Nouns/Pronouns
Subjects/Verbs
Punctuation
Capitalization
Apostrophes
100
Words that name people, places, things, qualities, concepts, and activities.
What are nouns?
100
Most of these show the action of a subject.
What is a verb?
100
Correct the following: Your essay is due on January 22 2013 at 2 pm.
What is "Your essay is due on January 22, 2013 at 2 p.m."
100
A noun that should be capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
100
This punctuation mark shows ownership or possession.
What is an apostrophe?
200
The two type of nouns, one being more general, the other more clearly understood.
What are abstract and concrete nouns?
200
Correct the following: Several items appears to be missing.
What is "Several items appear to be missing.
200
Correct the following: Thank you Mr. Brown for teaching us to use commas properly.
What is "Thank you, Mr. Brown, for teaching us to use commas properly."
200
Correct the following: I grew up on the east coast.
What is "I grew up on the East Coast."
200
Correct the following: Judys smoking caused her cancer.
What is "Judy's smoking caused her cancer."
300
The spelling for the plural form of the word difficulty.
What is difficulties?
300
Correct the following: The list of management objectives are extensive.
What is "The list of management objectives is extensive."
300
Correct the following: I was eager to test the students, the students were not eager to be tested.
What is "I was eager to test the students; the students were not eager to be tested."
300
Correct the following: "I am a member of the american marketing association."
What is "I am a member of the American Marketing Association."
300
Correct the following: I love playing with childrens toys.
What is "I love playing with children's toys."
400
These act as the subject of verbs.
What are nominative case pronouns (I, we, you, he, she, they, it)?
400
Correct the following: Neither the chips nor the soda are ready.
What is "Neither the chips nor the soda is ready."
400
Correct the following: To pass this class you must attend regularly write essays and plan write and present two research papers.
What is "To pass this class you must attend regularly; write essays; and plan, write, and present two research papers."
400
Correct the following: I spend way too much time on the internet.
What is "I spend way too much time on the Internet."
400
Correct the following: Tim has five year's experience.
What is "Tim has five years' experience."
500
The correct wording of the following: Peter and me went to school early this morning.
What is "Peter and I went to school early this morning."
500
Correct the following: Better Homes & Gardens are my favorite magazine.
What is "Better Homes & Gardens is my favorite magazine."
500
Correct the following: The three important areas in which Carla excels are: dealing with people, managing her time, and following instructions.
What is "The three important areas in which Carla excels are as follows: dealing with people, managing her time, and following instructions."
500
Correct the following: Barack Obama, President of the United states, will be our featured speaker.
What is "Barack Obama, president of the United States, will be our featured speaker."
500
Correct the following: Its always necessary to use the correct punctuation in you're writing.
What is "It's always necessary to use the correct punctuation in your writing."
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