Gators
Will
Rule
The
World
100
Determination and honesty is/are important characteristics to have.
Are. Subject-verb agreement
100
What's wrong? Fix it? The peoples' candidate won.
People's. Plural word not ending in "s"
100
Things are ____ and ____. People are ____.
Things = that's and which's People = who's
100
DAILY DOUBLE (you must answer both correctly to get the points). What is/are the three modes of business communication discussed during the previous supplemental?
ARE. Letters, emails, memos.
100
What is an appositive?
A word or phrase that follows another word to identify it.
200
The dodo bird is known for its/it's inability to fly.
ITS - possessive
200
What's wrong? Fix it. He wanted a dog, but his parents didn't.
Remove comma. "He wanted a dog but his parents didn't." NO comma when joing a dependent claurse or phrase.
200
The use of cellphones and pagers is/are prohibited.
Is. Subject of this sentence is "use" which is singular.
200
What's wrong and how do you fix it? He should proceed at their own pace.
He should proceed at HIS own pace. A pronoun must refer to a specific noun and agree in gender and number.
200
What's wrong? Fix it? John flunked science, therefore he didn't graduate.
Sentences connected by a conjunctive adverb need to be separated by a semicolon or a period. 1) John flunked science. Therefore, he did not graduate. 2) John flunked science; therefore, he did not graduate.
300
What's wrong? Fix it. The dogs toy.
Dogs' plural word ending in "s"
300
What's wrong? Fix it? The students are smart, talented, and always working hard.
Parallelism. Remove always. The students are smart, talented, and working hard.
300
What's wrong? Fix it. I borrowed Chris's book.
Correct. Single syllable ending in "s"
300
What's wrong? Fix it? I like him very much, he is very kind.
COmma splice. 1) I like him very much. He is very kind. 2) I like him very much; he is very kind.
300
What is an apostraphe?
It indicates possession, contractions, and plurals.
400
What's wrong? Fix it? I like her very much, and she has a sense of humor.
No error.
400
What's wrong? Fix it. Rising over the hill, the men saw the bright red sun.
Misplaced modifier. The men saw the bright red sun rising over the hill.
400
What are some conjunctive adverbs.
Also, nevertheless, otherwise, therefore, however.... there are many more
400
What's wrong? Fix it? Its going to rain.
IT'S going to rain.
400
Identify the subject and the appositive. A listener, Mary, raised the topic on academics.
Subject = listener Appositive = Mary Appositive is a word/phrase that follows another word to identify it.
500
What's wrong with this sentence? Fix it? None of the candidates described their career plans in detail.
None of the candidates described HIS OR HER career plans in detail. Indefinite pronouns = are always singular (each, everyone, anybody, someone,none)
500
When should you use a comma?
1. To signal a follow-up explanation 2. To replace a semicolon 3. To introduce a quote 4. To follow salutations
500
What's wrong? Fix it? She sings well but made many mistakes.
She SANG well but made many mistakes. Need to have matching tenses
500
This group of 3033 students is/are the best.
IS. Refers to group = singlular.
500
Where does the apostraphe in "Nicholas book" go?
Nicholas' More than one syllable ending with "s"
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