Parts of Speech
Parts of a Sentence
Punctuation
Phrases/Clauses
Who/Whom
Sub/Verb Agreement
Pronoun Usage
100
(This) is your shirt.
What is pronoun?
100
Linguists (study) the science of language.
What is the verb?
100
a. She was late to class, but not because her alarm was broken. b. She was late to class but not because her alarm was broken. c. She was late to class; but not because her alarm was broken.
What is B? She was late to class but not because her alarm was broken.
100
A consultant forms an opinion (during an initial meeting).
What is the prepositional phrase?
100
The stories usually (has/have) a happy ending.
What is have?
200
The two cats were walking on (the) fence.
What is adjective?
200
Accomplished public speakers can move their audiences to action with their eloquent (words).
What is the object of the preposition?
200
a. The music teacher from your high school and the football coach from mine are married to each other. b. The music teacher from your high school, and the football coach from mine are married to each other. c. The music teacher from your high school; and the football coach from mine are married to each other.
What is A? The music teacher from your high school and the football coach from mine are married to each other.
200
The critic seems (to avoid direct comment).
What is the infinitive phrase?
200
Neither the secretary nor the treasurer (has/have) been paid.
What is has?
300
Honesty is a good (virtue) to practice.
What is noun?
300
Reading the poem "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" gives (me) a sense of a long journey lying ahead.
What is the indirect object?
300
a. I thought we would make it to the game on time, but the traffic was terrible, and we ended up being late. b. I thought we would make it to the game on time, but the traffic was terrible and we ended up being late. c. I thought we would make it to the game on time but the traffic was terrible, and we ended up being late.
What is A? I thought we would make it to the game on time, but the traffic was terrible, and we ended up being late.
300
The corporation (seeking financial stability) must remain flexible.
What is participial phrase?
300
Almost every book about insects that Sarah reads (contribute/contributes) to her ever-increasing knowledge of entomology.
What is contributes?
400
His grades are low (because) he does not apply himself.
What is conjunction?
400
Aristotle's words about invention deserve renewed (study).
What is the direct object?
400
a. "Is writing a newspaper column challenging," wondered Pat? b. "Is writing a newspaper column challenging"? wondered Pat. c. "Is writing a newspaper column challenging?" wondered Pat.
What is C? "Is writing a newspaper column challenging?" wondered Pat.
400
(Tracing an earthquake's causes) requires data from several sources.
What is gerund phrase?
400
I believe the man you're looking for is (him/he).
What is he? (Use nominative case when the pronoun is used as a predicate nominative.)
500
You must (not) treat others disrespectfully.
What is adverb?
500
The Church labeled Galileo a (heretic).
What is the object complement?
500
a. He compared the grimness of his relatives' house to the House of Usher, referring, of course, to Poe's short story The Fall of the House of Usher. b. He compared the grimness of his relatives' house to the House of Usher, referring, of course, to Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." c. He compared the grimness of his relatives house to the House of Usher, referring of course to Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher".
What is B. He compared the grimness of his relatives' house to the House of Usher, referring, of course, to Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher."
500
The main character (has experienced much isolation).
What is verb phrase?
500
Carol knows (who/whom) won the contest.
What is who?
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