Idiomatic Expressions & Homophones
Identify the error in the sentence: Everyone was outraged for Cory’s behavior.
Provide one example of a punctuation mark.
Comma, period, exclamation, question, etc.
Verb can be defined as...?
An action word.
Identify the error in the sentence: My grandfather bought cookies for my sister and I.
I
Provide an example of a homophone.
(Acceptable answer)
What punctuation mark is also known as the floating comma?
Apostrophe
How would you conjugate the verb "to dance" in the past tense?
Danced
Identify the error in the sentence: I need to go to the nurse because I'm not feeling too good.
Good
What prepositional idiom matches with "differ"
About, from, over, with
What punctuation should be added to the following sentence: Because Teresa wanted to please her family she became a doctor.
Comma
Identify the verb in the following sentence: The cat was brown with white spots on its back.
Was
Find the error in the sentence: Irregardless of the facts, I strongly disagree with your opinion.
Irregardless.
Spell the homophone of "time"
Thyme
Comma splice
Fix the error in the following sentence: In the 1850s, the O'odham have borrowed from the waltzes and the mazurkas.
Borrowed
Find the error in the sentence: Actually, nevermind, I don't really want to go to prom with you.
Nevermind
What is the difference between affect and effect?
One is a verb and one is a noun.
When a sentence uses two independent clauses that is not separated by any punctuation, that sentence is considered...
A run-on
What tense is the following sentence in: For the past seven hours, George has listened to Miley Cyrus songs.
Present perfect
Find the error in the sentence: I need to lay down because I have a headache.
Lay