Vocabulary
What’s a stronger synonym for “big”?
Huge / enormous / massive
Is this a fragment or a complete sentence: “Because I woke up late.”
A fragment
Where does the comma go?
“After school I went home.”
After “school.”
Rewrite this text to sound more polite: “I need you to help me now.”
“Could you help me when you have a moment?” (Any polite version accepted.)
Does this sentence sound happy, angry, or bored?
“Great. Another assignment.”
Bored
Replace the boring word: “She was mad at her friend.”
Upset / furious / irritated / annoyed.
Fix this run-on: “I love reading it lets me escape.”
Any correct fix (period, semicolon, conjunction).
Add commas to correctly list:
“I bought apples grapes milk and cereal.”
Apples, grapes, milk, and cereal.
What’s one reason clear communication matters?
Avoids confusion / helps people understand your meaning.
Choose the BEST option that describes the author’s voice in this example.
“Yo, listen up — if you want the best pizza in town, you’ve gotta try the place on Main Street.”
a. formal and serious
b. friendly and casual
c. angry and rude
What is a more precise synonym for “walked slowly”?
Strolled / crept / shuffled.
Q: Which sentence shows correct parallel structure?
A) “She likes dancing, to swim, and running.”
B) “She likes dancing, swimming, and running.”
B) "She likes dancing, swimming, and running."
Does this sentence need a comma before “but”?
“She wanted to go but she was too tired.”
Yes
Fix the vague request: “Can you check this?”
“Can you check the last paragraph for grammar?” (Or any more specific version.)
What tone does this sentence have?
“I would appreciate it if you didn’t interrupt me again.”
Polite but firm.
“The storm was imminent, so the school rushed to move students inside.”
Imminent means:
a. happening later
b. impossible
c. about to happen
d. harmless
C. About to happen
Identify the independent clause: “Although it was raining, we went outside.”
We went outside.
Fix the sentence (capitalization, punctuation, spelling).
i seen my friend yesterday and we went to the mall
"I saw my friend yesterday, and we went to the mall."
Change the tone from rude to respectful:
“You never answer my questions!”
“I feel confused sometimes. Could you explain this part again?”
Rewrite this to sound formal:
“Can u tell me what to do next?”
“Could you tell me what I should do next?”
Choose the best vivid verb: “The dog ____ across the yard.”
Options: ran, sprinted, moved, went.
Sprinted
Rewrite this sentence for clarity WITHOUT changing the meaning:
“The kid saw the man with the telescope.”
Anything clarifying who has the telescope
Add commas to make the meaning clear:
“Let’s eat Grandma!”
Bonus 200 Points: What is this kind of comma called?
Let’s eat, Grandma!
Turn this complaint into a problem-solving question:
“My partner isn’t doing any of the work.”
“How can I divide the tasks fairly with my partner?”
Turn this casual slang into academic language:
“That part of the book was lowkey confusing.”
“That section of the book was somewhat confusing.”