Voice & Mood
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice:
Raymond joined the debate team.
Active
proper
Which is the correct word to use in context?
Her (authoritative / rude) comforted the children.
authoritative
Which is correct?
Put the paper over (their / there).
there
What is subject-verb agreement?
Quantity of subject & verb match
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice:
All of the art projects were hung in the hallway.
Passive
If I wanted to put emphasis on something casual I am writing then I might use _________ .
Dashes
Correct the cliche:
The Easter Egg hunt was as easy as pie.
Answers vary
How do you make a word plural?
Add -s
The idea of having equal part of speech in a balanced sentence is called what?
parallelism
What mood are most sentences written in?
Indicative
A semicolon has to be separated by ____________ .
2 independent clauses
What type of error is this sentence:
My sister loves to color sometimes she draws on walls.
run-on
How would you correct the mistake in this sentence?
All of the pizzas boxes were left open.
All of the pizzas' boxes were left open.
Wordiness may take the form of ________ .
redundant expressions or phrases
What mood is this sentence in:
Helen, text your brother.
Imperative
Is the punctuation in the following sentence correct or incorrect:
Diane enjoys checkers, but not many people play.
Correct
What type of error is this sentence:
Quinton made his own tacos, sour cream and tomatoes spilled out the sides.
comma splice
How do you make a singular word that ends in s possessive?
add an apostrophe and an s
cactus's
JEOPARDY BONUS
Your team gets 300 points
What mood is this sentence in?
Were I to go to school, I might know the answers to the test.
Subjunctive
When you join two independent clauses with a comma but without a conjunction, this is called ________ .
comma splice
What type of error is this sentence:
After soccer practice.
fragment
Choose the correct word:
The cost of plane (FAIR/FARE) goes up every year.
fare
JEOPARDY SHOWDOWN
Swap points with the team in last place