Fragment Fixers
Grammar Detectives
The Preposition Mission
Proper Nouns
The Mystery Box
100
Fix this sentence by adding a subject: "Is twelve o’clock now."
"It is twelve o’clock now."
100
In the sentence "Maria and her sister play the piano," what is the entire subject?
Maria and her sister
100
Explain the difference between "at the store" and "in the store."
At is a point/location; In means inside the building.
100
Why do "Amazon Go" and "Jefferson Community College" need capital letters?
They are Proper Nouns / specific names.
100
Who was the first person to walk on the moon with Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission?
Neil Armstrong.
200
This sentence is a fragment: "John is my brother. Works at Ames Bank." Why is the second part a fragment?
It is missing a subject; it needs "He works..."
200
Find the error in this "There is/are" sentence: "There are a purple kite in the sky."
There is a purple kite.
200
Fix the error: "Caroline arrives on 8 a.m. at the store."
Caroline arrives at 8 a.m. at the store.
200
Identify the lowercase error: "Eun and hae-won skate in south america."
Hae-Won and South America.
200
In social studies, what do we call a community that is located right outside of a big city, where there are more houses and backyards?
A suburban community (or the suburbs).
300
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence by adding a verb: "My mother breakfast every morning."
"My mother makes breakfast every morning."
300
In "The university has business and education classes," what is the compound object?
business and education classes
300
Which prepositional phrase is correct for a specific date: "in May 19th" or "on May 19th"?
on May 19th
300
Rewrite this sentence with correct capitals: "my friend and i play tennis every tuesday."
My friend and I play tennis every Tuesday.
300
Which region of the United States is famous for having the "Grand Canyon" and very dry, hot weather?
The Southwest.
400
A student writes: "The history professors long lectures." How do you fix this to make it a complete thought?
Add a verb like give or read.
400
Use "There are" to describe this picture.
There are two tigers in the jungle...
400
Use three different prepositions (at, in, on) to describe where a cat could be.
E.g., At the door, in the box, on the mat.
400
Name three things that are always Proper Nouns.
Names of people, specific places/countries, days of the week/months, etc.
400
What was the name of the famous lunar module (the spacecraft) that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon?
The Eagle.
500
"Has a subject and a verb." Explain why this is a fragment even though it mentions a subject and verb.
It is missing a real subject and a complete idea.
500
Create a sentence using a pronoun as the subject and two objects.
E.g., "She likes apples and oranges."
500
Create a sentence that uses a preposition of time and a preposition of place together.
E.g., "I work at the store [place] on Mondays [time]."
500
In the paragraph "A Great Place to Work" (page 5) why is "She" capitalized in the middle of a paragraph?
Because it is the first word of a new sentence.
500
This region is known as the "Breadbasket of the World" because it has flat land and grows a lot of corn and wheat. Name the region.
The Midwest.