Verb Moods
What verb mood is displayed?
Have you cleaned you room yet, Al?
What does the sentence need?
Dolphins use echolocation a type of natural sonar to detect the size, shape, and speed of an object
Dolphins use echolocation-a type of natural sonar- to detect the size, shape, and speed of an object.
Where would you put the slashes, brackets, or ellipses? If nothing, say correct.
Was he the defendant there when you arrived, or had he already left?
Was he [the defendant] there when you arrived, or had he already left?
Where is the capitalization error? If none, say correct.
My uncle robby is creepy.
My uncle Robby is creepy
Is this active or passive voice?
I am reading a book.
Active voice
What verb mood is displayed?
I would go to the movies with you, but I have work
Conditional
What does the sentence need?
I told you that I yes I climbed that mountain
I told you that I- yes I climbed that mountain
Where would you put the slashed, brackets, or ellipses? If nothing, say correct
Weeks later I finally heard from my old boss about the job.
Weeks later... I finally heard from my old boss about the job.
Where is the capitalization error? If none, say correct.
The winter here is always hot.
Correct
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
How would you say "Emma is writing a letter" in passive voice?
A letter is being written by Emma
What verb mood is displayed?
Make me a sandwich
Imperative
What does the sentence need?
A fungus has been reducing the bean yield of coffee trees in Central America, so the United States the worlds largest consumer of coffee has funded a research program to investigate the outbreak.
A fungus has been reducing the bean yield of coffee trees in Central America, so the United States- the worlds largest consumer of coffee- has funded a research program to investigate the outbreak.
Where would you put the slashed, brackets, or ellipses? If nothing, say correct
Today we vetoed the bill
Today … we vetoed the bill.
Where is the capitalization error? If none, say correct.
We drove down route 5 all the way to grandma's house.
We drove down Route 5 all the way to Grandma's house.
Is this active or passive voice?
Flies are adored by frogs.
Passive voice
What verb mood is displayed?
If you weren't so ugly then you would have friends
Subjunctive
What does the sentence need?
He said it would only be a five minute wait, but I waited for an hour Brandon never showed up.
He said it would only be a five-minute (hyphen) wait, but I waited for an hour - Brandon never showed up. (Dash)
Where would you put the slashed, brackets, or ellipses? If nothing, say correct
I went to the store and saw my friend, she was buying some fish.
Trick question there is no slashes, brackets or ellipses at all!
Where is the capitalization error? If none, say correct.
The secretary of state walked into the room. she carried a book, specifically of mice and men.
The Secretary of State walked into the room. She carried a book, specifically Of Mice and Men
Is this active or passive voice?
The book has already been discussed.
Passive
What verb mood is displayed?
I think that you should go do the dishes
Indicative
What does the sentence need?
Colombian diver Orlando Duque a nine time champion plunged off a 95 foot precipice in Portugal to take second in the 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.
a hyphen between nine and time, a hyphen between 95 and foot, and two dashes separating a nine time champion from the rest of the sentence.
Where would you put the slashed, brackets, or ellipses? If nothing, say correct
Slowly, we crept on into the darkness. And in there was saw James my oldest brother dead.
Slowly, we crept on into the darkness... And in there was saw James [my oldest brother] dead.
Where is the capitalization error? If none, say correct.
my class just did a test on islam. the test featured muhammad, abraham, and osman I.
My class just did a test on Islam. The test featured Muhammad, Abraham, and Osman I.
Is this active or passive voice
The salesman was helping the customer when the thief came into the store.
Active voice