Build that Sentence!
Identify the predicate in the sentence below.
John and Henry played volleyball at the beach yesterday.
The predicate the part of the sentence that tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.
Predicate: "played volleyball at the beach yesterday"
Was it Nikki Giovanni or Langston Hughes that wrote the poem “Ego Tripping?”
Nikki Giovanni
If there are any errors, please identify and state the correction.
Joseph is planning a trip to Italy to visit his family: he has been looking forward to this since he confirmed his flight details.
Semi-colon(;) should be used instead of colon(:) because "he has been..." is an independent clause.
...the correct word that should be used.
Some of the girls on the swim team at my high school had (swam/swim/swum) at the Youth Commonwealth Games.
what is swum?
What does the abbreviation “LMAO” mean?
What is "laughing my a** off"?
If there are any error/s, please identify and state the correction/s.
My math professor wrote a letter to the newly hired international professor who she had never met.
Object Pronoun- "who" should be replaced with "whom".
Who wrote the song “WAR”
Bob Marley
What change/s should be made to make what is written below grammatically correct?
Kelli found the food that she had been craving for months. A Reuben sandwich.
A colon (:) should be used instead of a full stop(.) between "months" and "A".
"A" should then be replaced with the corresponding lowercase letter("a").
this is used to separate ideas, dialogue from the speaker, and to separate a city and a state.
what is a comma?
What is the term used to express approval or agreement?
What is "Fasho"?
Identify the possessive adjective in the following sentence.
The lawyer representing Justin in the divorce process specifically said that she didn't want any nosy interns in her office.
Possessive adjective: "her"
What is the correct line in Ethridge Knight’s “Feeling F*cked Up?”
1. “F*ck Marx and Mao..”
2.”F*ck Max and Mao..”
1. “F*ck Marx and Mao..”
Identify where a comma or commas should go in the following sentence: "Lisa have you finished your project?" I asked.
After Lisa
punctuation used after sentences when asking a question.
What is a question mark?
This term refers to someone who is being overly dramatic.
What is "doing the most"?
If there are any error/s, please identify and state the correction.
I am doing good.
Adverb usage error- "good" should be "well"
What does Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 describe ?
The comparison of a woman to a summer's day.
Which pair of sentences could be joined by a semicolon most effectively? a) I love basketball. I wish we still had Lebron James on our team. b) We stocked up on groceries today. The blizzard is supposed to arrive tomorrow. c) The stars are really bright. I hope tomorrow is a good day for hiking.
B
A word that is created by combining the first letter or syllable of each word in a phrase to create a new, single word
acronym
What is it called when someone is making subtle, disrespectful remarks?
What is "throwing shade"?
If there are any error/s, please identify and state the correction.
How much properties does the real estate company own in that part of town.
Incorrect quantifier used- "much" should be "many"
Where does the line “And Accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone,” Come from ?
Bob Dylan's song - “The Times They Are A-Changin”
tIdentify where a comma or commas should be placed in the following sentence: Jesse Owens a four-time Olympic gold medalist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976.
After Owens and Medalist
the problem or struggle within a story.
what is a conflict?
What is the term to describe someone who is being hypocritical or insincere?
What is "two-faced"?