Confusing Words
I did really on the ENGL 205 exam. (good/well)
well
Insert the missing punctuation:
My entertaining intelligent outgoing ENGL 205 class will be missed next semester.
My entertaining, intelligent, outgoing ENGL 205 class will be missed next semester.
Identify the misplaced modifier:
Running down the street, Sukh felt her backpack slip off her shoulder.
Running down the street
Identify the two verbs:
Ziyad booked a trip to Hawaii for his wife who is elated.
booked, is
Identify which noun is the head word of the underlined dependent.
A group of diligent students booked a study room in the library.
students
After the tsunami, there was a very bad ______ on the people that lived there. (affect/effect)
effect
Which comma is referred to as the Oxford comma and is viewed as unnecessary by some people?
Some of the top movies on Netflix are The Gray Man, Persuasion, and Luckiest Girl Alive.
the third one
Identify what/who should be the head of the dangling modifier:
Having made too many errors on the test, the personnel director did not hire Joe.
Joe
Having made too many errors on the test, Joe did not get the job.
Identify whether the underlined word is transitive or intransitive and finite or non-finite.
Theo spent the entire evening practicing the soccer skills he was taught in practice.
1. Transitive and finite
Identify the head of the underlined dependent.
The drink that I bought from Booster Juice was refreshing.
Drink
When Peter asked for the professor's ______ on the matter, the professor______ him to set up a meeting. (advice(d)/advise(d))
advice, advised
Insert the missing punctuation: I am enrolled in a two year program at SAIT.
two-year
Identify the misplaced modifier, the incorrect head, and the correct head:
Irene hung a picture painted by Rembrandt on the wall.
1. on the wall
2. Rembrandt
3. picture
Irene hung a Rembrandt painting on the wall OR The picture Irene hung on the wall was painted by Rembrandt.
Identify the underlined verbs as stative or action:
I rely on Clara to make the cakes, and the dark chocolate cake she baked looked delicious.
1. Stative
2. Action
3. Stative
Identify which slot the underlined word(s) occupy in a noun phrase:
Some extremely hurtful rumors from Facebook were circulating during class.
1. Determiner
2. Dependent of the single-word adjectival
When I got dizzy yesterday, I _______ down. (lay/lie) - ed
lay
Rewrite this sentence to include proper punctuation:
My adorable photogenic son was wearing a bright, yellow jacket for his school pictures.
My adorable, photogenic son was wearing a bright yellow jacket for his school pictures.
Displace the single-word adjectivals (quaint and homey) using proper punctuation.
The quaint, homey, cozy cabin that was on the market for five years was finally sold to the Kandalafts.
Quaint and homey, the cozy cabin that was on the market for five years was finally sold to the Kandalafts.
The cozy cabin, quaint and homey, that was on the market for five years was finally sold to the Kandalafts.
Use the correct forms of wring and shrink in the following sentences:
Pat's clothes were freezing by the time he had the cold water out. (wring)
Lewa was upset when she found out her mother her clothes. (shrink)
wrung; shrank
Identify the slots (noun phrase) the underlined words occupy:
We heard a very loud sound coming from the other room.
1. Determiner
2. Dependent of the single-word adjectival
3. Single-word adjectival
4 Noun
The Canadian ______ sought the ______ of several African ambassadors before presenting her ideas to the Food Research ______. (council/counsel/consul)
1. Consul, counsel, Council
Rewrite the sentence to include proper punctuation:
A group of students, went to The Dark Room: a restaurant not recommended for children under ten- years-old.
A group of students went to The Dark Room: a restaurant not recommended for children under ten years old.
Rewrite the following sentence to fix the misplaced modifier.
Topped with chocolate syrup, Janet ate the huge bowl of ice cream.
Janet ate the huge bowl of ice cream that was topped with chocolate syrup.
Use the correct forms of drink and hang in the following sentences:
By the time the party was over, I had way more alcohol than I would like to admit.
"During the Salem witch trials, several individuals were falsely accused of witchcraft and were by the authorities, sparking a dark chapter in American history."
drunk
Identify the slots (noun phrase) of the underlined words.
A few indignant, second-year students from SAIT decided to stage a walk out.
1. Determiner
2. Single-word adjectival
3. Single-word adjectival
4. Multi-word adjectival