Verbs
What is the meaning of verb tense consistency when it comes to writing a sentence, paragraph, or paper?
What is the difference between rise and raise
Rise means to "go up" or "get up"
Raise means "to lift something up" or "to push up something"
This is one letter that you should always capitalize when it is being used as a subject
I
Where do you place the comma when you are using a conjunction to join two sentence?
Before the conjunction
This is the number of letters there are in the alphabet.
26
Give an example of one time you are allowed to change verb tenses in your paragraph.
Flashbacks
When talking about what you will do in the future
What is the difference between "lie and "lay"
I'm not looking for the meaning of "lie" that relates to not telling the truth
Lie means to "recline"
Lay means "to put something down"
Her Aunt is taking her friend, jenny, to the stone crest mall.
Her aunt is taking her friend, Jenny, to the Stone Crest Mall.
Name all of the coordinating conjunctions
FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
A children's doctor
What is the meaning of "verb tense"
It indicates the time expressed by the verb (present, past, future)
Alice may not lift heavy books, but she wants to ask her mother if she can go to the library with her friend.
Alice cannot lift heavy books, but she wants to ask her mother if she may go to the library with her friend.
When do you capitalize "north", "south", "east" and "west"?
When they are being used in a title or with a name of a region. You do not capitalize when they are being used for directions
Comma splice
When do you capitalize subjects?
When they have a letter or number behind them
What should a past and present participle always have?
What is the difference between "bring" and "take"?
Bring means that something is moving towards you and take means something is moving away from you
Correct this sentence:
my favorite brand of jeans is levi's because They are so comfy, but natalie said that she doesn't like levi's because "They are so last year".
My favorite brand of jeans is Levi's because they are so comfy, but Natalie said that she doesn't like Levi's because "they are so last year".
Correct this sentence:
The young pretty girl likes to eat cold ice-cream spicy chips sweet candy and fried wings.
The young, pretty girl likes to eat cold ice-cream, spicy chips, sweet candy, and fried wings.
What colors do you mix to get brown?
Mix any primary (blue, red, yellow, black, white, etc.) with its complimentary
Regular and irregular
What is the difference between "affect" and "effect"?
Choose one and use it in a sentence
Affect means "to influence" and effect means "the result of "
Do you ever capitalize family members like "mom" and "grandma" in a sentence? Why or why not?
Yes, when they are connected to their name or being used as their name.
Correct this sentence
Hey Lucy did you finish your math homework study for science and write your paper yet?
Hey Lucy, did you finish your math homework, study for science, and write your paper yet?
This person invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney