Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
Fear of _______ often keeps people from pulling cruel pranks on one another.
What is retaliation.
100
Choose the correct word(s):
YOUR/YOU'RE going to have to stay after school today.
What is YOU'RE.
100
Determine if there is an error in the following (if so, name it):
I'm exhausted, it's been a long day.
What is a comma splice.
100
This character kills Macbeth.
Who is Macduff?
100
WORDS CONFUSED
Choose the correct word(s):
That car is WHO'S/WHOSE?
What is WHOSE.
200
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
Although the house looked _______ from the outside, the inside was absolutely breathtaking.
What is homely.
200
Choose the correct word(s):
Take a right, THAN/THEN the bookstore will be on YOUR/YOU'RE left.
What is THEN, YOUR.
200
Determine if there is an error in the following (if so, name it):
Had to arrive at the airport at 7:30 AM.
What is a fragment.
200
This woman causes Montag to think critically about the society in which he lives which ultimately leads to his development as a character.
Who is Clarisse?
200
VOCAB
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
When Max turned on the faucet, he accidentally broke off the handle and a _______ of water came gushing out.
What is torrent.
300
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
The Long Island Medium is a modern-day example of a(n) ___________.
What is oracle.
300
Choose the correct word(s):
To this day, the horrific AFFECTS/EFFECTS of the war are still being felt.
What is EFFECTS.
300
Determine if there is an error in the following (if so, name it): I arrived to the game at 4pm, yet my parents arrived at 4:15 pm.
What is no error.
300
This former history teacher of Holden's attempts to steer him in the right direction at the beginning of The Catcher in the Rye.
Who is Mr. Spencer?
300
The majority of The Catcher in the Rye takes place in this city.
What is New York.
400
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
The horseradish sauce was a delicious _________ to the prime rib.
What is complement.
400
Choose the correct word(s):
My friends were ALREADY/ALL READY to come over when my mom rescinded THERE/THEIR/THEY'RE invitation.
What is ALL READY, THEIR.
400
Determine if there is an error in the following (if so, name it): Warren was doing his homework, he does his homework after school.
What is a comma splice.
400
This sentence from The Catcher in the Rye is an example of what literary device?
"She was about as kindhearted as a goddam wolf” (130).
What is a simile.
400
VOCAB
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
________ involves not only speaking your opinion, but listening and responding to another person’s ideas.
What is discourse.
500
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
Whether he liked it or not, the criminal was quickly forced into _________ when the cop slapped handcuffs on him.
What is submission.
500
Choose the correct word(s):
Please EXCEPT/ACCEPT my COMPLEMENT/COMPLIMENT instead of trying TO/TOO brush it off.
What is ACCEPT, COMPLIMENT, TO.
500
Determine if there is an error in the following (if so, name it): After school, he took the bus home.
What is no error.
500
These two characters from Macbeth flee to England and Ireland after their father's murder.
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
500
SENTENCE ERRORS
Find the sentence that contains an error:
A. The new chandelier looks beautiful, it brightens up the room.
B. The new chandelier looks beautiful, and it brightens up the room.
C. The chandelier is beautiful because it brightens up the room.
D. The chandelier is beautiful; it brightens up the room.