Subject-Verb Agreement
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? “The thunderstorm ___ across the valley.” move / moves
What is "moves"?
Another name for a subordinate clause.
What is a dependent clause?
The villain’s malicious plan caused trouble for everyone in the story. In the word malicious, what does the root mal mean?
What is bad or evil?
Which word in the following sentence helps the reader understand frigid? “The lake was frigid, and the icy water made my feet numb.”
What is icy?
What is the modifier in this sentence? “Covered in dust, the trophy was finally found.”
What is covered in dust?
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? “The athletes on the track ___ before the race.” stretch / stretches
What is "stretch"?
Because Jaycee tripped during the 4x100 her relay team lost the race.
"The town held a celebration after the team won the championship.” In the word celebration, what does the root cele mean?
What is to honor or praise?
What is the meaning of the word ambiguous as it is used in the following sentence: “The instructions were ambiguous, and several students asked the teacher what they meant.”
What is unclear?
What is the modifier in this sentence? “The student with the blue backpack smiled.”
What is with the blue backpack?
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? “The stack of narrative essays ___ on my desk.” sit / sits
What is "sits"?
Does the following sentence need a comma? If so, where?
As soon as Paxton hit the ball I knew it was going to be a home run.
“The patient had to recline in the chair during the exam.” In the word recline, what does the root clin mean?
What is lean or bend?
What is the meaning of tentative as it is used in the following sentence: “Unlike his confident sister, Jordan was tentative and kept changing his answer.”
What is uncertain?
Fix the misplaced modifier: “The librarian found a book on the shelf with a torn cover.”
What is "The librarian found a book with a torn cover on the shelf"?
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? “Neither answer on the quiz ___ correct.” seem / seems
What is "seems"?
What kind of sentence has both a dependent and an independent clause?
What is a complex sentence?
“Each winter, the birds migrate to a warmer region.” In the word migrate, what does the root migr mean?
What is to move or wander?
What is the meaning of concise as it is used in the following sentence: “The principal gave a concise announcement, explaining everything in only two sentences.”
What is brief?
Fix the misplaced modifier: “The mechanic gave the tire to the driver flattened by a nail.”
What is “The mechanic gave the driver the tire flattened by a nail”?
Which verb correctly completes the sentence? “The principal, along with two counselors, ___ the assembly." lead / leads
What is "leads"?
Something all clauses have that make them different than phrases.
What are subjects and predicates?
“The castle was built as a fortress to protect the kingdom.” In the word fortress, what does the root fort mean?
What is strong?
What is the meaning of galvanized as it is used in the following sentence: “The coach’s speech galvanized the team; players cheered and rushed onto the field.”
What is motivated?
Fix the misplaced modifier: “The coach posted the roster on the locker room door written in alphabetical order.”
What is “The coach posted the roster written in alphabetical order on the locker room door”?