Punctuation
Place the period(s) in the correct places in the following sentence: The cow's udders dangled lazily
The cow's udders dangled lazily.
Name one of the states in the USA that has its first letter capitalized
Literally any of them. But you had to name one. If you said "all of them" you messed up. I told you to name ONE of them.
Is "to trip" a regular verb or an irregular verb?
regular verb
Define a "clause"
A sentence that has both a subject and a verb
How many bones are in the human body?
206
Put a period in the appropriate place(s): He was a member of the FBI
He was a member of the FBI.
Capitalize the following sentence correctly: they went to the atlantic ocean to fight a whale named tony.
They went to the Atlantic Ocean to fight a whale named Tony.
What makes a verb "irregular"?
When you change it to past tense, it changes the word// OR you can't just add "ed" to the end
What is the subject in the following sentence: "The kat barfed after eating a flaming hot Cheeto."
The kat
Which continent has the most countries
Africa
What part of someone's name would you put a period after?
Their middle initial (like John F. Stevens)
What is the difference between a proper noun and a common noun (other than one of them needing to be capitalized)
Proper nouns refer to specific people, places, or things, whereas common nouns are just general people, places, or things (like "Lewiston Middle Skool" vs. "skool")
How do you make a "past participle"?
you just add "had" in front of the verb (like "had run", or "had eaten"
What is the present participle of "to eat"
Eating
How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United States? Closest answer wins the points.
as of 8/29/23, there are 13,520 McDonnies in the USA
Name BOTH types of sentences that need periods at the end of them
- Declarative sentences (or "statements")
- Imperative sentences (or "commands")
When is the ONLY time you don't capitalize the first letter of a sentence?
lmaoo got 'em, there is no time like that. That's a trick question bwah
What is the present participle of "to bike"?
"Biking"
Clause or phrase: "Liam got up."
Explain why.
It is a clause. "Liam" is the subject and "got" is the verb.
What year did Maine become a state? If you are within 5 years of being correct, I'll give you the points.
1820. So I'll take any answer from 1815-1825
Name BOTH types of sentences that exclamation marks follow
- Exclamatory sentences
- Interjections
I went to the football game with dad.
Yes, it does need to be capitalized. The reason is because "dad" in this sentence replaces his name.
"Brushing" is the present participle... what is the infinitive of brushing?
To brush
Write an example of a phrase
*accept any answer that has 2+ words with only a subject or a verb, but not both*
When was basketball invented? Closest answer wins the points.
1891 buddy