Capitalization
Identify which word needs a capital letter in this sentence: "My cousin will visit washington next summer."
"My cousin will visit Washington next summer."
Add the correct end punctuation to this sentence: "How many chapters did you read"
"How many chapters did you read?"
Identify the noun and the verb in this sentence: "The dog barked."
Verb: barked
Identify whether the bold word is an adjective or an adverb: "She spoke loudly."
"loudly" is an adverb (modifies the verb "spoke").
Is this an independent clause?
"The students laughed loudly."
Yes — "The students laughed loudly." is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought with subject + verb.
Rewrite the following with correct capitalization: "on tuesday, mr. garcia will present at the state conference in chicago."
"On Tuesday, Mr. Garcia will present at the State Conference in Chicago."
Insert the correct punctuation and connecting word to combine these two related ideas into one sentence: "I wanted to go to the concert it was sold out."
"I wanted to go to the concert, but it was sold out." (or use a semicolon + conjunctive adverb)
Choose the correct verb form to agree with the subject: "Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) surprised by the announcement."
"Neither the teacher nor the students WERE surprised by the announcement."
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "He is a (quick/quickly) runner."
"He is a QUICK runner."
Combine these two independent clauses correctly using a coordinating conjunction: "The bell rang. The class continued working."
"The bell rang, and the class continued working."
Explain whether or not to capitalize the word "president" in this sentence: "The president will speak at noon."
If referring to a specific person holding the office: "The President will speak at noon." (If using the title generally, lowercase: "the president")
Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence that shows possession: "The cats whiskers twitched when it heard the sound."
"The cat's whiskers twitched when it heard the sound."
Change the singular noun to plural and update the verb: "The child plays in the yard."
"The children play in the yard."
Which of the following words is NOT an adjective?
Purple, loudly, heavy, minty
Loudly
Identify the independent clause in this sentence: "Although it rained, the soccer game continued as planned."
Independent clause: "the soccer game continued as planned."
Correct the capitalization in this sentence about a book title: "Have you read the novel the outsiders by se hinton?"
"Have you read the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton?"
Add commas where needed in this introductory sentence: "After school we went to the museum and then we had pizza."
"After school, we went to the museum, and then we had pizza."
Identify the subject and predicate (verb) in this sentence: "Running every morning improves her stamina."
Subject: "Running" OR "Running every morning" (gerund phrase acting as subject) — Verb: "improves"
Identify and correct the misplaced modifier: "Almost everyone failed the simple test."
Rewrite: "Everyone almost failed the test."
Correct the run-on by adding proper punctuation or conjunctions: "She studied for the test she still felt nervous."
"She studied for the test, but she still felt nervous." (added comma + coordinating conjunction)
Provide the correctly capitalized version of this sentence containing a proper adjective and a title: "we studied ancient greek mythology in mrs. o'neill's humanities class."
"We studied Ancient Greek mythology in Mrs. O'Neill's Humanities class."
Revise the sentence by adding appropriate punctuation: the coach asked are you ready for the championship
The coach asked, "Are you ready for the championship?"
Rewrite the sentence so the subject and verb agree when the subject is a collective noun: "The team (is/are) arguing among themselves about the plan."
"The team IS arguing among themselves about the plan." (Use "is" for collective noun treated as single unit; note: regional/ stylistic variations may allow "are" if emphasizing members.)
Rewrite the sentence to use an adjective instead of an adverb: "She sings beautifully." (Keep meaning similar but modify a noun.)
Example answer: "She is a beautiful singer." (adjective replaces adverb)
Rewrite the sentence to show two independent clauses joined with a semicolon correctly: "He loves science he wants to be a chemist."
"He loves science; he wants to be a chemist."