Nouns & Pronouns
Verbs
End Punctuation
Commas
Miscellaneous Grammar
100
What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?
A noun is a person place or thing and a pronoun replaces a noun
100
Give an example of an action Verb
Answers may vary, but could include: run, jump, talk, walk, etc.
100
Rewrite the sentence with correct punctuation: The dog went to the park
The dog went to the park.
100
Rewrite the sentence with the missing comma: He is tall smart and handsome.
He is tall, smart and handsome.
100
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes
200
Write a sentence with two nouns and two pronouns.
Answers will vary.
200
What is a verb? (Must include two definitions)
A verb is an action or a state of being
200
Rewrite the sentence with correct punctuation: How are you today
How are you today?
200
Correctly write today's date
January 17, 2012
200
What is an adverb?
An adverb modifies a verb, such as "kindly" or "quietly."
300
Correctly use a reflexsive pronoun in a sentence.
Answers will vary, but sentences will include a reflexsive pronoun, such as: itself, myself, herself, himself, ourselves, themselves, etc.
300
What is the past and present tense of the base verb "awake"
Awoke/Awoken and/or Awakes/Awaking
300
Construct an interrogative sentence and punctuate it correctly.
Answers may vary, but the correct answer will be a question with a question mark.
300
Correctly use a comma in a sentence with an introductory word.
Answers will vary, but must include an introductory word such as "Yes," "Yikes," or "Hello" and have a comma following.
300
Identify the complete subject and complete predicate of the sentence: Sean played soccer.
The Subject is "Sean" and the Predicate is "played soccer."
400
List 7 collective nouns.
Answers will vary, but can include: group, mob, school, pod, flock, gaggle, and/or herd.
400
Write a sentence in the past tense that includes at least three verbs, and at least one must be irregular.
Answers will vary, but could be similar to: Jane went to the park, ate her lunch, and talked with her friend.
400
Construct and correctly punctuate an interjection.
Answers will vary, but may be similar to: Watch out for that car!
400
Construct one sentence (not a run-on or fragment) that has at least 5 commas used correctly and at least one comma cannot be used in a series or list.
Answers my vary, but could be similar to: Today, the warm, bright sun gently warmed the roses, tulips, and lavender in the garden.
400
Use "who" and "whom" correctly in two (i.e. separate) interrogative sentences.
Answers will vary, but could be similar to: 1) Who is going to the party? and 2) To whom am I speaking?
500
Construct a sentence with at least three nouns, two pronouns and one collective noun.
Answers will vary, but could be similar to: Joe, Jon and Joan went to their grandma's house for a family reunion.
500
Construct a sentence with one helping verb (phrase) and one irregular verb -- and no other verbs can be included in the sentence.
Answers will vary, but could be similar to: Don might have gone to the store yesterday.
500
Construct and correctly punctuate a brief conversation between two friends -- each friend should speak twice.
Dialogues will vary.
500
List all 7 uses of a comma.
1) in a series 2) between adjectives 3) misunderstanding 4) dates 5) cities and/or locations 6) direct address 7) introductory word
500
Write one sentence that includes a direct quote from a book as well as the book's title.
Example: In Jacob Have I Loved (underlined!) Sara Louise's mom said she'd miss her "more" than Caroline.
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