Modifiers: ADJ v. ADV
Madame Defarge is a (dangerous/dangerously) lady who lives (dangerous/dangerously).
Dangerous-Dangerously
Label the degrees of comparison: happier, happy, happiest (use the names of the degrees)
Positive: Happy; Comparative: Happier; Superlative: Happiest
Is the italicized phrase an Adjective, Adverb, or Participle Phrase?
"The child, full of wonder, ran into the classroom on his first day of kindergarten."
Adjective-modifies "child"
Fix the sentence.
"To give the cat a bath is harder than giving the dog a bath."
"Giving the cat..." OR "...to give the dog..."
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced, dangling, or two-way modifier?
"She wore her sneakers to graduation that had doodles all over them."
Misplaced
Was the graduation or were the shoes covered in doodles?
I hate to say it, but Sam's presentation went (bad/badly).
Badly
Is the following sentence correct? If it is, write "correct". If not, fix the sentence.
Between Veronica and David, Veronica was the better writer.
Correct
Is the italicized phrase an Adjective, Adverb, or Participle Phrase?
"I will call you in the afternoon."
Adverb-modifies "call", answers the question "when"
Fix the sentence.
"The boy not only felt guilty for stealing the toy but also for lying about it."
"The boy felt guilty for NOT ONLY stealing the toy but also for lying about it."
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced, dangling, or two-way modifier?
"Children who laugh rarely are shy."
Two-Way
Are children who laugh rarely typically shy? or Are children who laugh rarely shy?
I think she play guitar (good/well).
Well
What are the comparative and superlative degrees of "good"?
Comparative: Better; Superlative:Best
Which sentence contains an adverb phrase?
"Simpleton was kind to the animals."
"With great excitement, Simpleton went with his brothers into the forest."
"Simpleton, dressed in rags, was the richest of them all."
"With great excitement, Simpleton went with his brothers into the forest." Modifies "went"-answers the question "how"
Name the three types of parallel construction.
Coordination (FANBOYS), Compare/Contrast, Correlative
Does the following sentence contain a misplaced, dangling, or two-way modifier?
"While sipping tea, the phone began to ring."
Dangling
Who or what was sipping tea? You? The Phone?
At first, Raskolnikov felt (bitter/bitterly) about Sonja's advice to confess his crime.
Bitter
What is the superlative degree of "well"?
Best
Which sentence contains an adjective phrase?
"The car is too expensive for me."
"The keys are on the kitchen counter."
"She watched the children playing in the park."
"The car is too expensive for me." Modifies "car"
Which sentence uses correct parallel construction?
"Snow White was almost killed by a comb, a ribbon, an apple, and by a hunter with a knife."
"The wicked stepmother struggled with her vanity, pride, and envy of Snow White."
"The wicked stepmother struggled with her vanity, pride, and envy of Snow White."
Vanity, Pride, Envy are all in noun form.
Identify the error in & fix the following sentence.
"John bought a horse for his sister called Spirit."
Misplaced; Is the horse or sister called Spirit?
"John bought a horse called Spirit for his sister."
Thanks to an experiment by the Chemistry club, the hallways now smell (bad/badly).
Bad
Is the following sentence correct? If it is, write "correct". If not, fix the sentence.
Anthony Rizzo, who plays for the Yankees, is better than any player on the team.
Incorrect: "...better than any OTHER player on the team."
Which sentence contains a participle phrase?
"Walking to the store, I saw a cat."
"Tired from running, he sat down on the curb."
"The girl dancing on stage is my sister."
All of them contain a participle phrase!
"Walking to the store" modifies "I"; "Tired from running" modifies "he"; "The girl dancing on stage" modifies "my sister".
Construct a comparative sentence about Martin's and Pangloss' philosophies that utilizes correct parallel structure.
Answers vary
Identify the error in & fix the following sentence.
"Eating fast food often causes health problems."
Two-Way modifier; Is it eating fast food often that causes the problem? Or is it that eating fast food often causes the problem?
Corrections Vary