THIS ACRONYM IS USED TO REMEMBER COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS.
What is "FANBOYS"?
100
THE PRONOUN "NOBODY" TAKES A _____ VERB.
What is SINGULAR?
100
WHAT KIND OF SUBJECT MATCHES WITH THE CONTRACTION "DON'T"?
What is A PLURAL SUBJECT
100
Johnny and the Rockets, a famous band, (perform, performs) for a live audience in Houston, Texas.
What is Johnny and the Rockets, performs.
100
Identify whether the sentence is in active or in passive voice.
“She was confused by the instructions on the copy machine’s manual.”
WHAT IS passive?
200
THIS KIND OF CLAUSE IS NOT A COMPLETE THOUGHT.
What is A DEPENDENT CLAUSE?
200
IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT(S) IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.
The performer's husband or someone else in the audience is standing to cheer for him.
What is HUSBAND and SOMEONE.
200
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE ERROR IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
Don't anyone in the room want to play Uno with me?
What is "Don't" should be "Doesn't."
200
The delicious cone of ice cream with a waffle exterior (taste, tastes) like heaven.
What is cone, tastes?
200
IDENTIFY THE CLAUSE WITH THE PASSIVE VOICE.
“After we watched the latest episode of Jane the Virgin, my sister and I were surprised by how much time had flown.”
WHAT IS “my sister and I were surprised”?
300
THIS PUNCTUATION MARK CAN BE USED ALONE TO JOIN TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES.
What is A SEMICOLON (OR A COLON)
300
IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT.
"Is there anyone waiting at the Fenway T stop tonight?"
What is anyone.
300
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH A CONTRACTION.
Dustin and Peter ____ look alike.
What is DON'T.
300
Which subject should the verb in the blank agree with, and what is the verb?
Kim or the mentors ___ printing the readings.
What is the mentors, are?
300
CONVERT THE SENTENCE FROM PASSIVE VOICE TO ACTIVE VOICE. “The window had been shattered by the force of the hurricane winds.”
WHAT IS “The force of the hurricane winds had shattered the window.”
400
WHEN YOU USE A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION TO SEPARATE TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES, YOU ALSO NEED A ______.
WHAT IS A COMMA?
400
Everyone in the living room ______to move toward the kitchen (begins/begin).
WHAT IS begins?
400
The couple _____ agreeing on the song choices(wasn’t/weren’t), so the band _____ want to play at their wedding (doesn't/don't).
WHAT IS weren’t AND doesn’t?
400
FILL IN THE BLANK WITH A VERB AND IDENTIFY WHETHER IT IS SINGULAR OR PLURAL.
Beyoncé, accompanied by her dancers, _____ on the stage.
WHAT IS struts, singular?
400
CONVERT ALL VERBS FROM PASSIVE VOICE TO ACTIVE VOICE. “His desperate calls for help were finally heard by the crew of a passing ship. Although he was rescued by them, they were soon found to be pirates.”
WHAT IS “The crew of a passing ship finally heard his desperate calls for help. Although they rescued him, he soon found that they were pirates.”
500
COMBINE THESE TWO CLAUSES, MAKING ONE DEPENDENT. The summer has been full of exciting moments. We cannot believe that CSA is ending.
WHAT IS While the summer has been full of exciting moments, we cannot believe that CSA is ending.
500
IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE VERB ERROR.
He and Sherlandy usually plays soccer on Saturday afternoons, but they have decided it is too hot this weekend.
WHAT IS “PLAY”?
500
Either civics or economics ____ taught in this high school. (isn’t/aren’t)
WHAT IS isn’t?
500
"The choir has rehearsal for months before the concert."
In this sentence, CHOIR is a ______ noun
What is collective and singular? (Collective is the important answer.)
500
IDENTIFY THE VERB WITH PASSIVE VOICE.
“What kind of reptiles are found in Massachusetts?” asked Professor McShea after Charity had finished her presentation.