Subject- Verb Agreement
Choose the correct form of the verb.
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
what is are
Which of the following sentences is correct?
a) I want to go to the store, and buy some milk.
b) I want to go to the store and buy some milk.
c) I want to go to the store, and, buy some milk.
What is B. I want to go to the store and buy some milk.
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
A. I went to the mall, and I bought some clothes.
B. After I went to the mall, I bought some clothes.
C. I went to the mall to buy some clothes.
A. I went to the mall, and I bought some clothes.
It was a nice summer day, so Jay went out to play.
What is the noun in this sentence?
Who/What is Jay?
What is a sanctuary?
A) place of safety and refuge
b) place devoid peace
What is a A
The horses _____ wildly across the field.
A) gallops
b) gallop
What is B- gallop
Identify the correct usage of a dash in the following sentence:
a) The conference—originally scheduled for June—has been postponed.
b) The conference-originally scheduled for June-has been postponed.
c) The conference—originally scheduled for June has been postponed.
What is A. The conference—originally scheduled for June—has been postponed.
Which sentence uses proper subject-verb agreement?
A. The cat ran in the yard every evening.
B. The cat run in the yard every evening.
C. The cat runs in the yard every evening.
C. The cat runs in the yard every evening.
We ____ at this restaurant before.
a) Will eat
b)Ate
c)Eat
What is Ate?
True or false?
“Lives; Not Close Enough for Comfort”, by David Bardeen was about a boy coming out to his twin sister.What is false
The mascot, as well as the hockey players, _____ at the school.
A) Volunteers
B) Volunteer
What is A - Volunteers
Identify the correct use of the semicolon:
a) I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.
b) I have a big test tomorrow; and I can’t go out tonight.
c) I have a big test tomorrow; however I can’t go out tonight.
What is A. I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
A. She likes jumping, to read, and running.
B. She likes jumping, reading, and running.
C. She likes jumping, to read, and to run.
B. She likes jumping, reading, and running.
Layla sang a wonderful song for the school play. She sings so beautifully.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
What is beautifully?
true or false?
“Cesar Chavez Changed My Life” by Daniel Alejandrez was one of our assigned readings.
What is True
Is this sentence correct?
The herd of horses gallop wildly across the field.
True or False?
What is False.
Choose the correct sentence:
a) Its a beautiful day.
b) It’s a beautiful day.
c) Its' a beautiful day.
What is B. It’s a beautiful day.
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
A. The chef prepped the food.
B. The food was prepped by the chef.
C. The chef will prep the food.
B. The food was prepped by the chef.
Which verb goes in the space below?
I ____ a little too much last night.
a)Drink
b)Drank
c)Drunk
What is Drunk?
True or false?
In “Barn Burning”, by William Faulkner, Abner steps in horse droppings on the rug, drags his shoe across it, and then damages it with a flat rock.
What is True
There _____ been many hurricanes this year.
A) has
b) Have
What is B- Have
Choose the correct sentence with parentheses:
a) The results (of the experiment) which were surprising changed our approach.
b) The results of the experiment which were surprising changed our approach.
c) The results of the experiment (which were surprising) changed our approach.
What is C. The results of the experiment (which were surprising) changed our approach.
Which sentence has a misplaced modifier.
A. He handed the ketchup to his sister with mayonnaise.
B. With mayonnaise, he handed the ketchup to his sister.
C. He handed the mayonnaise and ketchup to his sister.
A. He handed the ketchup to his sister with mayonnaise.
What is the correct Word Choice?
Paige had to leave Europe; she must ___ from her homeland.
a)Immigrate
b)Emigrate
c)Migration
What is Emigrate?
True or false?
“Every Day Use” by Audre Lorde is about a woman and her two daughters, and their uneasy relationships.
What is false.