Your
You're: You are
Your: Possessive; belongs to you
100
She (is/are) happy about getting a good grade.
Is
Is: singular (Ex. She IS happy.)
Are: plural (Ex. They ARE happy.)
100
Where should the comma be? (place a comma in this sentence in the correct spot):
We went to the store and we bought some milk.
We went to the store, and we bought some milk.
100
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
Noun
100
What is the adjective in this sentence?
"Ms. Avashia loves to eat spicy pizza."
Spicy
"Spicy" describes pizza, so it is an adjective
200
The smoke (raised/rose) over the mountains.
Rose
200
Either restaurant (is/are) a good choice.
Is
Either: is; singular (Either restaurant IS a good choice.)
Both: are; plural (Both restaurants ARE good choices)
200
Where should the comma be?
Today is March 10 2009.
March 10, 2009
Explanation:
For dates, the comma always comes between the day of the month and the year.
200
What part of speech describes an action or indicates a state of being?
Verb
200
What is the possessive form of "they"? (spelled correctly)
Their
There=place
Their=possessive
They're=they are
300
(There/Their/They're) being mad aggy right now.
Correct choice: They're = They are
There: place
Their: possessive; belongs to someone
They're: they are (contraction)
300
Twenty candies (were/was) in the bag, now only one (is/are) left.
Were
Is
Explanation:
were=plural
was=singular
is=singular
are=plural
300
Where should the comma be:
Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
Although I studied all night, I wasn't ready for the test.
300
What part of speech describes nouns or pronouns?
Adjectives
300
What is the contraction for the words "could+not"?
BONUS: What is the name for the punctuation you use to write the contraction?
Couldn't
Apostrophe
could+not=couldn't
the apostrophe ' takes place of the o in not
400
Write 2 sentences, one using "write" correctly and the other using "right" correctly.
Answers will vary (City Years will check).
Write: write something down (verb)
Right: correct or direction (left or right)
400
Each student in our class (come/comes) from California, but my brother and sister (come/comes) from North Carolina.
Comes
Come
Explanation:
EACH student: singular
Brother AND sister: plural
400
Where should the commas (2 total) be:
My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
My brother, who is six feet tall, likes to play basketball.
400
What part of speech modifies verbs and adjectives? (Typically ends in "-ly")
Adverbs
Ex. happily, cheerfully, quickly
400
Name 3 DIFFERENT times when you need to capitalize a word in a sentence.
Answers will vary (City Years will check).
500
Write 3 sentences showing that you understand the difference between: "two, too, to." (Answers will vary)
Answers will vary. City Years will check.
500
What a beautiful day! (Its/It's/Their/They're/There) so nice out.
Twelve DMC students (is/are) here for April Acceleration Academy.
(Its/It's/Their/They're/There) not wearing teamwear.
What a beautiful day! IT'S so nice out.
Twelve DMC students ARE here for April Acceleration Academy.
THEY'RE not wearing teamwear.
Explanation:
It's: it is
Its: possessive
Is: singular
Are: plural (more than one)
They're: they are
There: place
Their: possessive; belongs to someone
500
Where should the commas (more than 1!) be:
We bought bananas apples oranges and limes.
*rewrite the sentence above with the commas in the correct locations
We bought bananas, apples, oranges, and limes.
500
What part of speech substitutes for nouns or noun phrases?
Pronouns
Ex. he, she, her, it, they, I, you
Ms. Qin went to the store.
She went to the store. (She substitutes for Ms. Qin. "She" is a pronoun)
500
Find the errors in the following sentence (anywhere from 1-5 errors):
Look at the flick of her wrist!” nelisa yelled. “What is she doing.”
Correct grammar:
"Look at the flick of her wrist!" Nelisa yelled. "What is she doing?"