Commonly Confused Words
TENSE Moods
Passive, Active, and Sentence Errors
Omission and Items in a Series
MISCELLANEOUS
100
(There, Their, They're) going to the store after school. Which of the following completes the sentence appropriately?
They're
100
What is the present progressive form of the verb "play"?
is playing, am playing
100
Is this written in active or passive? I am being chased by zombies!
What is passive
100
A word that means "to take out"
What is omission
100
Words that have the same dictionary definition
What is denotation
200
I excepted all my birthday gifts with great gratitude. Where is the error? How should it be changed?
What is excepted; accepted
200
What is the tense of "was walking"?
What is past progressive
200
Rewrite the sentence in passive voice. Derek passed the ball to John.
What is The ball was passed to John by Derek.
200
How do you identify something being omitted in a sentence?
What is ellipsis (...)
200
The emotional meaning of a word
What is connotation
300
She gave me a nice complement when she said I looked thin. Where is the error? What should you change it to?
What is complement; compliment
300
Which tense is "will have gone"?
What is future perfect
300
Rewrite the sentence in active voice. The dress was bought by Susie.
Susie bought the dress.
300
How would you write this series of words in a sentence? French Fries Cheeseburgers Chicken Nuggets
What is "At Wendy's I ordered french fries, cheeseburgers, and chicken nuggets."
300
Important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text
What is main idea of a text
400
They have made many illusions to history in this book. Where is the error? What change do you need to make?
What is illusions; allusions
400
In which mood is the following sentence written? Please take a number.
What is imperative mood
400
Fix the sentence. I have gone to Starbucks every day this week I love coffee it is the best!
I have gone to Starbucks every day this week. I love coffee; it is the best. (answers may vary)
400
Put these items in a series correctly in a sentence. gum candy popcorn chips pretzels
What is I took gum, candy, popcorn, chips, and pretzels to the movie with me.
400
The message of a story
What is theme
500
The teacher illicited answers from the students. Where is the error? What change do you need to make?
What is illicited; elicited
500
In what mood is the following sentence written? He could earn high wages
What is the conditional mood
500
Where is the nearest exit? What type of sentence is this?
What is interrogative
500
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. Show the correct way to omit "and to the republic for which it stands"
What is I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America...
500
The impudent boy was rude to the policeman. What does the word impudent mean?
What is rude/unkind
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