Subject-Verb
Changes for the new and improved ACT Writing section ______ (is, are) going to be implemented soon.
What is "are"
When Clara ran out of fantasy novels to read, she went to the library to replenish her supply. Unfortunately, ______ (it was, they were) completely out of them.
What is "it was"
Between John and Suzy, Suzy is the _____( quieter, quietest) student in class.
What is "quieter"
After seeing that the amusement park had four roller coasters _____( semicolon; colon: comma,) Maria was determined to ride them all.
There is nothing better _____(then, than) waking up to the smell of freshly-baked bread.
What is "than"
My boss, who is extremely kind to his employees, ______ (give, gives) helpful advice.
What is "gives"
Please have your child bring _____ (his or her, their) crayons to school.
What is "his or her"
Unfortunately, the lead performer in the musical is an _____ (amazing, amazingly) poor singer.
What is "amazingly"
When my computer crashed, I lost some ___ (months, month's, months') work on my plan to take over the world. PLEASE SPELL YOUR ANSWER; INCLUDE PUNCTUATION IN YOUR SPELLING.
What is " months' "
The _____(stimulating, exciting) smell of fresh cut grass really gets my blood pumping to play some football.
What is "stimulating"
A book that has an interesting plot and well-developed characters _____ (is, are) fun to read.
What is "is"
In order to get the concert tickets from the box office, I need to know when _____ (they'll, the employees) will be there.
What is "the employees"
The _____ (powerful, powerfully) summer sun beat down on them.
What is "powerful"
At the convention, Jose browsed for a long time before deciding he wanted to buy something from the leather _____ (workers, worker's, workers') stall. PLEASE SPELL YOUR ANSWER; INCLUDE PUNCTUATION IN YOUR SPELLING.
What is " worker's "
She _____(would of, would have) preferred a slice of pepperoni pizza, but she got a slice of cheese pizza instead.
What is "would have"
In the trunk of my car ___________( reside, resides, will reside) fifteen empty water bottles.
What is "reside"
Lana didn't enjoy spying on Tim, but he had the information _____ (he, she, they) needed.
What is "she"
On each wing, all flighted birds have ten primary flight feathers, each one shaped _____ (slight different, slightly different, slightly differently).
What is "slightly differently"
Punctuate this sentence:
Allie was minding her own business when her brother a mischievous eight-year-old snuck up and surprised her
What is "Allie was minding her own business when her brother—a mischievous eight-year-old—snuck up and surprised her."
OR
"Allie was minding her own business when her brother, a mischievous eight-year-old, snuck up and surprised her."
Even after the rest of our group had entered the escape room and passed off the first test, Mara and ______(I, me) were unsure if we could complete the challenge.
What is "I"
Skipping school is fun, but less fun _______(is, are, were) its consequences.
What is "are"
Troy walked all the way down the mountain. _______( After this, After that, After walking so far), he was too tired to stay awake through the movie.
What is "After walking so far"
The two principal types of kayaks are the easily maneuverable white-water kayak and the _____ (larger, largest) sea kayak.
What is "larger"
Punctuate this sentence:
However since you wrecked your car last week Maya will have to drive my car that I just got back from the repair shop to take the kids to preschool
What is "However, since you wrecked your car last week, Maya will have to drive my car that I just got back from the repair shop to take the kids to preschool."
Many people might be surprised to learn that the American way of computing a person’s age differs from the traditional Korean way. In Korean tradition, a person is considered to be already one year old at the time of his or her birth.
As a child growing up in two cultures, I found this _____( difference, contest) a bit confusing. When I was in the fifth grade, was I ten or eleven years old?
What is "difference"