Grammar
What is the past tense of give?
gave
After which word does the comma go?
Unfortunately she is feeling sick and tired today.
What is Unfortunately.
In which country are they turning trash into energy?
Egypt. (Cairo to be exact)
The Blizzard of 1888 created many problems. People died and were stuck. Because of this, New York started a better system for people to move through the city. WHat was it?
The subway (underground railway)
Which of our classmates speak Arabic?
Samah and Nahed
What is the past participle of give?
given
What marks of punctuation show someone is talking?
Quotation marks
About many people survived the Titanic disaster?
700 (705 to be exact)
Iqbal Masih lived in what country when he was sold into slavery by his parents?
Pakistan
Who met their husbands on dating sites?
Claudia and Claudia
Which is correct?
a) I have been swimming since 5:30 am.
b) I have been swimming for 5:30 am.
b
Which sentence is correct?
a) The dog seems friendly at first but, he will bite you if you get too close.
b) The dog seems friendly at first, but he will bite you if you get too close.
b (The comma comes BEFORE the FANBOYS word in a compound sentence)
What two senses did Anne Frank lose when she was a child?
What is hearing and sight.
Frida Kahlo was from what country?
Mexico
Who is from El Salvador?
Roxana
Which is the correct sentence?
a) That house is the bigger one in the neighborhood.
b) That house is the biggest one in the neighborhood.
b
Which sentence is correct?
a) If you finish your test early, you may leave.
b) If you finish your test early, and turned it in, you may leave.
a) You don't need the second comma in the second sentence.
What country had the first paper money?
China! (of course)
Martin Luther King fought for what?
Rights for black people
Who is from Peru?
Susan
Which is correct?
a) They have been sleeping since this morning.
b) They have slept since this morning.
a
They are STILL sleeping. So it is "have been sleeping."
What are the FANBOYS words used in compound sentence?
For Yet
And So
Nor
But
Or
The Blizzard of 1888 created many problems. People died and were stuck. Because of this, New York started a better system for people to move through the city. WHat was it?
The subway (underground railway)
Santa Claus originated in what country?
a) England
b) Turkey
c) Germany
d) Norway
b) Turkey
This was a hard one, but it goes way back to around 280 AD in Turkey.
Who was born in the United States?
Your teacher, Jonell!