Grammar in Action
Fix the subject-verb agreement: “The list of items are on the table.”
The list of items is on the table.
Which punctuation mark ends this sentence correctly? “Where are you going ___”
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Spell the plural of city.
Cities
Identify the part of speech of the word "ran" in this sentence: “She ran quickly to class.”
Verb
In “The red balloon floated away,” what word is the adjective?
Red
Identify the error: “Him and me went to the store.”
He and I went to the store.
Fix the punctuation: “Its raining outside”
“It's raining outside.”
Which spelling is correct: seperate or separate?
Separate
What part of speech is "but" in the sentence: “I like tea, but I prefer coffee”?
Which is correct: “She sings (beautiful / beautifully)”?
beautifully
Use a conjunction to combine these sentences: “I like reading. I don’t like writing.”
I like reading, but I don’t like writing.
Add commas where needed: "My brother James who is a mechanic just got a new job."
"My brother, James, who is a mechanic, just got a new job."
Spell the word Ms. Desio says out loud.
Knowledge
Identify the part of speech of the word "loudly" in this sentence: “He screamed loudly out the window."
Adverb
Identify any adverbs and adjectives in this sentence: “The very tall student answered quickly.”
Adverbs: very, quickly
Adjective: tall
Rewrite this sentence to fix the fragment.
Walking down the hall.
What is a colon used for?
To introduce a list of things
Which spelling is correct: definately or definitely?
Definitely
Definition: a specific name of a person, place, or thing. It is always capitalized.
Examples: John, Adidas, Paris
Rewrite this sentence with a stronger adjective: “The dog was big.”
Enormous, gigantic, massive, huge, etc.
Correct the errors: Each student have finished their homework.
Each student has finished his or her homework.
What punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
A period
Spell the word Ms. Desio says out loud.
Necessary
Give an example of a preposition.
Around, under, onto, into, in, on, at, to, from, by
Explain why “She looked happy” and “She looked happily” have different meanings.
“She looked happy” = adjective (happy describes her state of being).
“She looked happily” = adverb (happily describes how she looked).