Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Punctuation
Things Not to Use
Confusing Things
100
I take the place of a noun and must agree with my antecedent.
What is a pronoun.
100
I am whatever or whoever is doing the action of the verb.
What is the subject of a sentence?
100
You will find me after an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
100
I like to follow the word "have", but I really don't belong there.
What is got?
100
I'm not even a real word, so don't use me to tell if someone is ok or not.
What is "alright"?
200
I like action whether it's physical or mental. Without me, there are no sentences.
What is a verb?
200
Ask who or what after the verb and you will find me?
What is the direct object?
200
I will never come between the subject and verb of a sentence.
What is a comma?
200
"I could of been a contender" is an example of this common mistake.
What is using "of" to mean "have"?
200
Between the three of us, I should really be using this word.
What is "among"?
300
I don't like to be alone. I'm always part of a phrase and near my friend who is the "object" of my desire.
What is a preposition?
300
I'm a phrase but I act like an adjective or an adverb.
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
I cannot be used alone to connect two independent clauses.
What is a comma?
300
"I don't have no money" is an example of this math-like grammar issue.
What is a double negative?
300
This word is a rule or belief. Don't use it to describe your "pal" who runs the school. Spell it out please.
What is p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e?
400
Remember FANBOYS and you will remember these.
What are conjunctions?
400
I can be dependent or independent but I always contain a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
400
I can be used alone to connect two independent clauses.
What is a semi-colon?
400
Don't ever use me to make a word plural. I'm only for possession and contractions.
What is an apostrophe?
400
The girl walked her dog in her bikini. This should make you laugh because of this common grammatical mistake.
What is a dangling or misplaced modifier?
500
I start with a capital letter and like to get specific about people, places, things or ideas.
What is a proper noun?
500
I am not a sentence because I don't have a complete thought in my head.
What is a sentence fragment?
500
I am used for big things such as book titles, titles of plays, operas, and TV series.
What are italics?
500
I'm not really a word, but people use me when they mean "in spite of ".
What is irregardless?
500
If you can remember this, you can conquer the correct use of bad and badly.
What is bad is an adjective and badly is an adverb.
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