Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Sentence Errors
Punctuation
Diction
100
Which part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
A noun
100
What sort of pronoun is "her" in this sentence? That is her book.
A possessive pronoun
100
Why is this not a sentence? As we were crossing the road.
It doesn't have a finite verb, and doesn't express a complete idea.
100
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question?
A question mark
100
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Albany is known for (its, it’s) beautiful beaches.
its
200
Which part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun?
An adjective
200
Which type of pronoun is used to introduce a question?
An interrogative pronoun
200
How would you fix this sentence? I love soccer, it is the number one sport in the world.
I love soccer because... I love soccer. It is... I love soccer; it is...
200
Which punctuation mark is used at the beginning and end of someone’s exact words?
Quotation marks or inverted commas
200
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: (Your, You’re) one of the winners of the essay contest.
You're
300
Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?
An adverb
300
“This,” “that,” “these,” and “those” are what kind of pronouns?
Demonstrative pronouns
300
The following statement is an example of which type of sentence error? The tribal community lives off of the land they gather, they share food as a group.
A comma splice
300
Which punctuation mark may be used to introduce a list of items?
A colon
300
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: My family and I went (two, to, too) the city.
to
400
Which part of speech is used to join words or groups of words?
A conjunction
400
What is a personal pronoun that shows ownership or possession?
possessive pronoun
400
Name the type of sentence error in the following sentence, and fix it: The roof is made of palm leaves, the walls are made of tree bark.
A comma splice The roof is made of palm leaves, while... The roof is made of palm leaves; the walls.. The roof is made of palm leaves. The walls...
400
Which punctuation mark is used to form a possessive noun?
An apostrophe
400
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: All of the campers returned to (there, they’re, their) cabins.
their
500
Which part of speech are the words “in,” “out,” “about,” “at,” “toward,” and “of”?
Prepositions
500
Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentence: You gave (who, whom) the answer?
whom
500
What are the three ways to correct a comma splice?
Add a full stop and capitalize the next word OR Add a semicolon without capitalizing the next word OR Add one of the FANBOYS
500
What is the name of the comma that appears before the word “and” in the following sentence? I bought milk, eggs, and butter at the grocery store.
An Oxford comma OR A serial comma
500
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence: Everyone smiled for the photographer (accept, except) Jodie.
except
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