Fix this sentence so it does not have a modifier problem:
I like to listen to techno music doing my homework.
What is
I like to listen to techno music WHILE doing my homework.
100
While I didnt like Stella at first after enough time passed I thought she was okay however she never liked me.
…is the version of this sentence without any punctuation
What is
While I didn’t like Stella at first, after enough time passed I thought she was okay; however, she never liked me.
100
She was stung by a jellyfish.
...is the version of this sentence written in the passive voice.
What is
A jellyfish stung her.
100
____, _____, and _____ are three NOUNS in the sentence:
Hunter made a sandwich of brown lettuce, old mayonnaise, and stale bread.
What is (any three of the following):
Hunter, sandwich, lettuce, mayonnaise, or bread.
100
______ (A, B, C, or D) would fix the following sentence:
In the closet (A) is the coats they'll need to wear to the game this weekend; I (B) have learned that wearing a hat and gloves will (C) keep me warm during an entire game.
A. are
B. has
C. keeps
D. No change is necessary.
What is 'a'?
In the closet ARE the coats they'll need to wear to the game this weekend...
200
Which of these two sentences does NOT contain a misplaced or dangling modifier?
A. The soccer team only won four games in the last three years.
B. The soccer team won only four games in the last three years.
What is B?
(The soccer team won ONLY four games in the last three years.)
200
This is how you would write this sentence without any punctuation:
Ian told me to go to the store so I went to Sentry and picked up the following things bread eggs and cat food
What is
Ian told me to go to the store, so I went to Sentry and picked up the following things: bread, eggs, and cat food.
200
This is the version of the sentence:
The 17th century artist Frans Hals painted "The Laughing Cavalier."
written in the PASSIVE VOICE.
What is
The portrait "The Laughing Cavalier" was painted by the 17th-century artist Frans Hals.
200
______ is the adverb in the sentence:
The shirt he wore to the party was extremely bright.
What is
EXTREMELY.
200
______ (A, B, C, or D) would fix the following sentence:
We gave our calculus notes to Diego and (A) she. They lent us (B) theirs. Before the big exam, (C) we students need to make sure that we have every word Dr. Nguyen delivered in lecture.
A. her
B. theirs'
C. us
D. No change is necessary.
What is A?
We gave our calculus notes to Diego and HER.
300
____ is the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:
Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin.
What is 'with an ear-to-ear grin?'
300
_____ is how you would write this sentence with a punctuation error:
We watched the bird make it’s nest from the cats hair.
What is
We watched the bird make ITS nest from the cats hair.
300
____ is writing the following sentence without a nominalization:
The hope of the student is to earn good grades.
What is
The student hopes earn to good grades.
300
This is a word that modifies a noun.
What is an ADJECTIVE?
300
_________ would be a way to fix the subject-verb agreement in the sentence:
Last year, one of my cousins were on American Idol.
What is
Last year, one of my cousins was on American Idol.
400
_____ is what is wrong with this sentence:
Talking on the phone, the car swerved and nearly hit a tree.
What is ... 'Talking on the phone' doesn't have a subject (in other words, the phrase 'talking on the phone' is a dangling modifier.)
-
400
This is the version that doesn't contain correct punctuation:
Paul Simon sang I am a rock I am an island
What is
Paul Simon sang, "I am a rock; I am an island."
400
______ would make two improvements/corrections to the sentence:
Twenty Twinkies must of been eaten by the dog.
What is
The dog must HAVE eaten twenty Twinkies.
400
This locates something in time or place.
What is a PREPOSITION?
400
Is the sentence when this agreeing verb is excluded:
Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision.
What is 'IS?'
500
_____ fixes two problems in this sentence (hint: one is a dangling/misplaced modifier):
To become a respected politician, campaign funds must be carefully administered.
What is...
To become a respected politician, ONE MUST carefully administer campaign funds.
(Adding 'one must' gives a subject to the modifier, AND, the sentence is put into the active voice!)
500
______ is how you would write the following sentence without any punctuation:
The elections will be held on Tuesday November 6 2012 and the polls will be kept open until 8:00 p.m
What is
The elections will be held on Tuesday November 6, 2012, and the polls will be kept open until 8:00 p.m.
500
How the proceeding sentence:
The major points of the lesson were quickly learned by the class, but they were also quickly forgotten by them.
...would be written using the active voice.
What is
The class quickly learned and also quickly forgot the major points of the lesson.
500
____ and ____ are the two prepositions in the sentence:
Ivy climbed up the brick wall of the house.
What is
UP and OF.
500
_________ completes the following sentence using the verb "to like":
Hannah is one of those people who _____ to read comic books.
(Also specify whether you're using the singular or plural form.)