What am I?
Talkin' Turkey
You Define Me
Comma Get It
Anything Goes
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I am a person, place or thing.
NOUN.
100
Which contains a fragment? a) The child was angry with her mother, pushing her way through the crowd. b) The child was angry with her mother. Pushing her way through the crowd. c) Her mother pushed her through the crowd and the child was angry.
B -The child was angry with her mother. Pushing her way through the crowd.
100
What is a synonym? a) a word that is opposite of another word b) a word that means the same thing c) a word that sounds like another word
b) a word that means the same thing She is TALKATIVE. Another way to say that is CHATTY. Talkative and chatty are synonyms for each other.
100
Put the commas where they belong: Kia the girl with the bling rode to school on the back of her boyfriend's red blue grey and black Yamaha motorcycle.
Kia, the girl with the bling, rode to school on the back of her boyfriend's red, blue, grey, and black Yamaha motorcycle.
100
Punctuate: Did you find your phone in the trashcan asked Glenda
"Did you find your phone in the trashcan?" asked Glenda.
200
I am a punctuation mark. I am used to replace a missing letter in a word, or to show possession.
Apostrophe. Dante threw Bob's backpack outside and the teacher started flippin' out.
200
WHICH HAS A FRAGMENT IN IT? a) I want to buy a Honda Civic or maybe an Accord. b) I want to buy a Honda Civic. I might buy an Accord. c) I want to buy a Honda Civic. Or maybe an Accord.
C- I want to buy a Honda Civic. Or maybe an Accord.
200
Identify the problem in this sentence: When someone falls in love, they want to do everything with their love interest.
The problem is called: pronoun antecedent agreement SOMEONE is SINGULAR and needs singular pronouns when referring to it. THIS IS THE CORRECTION: When someone falls in love, he or she wants to do everything with his or her love interest.
200
Fix the commas by taking away what's wrong and adding what's necessary. Mary, said "To protect her delicate, hands, that girl will not rake the yard do the dishes or scrub the bathtub.
Mary said, "To protect her delicate hands, that girl will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or scrub the bathtub.
200
Punctuate: My phone wasn't in the trashcan exclaimed Ariel
"My phone wasn't in the trashcan!" exclaimed Ariel.
300
I am a part of speech that describes a person, place or thing, but I never describe a verb.
ADJECTIVE. Rotten eggs. Sick stomach. Emergency Department.
300
WHICH CONTAINS A RUN-ON? a) His market was closed so he went to the other store down the street. b) His market was closed he went to the other store down the street. c) Since his market was closed, he went to the other store down the street.
B) His market was closed he went to the other store down the street.
300
Pick the proper pronoun and explain why you picked it: Each of the boys takes care of (his, their) own room.
Each of the boys takes care of HIS own room. Each is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular possessive pronoun to refer to it.
300
Add the commas: The Lone Ranger rode Silver his horse to the place where the Indians lived far across the valley past the lake and beyond the mountain range.
The Lone Ranger rode Silver, his horse, to the place where the Indians lived, far across the valley, past the lake, and beyond the mountain range.
300
Identify the problem and fix it. Even though he believes in Bigfoot. Bob agrees there is no proof that a wild, hairy, gorilla-like man lives in the wilderness.
Even though he believes in Bigfoot, Bob agrees there is no proof that a wild, hairy, gorilla-like man lives in the wilderness.
400
I modify a verb, an adjective, or another one of my own kind. eg. He ran QUICKLY. He ran HERE. He was EXTREMELY smelly when arrived.
ADVERB. Adverbs tell HOW. Usually, an adverb tells you when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed. Many adverbs end in ly — particularly those that are used to express how an action is performed. Although many adverbs end in "ly", lots do not: fast, never, well, very, most, least, more, less, now, far, and there.
400
Which IS NOT a run-on? a) Martin ran out of gas he forgot to fill his tank. b) Martin didn’t fill his tank he ran out of gas. c) Martin didn’t fill his tank and he ran out of gas.
C- Martin didn’t fill his tank and he ran out of gas.
400
What is ALLITERATION? GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
ALLITERATION is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. I left him in the dark, damp, dungeon. The green garbage bag broke in my hands.
400
Identify where the commas and quotation marks belong: After the lady's dinner slipped off the plate landed on her lap and fell on the floor the waitress while walking back to the kitchen said to herself Well that's unfortunate and then she laughed.
After the lady's dinner slipped off the plate, landed on her lap, and fell on the floor, the waitress, while walking back to the kitchen, said to herself, "Well, that's unfortunate," and then she laughed.
400
FIX THIS RUN-ON: Americans shake hands when they meet the Japanese bow.
Americans shake hands when they meet. The Japanese bow.
500
I happen when two complete sentences appear without proper punctuation in one sentence.
A Run-on Sentence. The lady drove the car like a maniac she almost hit me.
500
Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: a) The man and his kids believes in Santa Claus. b) The man and his kids is hoping Santa is coming soon. c) The man and his kids parks close to the street to watch for his sleigh. d) The man and his kids wait patiently for the fat man to arrive.
D- The man and his kids wait patiently for the fat man to arrive. "THEY" wait patiently for the fat man to arrive.
500
Pick the correct possessive pronoun and explain why you picked it: Everyone should do (his, their) best work on the project.
Everyone should do HIS best work on the project. Everyone is a SINGULAR indefinite pronoun and requires a singular possessive pronoun when referring to it.
500
Add the commas: The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep that they should not eat too much and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.
500
FIX THE RUN-ON: The pimp and the prostitutes collected the money they ran like hell when they heard the sirens.
1. Use a period to separate the sentences. The pimp and the prostitutes collected the money. They ran like hell when they heard the sirens. 2. Use a semi-colon ; to separate the sentences. The pimp and the prostitutes collected the money; they ran like hell when they heard the sirens. 3. Use a conjunction like "AND" or "BUT" or "YET" to connect the sentences. The pimp and the prostitutes collected the money but they ran like hell when they heard the sirens. 4. Use a subordinating conjunction like "AFTER" or "ALTHOUGH" OR "BEFORE" to begin the sentence. After the pimp and the prostitutes collected the money, they ran like hell when they heard the sirens.
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