Stop! Grammar Time
Active or Passive
Correct the Sentence
Parts of Speech
Potpourri
100
This type of punctuation indicates the sentence is over.
What is a period. (Or end of sentence punctuation)
100
The bread was baked by him
What is PASSIVE
100
She had ran to catch the train but was too late. (1 mistake)
What is "She ran to catch the train but was too late"
100
The penguin danced to the music
What is a NOUN
100
This is what you get when you add -ly to an adjective
What is an Adverb
200
This takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun.
200
Arya wrote her midterm paper frantically at midnight before the 6am deadline.
What is ACTIVE voice
200
Alot of people think that its okay to snack on grapes at the grocery store. (2 mistakes)
What is "A lot of people think it's okay to snack on grapes at the grocery store"
200
The horse raced past the crowd.
What is a VERB
200
This "-ism" describes how language is actually used.
What is DESCRIPTIVISM.
300
This links a noun to another word
What is a preposition
300
The business writing course was taught by Christina, an employee of Pima County.
What is PASSIVE.
300
They seen the cards u sent last week (3 mistakes)
What is "They saw the cards you sent last week."
300
The sloth slowly climbed the branch to get to the fruit.
What is an ADVERB
300
Choose the correct word: With who/whom shall I learn the saxophone?
What is WHOM
400
Name any two parts of writing style.
What are (any two): Word Choice Sentence Length Sentence Type Grammar
400
George, who had his head shaved recently, updated the list of the people attending the safety training.
What is ACTIVE voice.
400
Their were to many errors to correct: sew they just gave up. (4 mistakes)
What is What is "There were too many errors to correct, so they just gave up."
400
The cat and the dog chased each other, so they both were tired.
What is a CONJUNCTION
400
I was to/too/two late to/too/two stop the penguins from eating the last to/too/two fish.
What is too, to, two
500
The use of this is only appropriate when all of the audience understands.
What is Jargon
500
While contemplating what new dishes to add to the menu, the head chef's hat was blown off of his head and into the bushes nearby.
What is PASSIVE voice. (The action happened to the hat and we're unclear what or who made the hat leave the chef's head.)
500
Irregardless, the Cats were knocking the priceless airlooms off the table: and the owner was upset? (5 mistakes)
What is "Regardless, the cats were knocking the priceless heirlooms off the table, and the owner was upset."
500
OUCH! Cried the lion, as the mouse pulled the thorn from its paw.
What is an INTERJECTION
500
Identify the parts of speech in the following sentence: The slow, thoughtful panda carried the bag of persimmons carefully and quietly through the library.
Adjectives: Slow, thoughtful

Nouns: Panda, bag, persimmons, library

Verb: carried

Adverbs: Carefully, quietly

Conjunction: and

Preposition: through, of

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