Reeses
Hersheys
Kit-Kats
Starbursts
Dum-Dums
100
Name the following error: The Smiths want their daughter helped, but they did not trust the doctor to do the right thing.
What is a tense shift?
100
Correct the following sentence: I have wrote four pages of my research paper.
I have written four pages of my research paper.
100
These are words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other words like themselves.
What are adverbs?
100
Correct the following sentence: One of my brothers plant tomatoes in his garden every year.
One of my brothers plants tomatoes in his garden every year.
100
The following words are all examples of which of the parts of speech? over through under between around
What are prepositions?
200
Name the following error: Reality television is when people who are not professional actors star in unscripted shows.
What is faulty predication?
200
Name the following error: In high school, our teacher would not give you more than a "C."
What is a shift in person?
200
Name the error: Scuba is an acronym. Which stands for "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus."
What is a sentence fragment?
200
Correct the sentence: My mother gave ten dollars to my sister and I.
My mother gave ten dollars to my sister and me.
200
Daily Double! Name the error and correct the sentence. He not only got an "A" in math but also in English.
What is faulty parallelism? He got an "A" not only in math, but also in English.
300
Correct the following sentence: The graduate school said that Matt's essay earned Matt his fellowship.
One option: The dean of the graduate school said that Matt's essay earned Matt his fellowship.
300
Correct the following sentence: The doctor must obtain a throat culture from a young girl who was expected of having diphtheria.
The doctor must obtain a throat culture from a young girl who is expected of having diphtheria.
300
Name the error: First the doctor made an incision, then he biopsied the suspicious growth.
What is a comma splice.
300
Name the error: Sarah told Na-Jean she should get an "A" on her paper.
What is a vague pronoun reference?
300
Correct the following sentence: My chores are washing the dishes, cleaning the den, and to mow the lawn.
My chores are washing the dishes, cleaning the den, and mowing the lawn.
400
Name the following error: In three weeks time, we will have to begin school again.
What is an apostrophe error?
400
Correct the following sentence: Girls clothing is on the first floor, and the mens' department is on the second.
Girls' clothing is on the first floor, and the men's department is on the second.
400
Correct the following sentence: I need three things for my recipe; eggs, milk, and breadcrumbs.
I need three things for my recipe: eggs, milk, and breadcrumbs.
400
Correct the sentence: It is us consumers who decide whether or not a new product will be successful.
It is we consumers who decide whether or not a new product will be successful.
400
Correct the following sentence: She neither is a good housekeeper or a good cook.
She is neither a good housekeeper nor a good cook.
500
Correct the following sentence: He told a joke to his friends that no one liked.
He told a joke that no one liked to his friends.
500
Correct the following sentence: A cow is an especially valuable animal because some of the milk it provides can be drank by its owners.
A cow is an especially valuable animal because some of the milk it provides can be drunk by its owners.
500
Name the error: Everyone needs to bring their umbrellas on the trip.
What is a pronoun/antecedent agreement error?
500
Daily Double! Correct the sentence and name the error: Somebody has forgotten their book.
What is a pronoun/antecedent agreement error? Somebody has forgotten his or her book.
500
Name the error: I want to attend the party, however, I have a final exam tomorrow.
What is a comma splice.
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