Active/Passive
Parts of Speech
Sentence Elements
Fragments, Run-Ons, Cliches
Pronouns
100
This sentence is written in the (active/passive) voice: The meeting was cancelled.
What is passive?
100
Adjectives modify these.
What are nouns?
100
The elements in this sentence are parallel (true/false): It is more difficult to make up work than doing it in the first place.
What is false? It is more difficult to make up work than to do it in the first place.
100
This (is/is not) a fragment: She cried.
What is not a fragment? (subject, verb -- complete sentence)
100
In this sentence, the pronoun "I" functions as this: I am hungry.
What is the subject?
200
This is an example of when it makes sense to use the passive voice.
What is when you do not want to claim responsibility or if what happened is more important than who did the action?
200
Adverbs modify these.
What are verbs, adjectives and other adverbs?
200
1. This sentence (has/does not have) a misplaced modifier: Detroit officials fully restored power to downtown government buildings in a concerted effort. 2. Fix it.
What is has? Detroit officials, in a concerted effort, fully restored power to downtown government buildings.
200
This is/is not a run-on sentence: On Tuesday, health officials released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on laser surgery, saying medical evidence supports the procedure and health insurers should cover the associated costs.
What is not a run-on sentence?
200
In this sentence, the pronoun "him" functions as: After the movie, I gave my keys to him so he could drive home.
What is the object? (me, him... objective pronouns)
300
The active version of this sentence: The backpack was laid on the table after Michael came home from school.
What is Michael laid the backpack on the table after he came home from school?
300
Gary did not feel (good/well), but he went to work anyway.
What is well?
300
This sentence (has/does not have) a dangling modifier: As your teacher, I want you to do well on your final exam.
What is does not have?
300
This sentence contains and example of (this): When my father saw the bill, he turned white as a ghost.
What is a cliche?
300
The correct pronoun and antecedent combination: An athlete should be paid for (her/their) time.
What is her?
400
You can put "By Zombies" after this type of voice.
What is passive?
400
When you get the mail, (lie/lay) it on the table.
What is lay?
400
This is an example of coordinating or subordinating elements in a sentence: Because the plan was overwhelmingly approved by the City Council, Chicago's minimum-wage workers will earn $13 an hour by 2019.
What is subordinating? (Chicago's minimum-wage workers will earn... main point of sentence.)
400
A good way to repair this run-on sentence: The marriage trends are not entirely happy ones they happen to be a force behind rising economic inequality.
What is a semicolon after "ones"? (Also, could but comma and coordinating conjunction or separate into two sentences.)
400
The (correct/incorrect) pronoun antecedent agreement: The predator should pay for their crime.
What is incorrect? (singular predator)
500
1. This is an (active/passive) sentence: The Internet has been used by 3 million people. 2. Change it.
What is passive? What is "Three-million people have used the Internet."
500
This sentence is (correct/incorrect): You will do good in school if you show up for class even when you don't feel well.
What is incorrect?
500
An inverted form of this (S,V) sentence: The panel recommended moving to a one-year deferral period after careful consideration.
What is "After careful consideration, the panel recommended moving to a one-year deferral period."?
500
Three ways to repair a run-on sentence.
What is 1. separate clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, 2. separate closely related clauses with a semicolon, 3. separate into two sentences?
500
(Correct/incorrect) sentence: It is a hard thing to understand.
What is incorrect? (Do not know what "it" refers to in the sentence.)
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