would come by and pick him up and what time he would need to be ready."
200
Identify the part of speech in CAPITAL LETTERS. "COULD you please try to be quiet as I study for my test?"
What is a helping verb?
200
Restate the sentence, correcting all faulty pronoun references and agreements. "Your tiger's foot is well now, and it may be taken home at any time."
What is "Since your tiger's foot is well now, you may take the tiger home at any time."
300
Identify the CAPITALIZED WORD as 1) what kind of phrase or clause; 2) how it is used in the sentence. "The package WRAPPED IN YELLOW PAPER is from your aunt Cora."
What is a participle phrase acting as an adjective.
300
Tell me the error in this sentence, then correct it. "Thomas Jefferson was our third President and his home, Monticello, still stands in Charlottesville, Virginia.
What is unity. "Thomas Jefferson was our third president. His home, Monticello, still stands in Charlottesville, Virginia."
300
Restate the following sentences, correcting any unnecessary shifts in point of view (subject, voice, tense, mood, person, number, discourse, style, etc.) "A donkey needs about ten gallons of water a day; more water than that, especially after exercise, is not good for them."
What is "A horse needs about ten gallons of water a day; more water than that, especially after exercise, is not good for him."
300
Identify the part of speech in CAPITAL LETTERS. "Dr. Talmadge, my science TEACHER, sterilized several petri dishes."
What is an appositive?
300
Restate the sentence, correcting all faulty pronoun references and agreements. "When Charlotte called Collette, she eagerly told her all about her trip to Seoul."
What is "When Charlotte called Collete, she eagerly told Collette all about her trip to Seoul."
400
Identify the CAPITALIZED WORD as 1) what kind of phrase or clause; 2) how it is used in the sentence. "HALTING THE DECAY OF THE ANCIENT PAPYRI will be an extremely difficult job.'
What is a gerund phrase acting as a noun.
400
Tell me the error in this sentence, then correct it. "A U.S. Naval officer named Uriah Levy admired Jefferson, so he bought Monticello in 1834."
What is coordination. "A U.S. naval officer named Uriah Levy bought Monticello in 1834 because he admired Jefferson."
400
Restate the following sentences, correcting any unnecessary shifts in point of view (subject, voice, tense, mood, person, number, discourse, style, etc.) "Spanish, German, and French will be available at Moreson College this spring, but the college will not offer Italian."
What is "Spanish, German, and French will be available at Moreson College this spring, but Italian will not be offered.
400
Identify the part of speech in CAPITAL LETTERS. "Praising ALL alike is praising none."
What is a pronoun.
400
Restate the sentence, correcting all faulty pronoun references and agreements. "One or the other of the witnesses have erred in their testimony."
What is "One or the other of the witnesses has erred in his testimony."
500
Identify the CAPITALIZED WORD as 1) what kind of phrase or clause; 2) how it is used in the sentence. "The alchemists' belief THAT LEAD COULD BE TURNED INTO GOLD was ridiculous."
What is a noun clause acting as an appositive.
500
Tell me the error in this sentence, then correct it. "When his heirs had to sell most of his estate, including Monticello, to pay his debts, Thomas Jefferson died in 1826.
What is subordination. "After Jefferson died in 1826, his heirs had to sell most of his estate, including Monticello, to pay his debts."
500
Restate the following sentences, correcting any unnecessary shifts in point of view (subject, voice, tense, mood, person, number, discourse, style, etc.) "Amber went to purchase some cloth, but the kind she wanted was not to be found."
What is "Amber went to purchase some cloth, but she could not find the kind she wanted."
500
Identify the parts of speech in CAPITAL LETTERS. "Oliver Wendell Holmes WAS the SON of a prominent Boston clergyman and the FATHER of a U.S. Supreme Court JUSTICE."
What is a verb, a predicate nominative, a predicate nominative and an object of a preposition.
500
Restate the sentence, correcting all faulty pronoun references and agreements. "Each of the artists presented their works in a special showing at the Municipal Museum."
What is "Each of the artists presented his works in a special showing at the Municipal Museum."
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