Grammar
Dangling Modifiers
Misplaced Modifiers
Active Vs. Passive Voice
Doc Trvia
100

He bought bread eggs ham cheese lettuce and ice cream from the grocery store.

He bought bread, eggs, ham, cheese, lettuce and ice cream from the grocery store.

100

How do you fix this sentence?

Upon entering the room, a skeleton caught my eye.

Upon entering the room, I saw a skeleton.

100

What is the definition of a Misplaced Modifier?

A word, phrase, or clause that is placed incorrectly in a sentence, causing it to modify the wrong noun or verb

100

Turn this sentence into active voice. 

He was praised by the teacher.

The teacher praised him.

100

Where did Doc attend College?

Saint Louis University (SLU)

200

The family moved to Saint Louis Missouri on July 8th 2023.

The family moved to Saint Louis, Missouri on July 8th, 2023.

200

How Do you fix this sentence?

Walking home at night, the trees looked like spooky aliens.

Walking home at night, I thought the trees looked like spooky aliens.

200

Fix this sentence.

To finish by the 3 p.m. deadline, the computer keyboard sang with Sylvia's flying fingers.

To finish by the 3 p.m. deadline, Sylvia made the keyboard sing with her flying fingers.

200

Is this sentence in active or passive voice?

The car was being cleaned by its owner.

Passive

200

What is the name of his band?

The Grateful Dads

300

Samuel will bring the food and Laura and Michael will cook.

Samuel will bring the food, and Laura and Michael will cook.

300

How Do you fix this sentence?

At five years old, my parents decided to move to a different town.

When I was five years old, my parents decided to move to a different town.

300

What is wrong with this sentence.

Sheila watched Desmond stuff his mouth with a cupcake frosted with vanilla icing.

There is nothing wrong.

300

Is this sentence in active or passive voice?

The car was being cleaned by its owner.

The construction crew will build the house in 5 months.

300
What would he want to be if he wasn't a teacher?

A fisherman captain

400

Most of his things of course were at his house not in his car.

Most of his things, of course, were at his house, not in his car.

400

How do you fix this sentence?

To improve his score, the test was taken again.

To improve his score, he took the test again.

400

What is wrong with this sentence.

Rapping the pencil on the edge of the desk, the fourth cause of the French Revolution would not come to mind.

It sounds like the fourth cause of the French Revolution couldn't come to his mind, when really it should be he couldn't think of the fourth reason.

400

Make this sentence active voice. 

The annual book festival will be held on October 24th, 2025 in Nashville, TN by Scholastic.

Scholastic will hold the annual book festival on October 24th, 2025 in Nashville, TN.

400

What area of work does Doc's brother work in

Cannabis

500

Cal Sahill Ph.D. had to wash the car go shopping coach his soccer team and practice his long snapping all before the end of the day.  

Cal Sahill, Ph.D. had to wash the car, go shopping, coach his soccer team and practice his long snapping all before the end of the day.

500

Having finished my dinner, the waiter offered my dessert

After I finished my dinner, the waiter offered to bring dessert.

500

Fix this sentence.

Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another photographic self portrait with eerie red eyes.

Charlotte emailed her boyfriend Byron another photographic self portrait with eerie red eyes.

500

Make this sentence active voice. 

Thinking it would rain, the umbrella was popped up by Cal.

Because he thought it would rain, Cal popped up his umbrella.

500

How many kids does Doc have, and what are their names

2 kids

Patrick, Evelyn

M
e
n
u