Homophones
The games were held in Rome and surrounding areas, (two / to / too).
What are the 4 nouns?
Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis.
Neil Gaiman, Hampshire, UK, United States, and Minneapolis
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The dangerous book for Boys.
The Dangerous Book for Boys.
What's the verb phrase?
I never would have gotten used to the idea
would have gotten
If (your / you’re) interested in seeing an intense sporting event today, you can go (two / too / to) a football game or watch a boxing match.
Grandmas and grandpas have it easy; (he or she / they) can spoil (his or her / their) grandkids without dealing with the consequences.
they/their
Identify the verbs.
She thought the old man was making it up.
thought and was
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the Lord Of The Rings
The Lord of the Rings
What is the linking verb?
She felt exhausted after the race.
felt
Gladiators were armed combatants who entered an arena (wear / where) they (would / wood) fight against other gladiators, condemned criminals, or sometimes even wild animals.
where/would
The team won (its / their) last five games, and the players were pleased with (its / their) accomplishment.
its/their
Identify the nouns.
As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Ursula K. LeGuin, Gene Wolfe, and G.K. Chesterton.
child, love, books, reading, stories, works, Lewis, Tolkien, Cabell, Poe, LeGuin, Wolfe, and Chesterton.
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The old man spoke in arabic, and I looked at ahmed.
What's the verb phrase in the following sentence?
She was staring up at the ruins with a puzzled expression on her face.
was staring
(It’s / its) not exactly clear when gladiator fighting started, but (their / there / they’re) is evidence that it might have originally (bin / been) a funeral rite.
It's/there/been
What is the antecedent of the bolded words?
Before she went to work, Samantha had to stop at a gas station and fill up her car.
Samantha
Is the word bravery a noun, verb, or adjective in the following sentence?
Bod was unimpressed by the ghouls’ bravery or their wisdom.
noun
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barack obama was elected as president in 2008. Since taking office in 2009, president Obama’s approval rating has gone up and down, just like other Presidents’ ratings have in the Past.
Barack Obama, President Obama's, presidents', past.
What is the action verb?
Her eyes seemed fully adjusted to the darkness now.
adjusted
But it was often left to the spectators to decide (whether / weather) or not a losing gladiator should be killed (buy / by / bye) the winner or (aloud / allowed) to live.
Rewrite the sentence so the pronouns & antecedents match.
One of the teachers at our school lost their job.
One of the teachers at our school lost his job.
What are the verbs in the following sentences?
Lightning crackled in the distance. At about midnight, a power line up the road exploded, struck by lightning, and our lights all went out. As exhausted as we were, we reluctantly hunted for flashlights and candles before going to bed.
crackled, exploded, struck, went, were, hunted, going.
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On march 19, 2003—two days after demanding that Saddam hussein and his Sons surrender and leave Iraq within 48 hour—the U.S.-led Coalition begins bombing baghdad.
March, Saddam Hussein, sons, coalition, Baghdad.
Iis the word “could” an action verb, linking verb, or helping verb?
The air was still, the river so flat that she could make out every detail in the city skyline mirrored in it.
Helping