The nouns in the following sentence:
The lion roared at the zookeeper as he entered the cage.
What is "lion, zookeeper, and cage?"
100
The subject and verb in the following sentence:
The doctors found a rare form of bacteria in the lab today.
What is "doctors" (subject) and "found" (verb)?
100
The following sentence fault:
Going to the movies with my friends.
What is a fragment?
100
The following types of personal pronouns: she, he, you, I.
What are subject/subjective pronouns?
100
The antecedent in the following sentence:
Josh knew he could pass the test.
What is Josh?
200
The verbs in the following sentence:
The students have been sitting in the classroom.
What are "have been sitting?"
200
The type of sentence that describes the following:
The cat slept all day on the cozy rug.
What is a simple sentence?
200
The following sentence fault:
He is a friend of mine he lives down the street.
What is a run-on?
200
The following types of personal pronouns: his, her, my, mine, ours?
What are possessive pronouns?
200
The mechanic walked to _________ car and drove away.
What is his/her?
300
The adverbs in the following sentence:
Gloria ran very quickly down the street.
What is "very quickly?"
300
The type of sentence that describes the following:
Because she was tired, she took a nap at noon.
What is a complex sentence?
300
The following sentence fault:
The lamp had faulty wiring, it caused a house fire.
What is a comma splice?
300
The correct pronoun in the following sentence:
Please give the book to Mary and _______.
What is "me" (object)?
300
The correct pronoun in the following sentence:
The tiger lifted ________ paw when the trainer walked by.
What is its?
400
The prepositions in the following sentence:
He went to the store near his office during his lunch break.
What are "to," "near," and "during?"
400
The definition of a compound sentence.
What are two sentences joined with a semi-colon or comma/FANBOYS?
Examples:
Alex is a student in the class; however, his attendance is poor. OR
Alex is a student in the class, but his attendance is poor.
400
One way to fix the following sentence fault:
She watched television every night, it was her favorite thing to do.
What is separate the sentences with a period or a semi-colon, add a subordinate/dependent clause, or add a conjunction before "it"?
400
The correct phrase in the following sentences:
1. Between you and me, she is lazy.
2. Between you and I, she is lazy.
What is "Between you and me?" (1)
400
The correct usage in the following sentence:
Anybody in the class is eligible to review ________ grade.
What is his/her?
500
The parts of speech in the following sentence:
Mindy is walking near a lake.
What is..
"Mindy"=noun
"is walking"=verb
"near"=preposition
"a"=adjective
"lake"=noun?
500
An example of a complex sentence (original).
What is "While I was watching football, my son spilled his juice?" (Answers will vary).
500
Two ways to fix a fragment.
What are 1) "add the missing part (subject/verb) and 2)join it to a nearby sentence?"
500
A sentence that uses its and it's.
What is
"It's cute when a cat licks its paw?" (Answers will vary).