How many nouns are in the following sentence? What are they?
"I went to the store to buy some milk for breakfast."
3 Nouns
100
What is an adverb?
A word that usually modifies or changes a verb phrase.
100
"I could have played basketball"
Identify the whole verb, including the helping verb.
could have played
100
Give one example of a preposition.
on, off, in, about, as, at, before, below, beneath, etc.
100
Where should the comma be in this sentence?
"After going home Bob did his homework."
After "going home"
200
What is the proper noun in this sentence?
"Sarah enjoys swimming in the pool over the summer."
Sarah
200
What does an adverb normally have at the end of it? Specifically what two letters?
"ly"
200
What word does an infinitive usually have? (not always but normally)
To
200
What defines a run-on sentence?
A sentence with a lack of punctuation.
300
How many proper nouns are in this sentence?
"Jim loves to read the Harry Potter books."
2
300
Give one example of a linking verb.
Be, am, is, are was, been, being, become, seem, appear, look, feel, sound, taste, smell, remain, grow, stay, turn.
300
"Skating around the rink, she was beautiful"
Skating around the rink is an example of:
A participial phrase
300
"The roof is above the house"
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Above
300
Identify the complete predicate in this sentence.
"The mechanic fixed our car yesterday afternoon."
"Fixed our car yesterday afternoon."
400
What is the purpose of an adjective?
To describe something
400
Which is the correct past tense of the verb begin?
1) Began
2) Begined
3) Beganed
4) Beguned
Began
400
"I love running around the field"
What verbal is this an example of?
A Gerund
400
How many prepositions are in this sentence and what are they?
"He went above and beyond his task. He was on fire"
3-above, beyond, on
400
Which does not contain an adjective?
1) Bright moon
2) Blue shirt
3) Looked quickly
4) Big family
Looked quickly- quickly is an adverb
500
What are the adjectives in this sentence?
"He wore a light blue sweater. It became wet from the rain, and extremely itchy."
-Light
-Blue
-Wet
-Itchy
500
In which sentence is the verb form correct?
1) The boys walks through the door
2) The boys walked through the door
3) The boys has walked through the door
4) The boys walking through the door
The boys walked through the door
500
Create your own gerund phrase
Some examples: I love baking cakes, Jim's snoring is keeping me awake.
500
Give an example of a prepositional phrase
A phrase using a preposition.
500
What is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet?
Two teens who cannot get married due to their parents' feuding.