Grammar
What is the definition of a proper noun?
A specific person, place, or thing.
What does notorious mean?
A. Famous
B. Writer
C. Dark
D. Strange
A. Famous
What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence either missing its subject or main verb
What types of ending punctuation exist?
How many Harry Potter movies are there?
8!
What is the difference between a word being plural and a word being possessive?
Plural=multiple Example: friends
Possessive= shows ownership Example: friend's
Although the president appoints the secretaries, they must be approved by the senate with a vote. Choose the word that has the same meaning as appoints:
Chooses
Knows
Leads
Visits
Chooses
Turn the following sentences into a compound sentence.
I wrote an essay. The task required five paragraphs.
I wrote an essay, but the task required five paragraphs.
Where does the comma go?
After Madeline called Robert decided to do his homework.
called,
How many wisdom teeth does the average adult have?
4!
Identify the type of error in the following sentence:
Tomorrow is Amanda's birthday, so we will eat cupcakes and drank root beer.
A. misplaced commas
B. subject-verb agreement
C. verb tense
D. misplaced modifier
C. verb tense
Which of the following is an antonym of the word discord?
A. Agreement
B. Conflict
C. Excitement
D. Boredom
A. Agreement
What is the subject of the following sentence?
Julia reads many books.
Julia
What type of punctutation comes at the end of an interrogative sentence?
Which is the chemical symbol for potassium: P, T, or K?
K
Identify the prepostional phrase in the follow sentence:
The people in the audience cheered loudly when they finished watching Hamilton.
A. the people
B. in the audience
C. cheered loudly
D. finished watching
B. In the audience
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
A. sounding annoyed, too
B. her father walked in
C. relaxing with a magazine
D. Tonya was
A. sounding annoyed, too
Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
A. What did you do over summer vacation?
B. We were stuck in traffic for hours.
C. Feed the dog and water the plants while I'm away.
D. I know how to speak English and Spanish
C. Feed the dog and water the plants while I'm away.
Why is a colon used in the following sentence? Why is the colon used in the following sentence? You may want to bring the following items: rain coat, mud boots, and umbrella.
To introduce a list
Which of these is a difference between amphibians and reptiles: amphibians are omnivores and reptiles are not, reptiles are cold-blooded and amphibians are not, or reptiles have hard-shelled eggs and amphibians do not?
Reptiles have hard-shelled eggs and amphibians do not
What is the difference between a passive and an active sentence? (bonus points for an example)
Active: Julia wrote the novel.
Passive: The novel was written by the Julia.
Passive writing is less clear as it does not put the subject at the beginning of the sentence.
"Messy things," said Marilla whose aesthetic sense was not noticeably developed. What does an aesthetic sense mean?
A. a habit of working hard
B. An interest in knowledge
C. A need to follow the rules
D. A appreciation of beauty
D. An appreciation of beauty
What is the direct object in the following sentence?
On my birthday, Kenny gave a book to me.
What is a comma splice?
Which of these animals has the most legs: bee, octopus, or crab?
Crab!