Grammar
What is the proper name for what a pronoun refers to in a sentence?
Antecedent
Pick a transition set for an essay with four body paragraphs. You should have five transitions (four body paragraphs + conclusion.)
First, next, also, finally, in conclusion
To begin, in addition, then, lastly, all in all
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
The helpful teacher concerned himself with students' abilities.
helpful
In a Christmas Carol, who is the second ghost to visit Ebeneezer Scrooge?
a. Christmas Present
b. Christmas Past
a. Christmas Present
Identify the incorrect homophones in the following sentence AND correct them:
I wood love to go out two dinner tonight because I've been board the hole day.
wood = would, two = to, board = bored, hole = whole
Correct the vague pronoun error in the sentence:
My mom's car was stolen, so she reported it to the police.
My mom's car was stolen, so my mom reported it to the police.
What three things, in the correct order, are needed in an informative essay INTRODUCTION? Think about the intro you just wrote.
Lead, Topic sentence, Plan statement
What part of speech is the capitalized word in the sentence:
The WRITTEN words are a great record of her ideals.
Adjective
In Twas the Night Before Christmas, 8 reindeer are named Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen are seven but was is the name of the eighth?
Prancer
Choose the word that completes the sentence:
When you a square, you end up with two rectangles.
a. bisect
b. duplicate
c. monopolize
a. bisect
Edit the following sentence (CUPS):
mr kern the science teacher is a basketball coach
Mr. Kern, the science teacher, is a basketball coach.
What three things are needed, in order, for an informative essay CONCLUSION? Think about the conclusion you just wrote.
Topic sentence, Summary of star ideas, Final statement
Find the prepositions in the following sentence:
Although she kept looking near the water, Evelyn finally found the Loch Ness Monster in the caves around the lake.
near, in, around
How many sizes does the Grinch's heart grow in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Three
Which of these suffixes means "one who does an action?"
a. -ist
b. -ion
c. -ful
d. -ible
a. -ist
Complete the sentences with the correct verb:
Twilight _________ around 6 p.m.
Turtles _________ their eggs in the sand.
ends, lay
Read the intro paragraph then decide which topic sentence fits best.
What has happened to that great community that I grew up in? The quiet, beautiful neighborhood that I once knew is no longer recognizable. It is now overloaded with problems.
a. I don’t know what’s going to be done about all these problems.
b. No one seems to care about the problems we are facing.
c. Among the many problems we face are violence, drugs, and homelessness.
c. Among the many problems we face are violence, drugs, and homelessness.
What is the object of the preposition?
Venetian merchants traded with many different countries.
countries
What is the final line in the poem T'was the Night before Christmas?
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Which term describes the relationship between the words "their" and "they're"?
homophone
Correct the following sentence:
after he ate an entire pizza Mark my brother went on a roller coaster so now i have to take him home because he feels sick
After he ate an entire pizza, Mark, my brother, went on a roller coaster, so now I have to take him home because he feels sick.
Create a topic sentence that is a compound sentence and answers the following prompt:
What season is the best? (Fall, winter, spring, or summer)
Answers will vary.
What part of speech is the capitalized word in the following sentence:
For Christmas, my mom gave me a LIGHT blue blanket for my living room.
adverb
In the song of ‘The Twelve days of Christmas’, what new gift was given on the 6th day?
6 geese a-laying
It has nothing to do with the bathing of swine. Identify this familiar word which means "nonsense".
hogwash