Active and Passive Voice
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Subject-Verb Agreement
Mixed Constructions
Final Jeopardy
100
Identify were passive voice is used and change it to active voice. --- In response to injustice and crime the role of superhero was accepted by Kermit.
What is, "was accepted" and "In response to injustice and crime Kermit accepted the role of superhero"?
100
Identify the dangling or misplaced modifier and suggest an appropriate revision. Roaring furiously, the wildlife photographer took a picture of the terrifying grizzly bear.
What is, "Roaring furiously" and "The wildlife photographer took a picture of the terrifying grizzly bear roaring furiously"?
100
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Tonya and her sister has the same color of eyes.
What is "has"?
100
Untangle the mixed construction. --- To many Neoplatonist who want a philosopher king resist what they see as the rule of the masses.
What is "Many Neoplatonist who want a philosopher king resist what they see as the rule of the masses"?
200
Identify and correct the unnecessary be verb --- While at the Shaolin monastery Kermit was practicing flying kicks day and night.
What is, "was practicing" and "While at the Shaolin monastery Kermit practiced flying kicks day and night"?
200
Identify the dangling or misplaced modifier and suggest an appropriate revision --- The great grizzly bear stood directly in front of his camera panting aggressively.
What is, "Panting aggressively" and "Panting aggressively, the great grizzly bear stood directly in front of his camera"?
200
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Raccoons or a skunk sometimes eats the cat food before Socks can get to it.
What is correct?
200
Fix the faulty predication. --- The Worst Cooks in America judges chose Raphael’s cooking as the winner.
What is, "The Worst Cooks in America judges chose Raphael as the winner"?
300
Identify were passive voice is used and change it to active voice. --- The crime lord's minions were swiftly defeated by the brave amphibian.
What is, "were swiftly defeated by" and "The brave amphibian swiftly defeated the crime lord's minions"?
300
Identify the dangling or misplaced modifier and suggest an appropriate revision. --- Overcoming his fear, the wildlife photographer hugged the grizzly bear with open arms.
What is, "with wide open arms" and "Overcoming his fear, with open arms the wildlife photographer hugged the grizzly bear"?
300
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Every terrier, collie, golden retriever, cocker spaniel, and mutt in the shelter have been howling today.
What is "have"?
300
Fix the faulty apposition. --- In Honshu the commercial fisher is still a respected way of life.
What is, "In Honshu commercial fishing is still a respected way of life"?
300
Make the verb tenses consistent in the following sentence. -- Mr. Mitchell kind of cheated on the final question; he just sat at his computer and writes the first thing that popped into his head.
What is, "Mr. Mitchell kind of cheated on the final question; he just sat at his computer and wrote the first thing that popped into his head"?
400
Revise the following sentence so that the subject performs the action. --- The learning of chi mastery was the secret behind Kermit’s new found power.
What is, "Chi mastery was the secret behind Kermit’s new found power"?
400
Identify the dangling or misplaced modifier and suggest an appropriate revision.--- The fearsome bear then shared a delicious plate of moose BBQ with the timid photographer.
What is, "delicious" and "The fearsome bear then shared a plate of delicious moose BBQ with the timid photographer"?
400
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- The janitors or one of the faculty members turn off the lights in the building every evening.
What is "turn"?
400
Fix the mixed construction. --- The summer moon equinox is where werewolves slake their thirst for raspberry punch.
What is, "The summer moon equinox is when werewolves slake thirst for raspberry punch"?
500
Identify were passive voice is used and change it to active voice. --- Most criminals were forced into hiding by Kermit’s reign of justice.
What is, "were forced into hiding" and "Kermit’s reign of justice forced most criminals into hiding"?
500
Identify the dangling or misplaced modifier and suggest an appropriate revision. --- After that day the wildlife photographer decided that grizzly bears just aren’t unstoppable furry murder beasts; they can be kind and civilized too.
What is, "just" and "After that day the wildlife photographer decided that grizzly bears aren’t just unstoppable furry murder beasts; they can be kind and civilized too"?
500
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- A flock of pigeons like to perch on the power lines and leave droppings on the cars below.
What is "like"?
500
Fix the mixed construction --- Jon stoically pulled Longclaw from its sheath and prepared to face Ramsay’s cavalry.
What is, "no mixed construction"?
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