Commas
What word(s) in the following sentence must have a comma after them? I bought grapes, kiwis, and bananas.
grapes,
and possibly also kiwis- though that isn't required.
Name three types of words that always start with a capital letter.
Proper nouns, "I", and the first word of a sentence.
What is the main purpose of quotation marks in narratives?
To show that someone is speaking.
What is a gerund? Give an example.
A verb ending in -ing, like "running."
Define active voice and give an example.
When the subject is the focus of the sentence.
I graded all the homework.
How many commas do you need in this sentence? She said I could go but I needed to finish my homework first.
Correct this sentence: "my brother lives in new york city."
My brother lives in New York City.
Correctly punctuate this sentence: He said I will come over later.
He said "I will come over later."
What is an infinitive? Give an example.
To and then the base form of a verb, for example "to swim."
Define passive voice and provide an example.
The object is the focus of the sentence.
The homework was graded by me.
Identify the missing comma(s) in this sentence: After dinner which was nice we went for a walk.
After dinner, which was nice, we went for a walk.
When should you use a capital letter for the letter i?
Whenever it is on its own.
Where do you place the quotation marks when using quotes in a sentence?
Outside both ends of the quote.
Identify whether the following phrase is a gerund or an infinitive: "to run."
Infinitive
Convert this sentence to active voice: "The cake was eaten by the children."
The children ate the cake.
What is the additional clause in this sentence? The dog, which was very furry, left hair all over the couch, the rug, and my pants.
which was very furry
Identify the capitalization errors in the following sentence: "Yesterday, I visited the statue of liberty and the empire state building."
Yesterday, I visited the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building.
Add quotation marks to the following sentence: He said I think you're wrong to which I replied you're mean.
He said "I think you're wrong", to which I replied "You're mean."
Create a sentence using a gerund.
Identify whether this sentence is active or passive: "The homework was completed by Sarah."
Passive voice
Besides in a list, when do you need two commas?
Around an additional clause (not an introductory clause).
Give two examples of a proper noun.
Your answers should be names of people, places, or things.
Fix the quotation marks in this sentence: "I don't want to go to the store, so I told him "I am not going and he said "You better go!
I don't want to go to the store, so I told him "I am not going", and he said "You better go!"
Use either an infinitive or a gerund correctly instead of the word in brackets: We always end up [walk] to school.
Write a sentence in passive voice.
answers will vary- but starts with the object and the doer is at the end!