Grammar
Topic Sentences and Concluding Sentences
Supporting Sentences
Fragments, Comma Splices and Run-ons
Connecting Clauses
100
Choose the best answer in the parenthesis: Everyone in the class (need/needs) to repeat the course.
What is needs?
100
Choose the best topic sentence. A. Volunteers deliver food or provide other services to the homebound. B. Many volunteer opportunities exist for New Yorkers who want to help their community.
What is B: Many volunteer opportunities exist for New Yorkers who want to help their community.
100
Choose the best answer. A. Good supporting details answer the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? B. Good supporting details do not have to relate to the topic. C. A paragraph only needs 1 or 2 supporting details to be good.
What is A? Good supporting details answer the questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?
100
Is this a fragment or a sentence? Because she was hungry.
What is fragment?
100
Name the coordinating words that FANBOYS represents: F is Y is A is S is N is B is O is
What is F is for, A is and, N is nor, B is but, O is or, Y is yet, S is so
200
She received (a/an/no article) excellent score on her test.
What is an?
200
Choose the answer that is NOT true about topic sentences: A. A good topic sentence is a general fact that everyone accepts as true. B. A good topic sentence states the main idea. C. A good topic sentence should not too general, or too specific. D. A good topic sentence has a controlling idea.
What is A? A good topic sentence is a general fact that everyone accepts as true.
200
Choose the answer that is NOT correct about supporting details. A. Major details connect directly to the topic sentence. B. Minor details connect to the previous major detail sentences. C. There are only 2 kinds of supporting details: those that give facts, and those that define.
What is C? here are only 2 kinds of supporting details: those that give facts, and those that define.
200
Choose the best answer: A. A comma splice is when there are 2 independent clauses separated by a comma. B. A run-on sentence is when there are 2 independent clauses separated by a comma. C. A comma splice is when there is a dependent clause, followed by a comma, and then followed by an ind. clause.
What is A. A comma splice is when there are 2 independent clauses separated by a comma.
200
Which choices for FANBOYS would you use to combine these two sentences? I wanted to get my driver's license. I wasn't ready to take the test.
What is , but , yet
300
Fill in the blank with the correct verb. The United States ( ) just elected a new president.
What is has?
300
Choose the type of paragraph you would see this concluding sentence in. Process Narrative Definition Opinion Descriptive As you can see, designing a kitchen requires a lot of patience and excellent attention to detail.
What is Process Analysis Paragraph
300
Read the paragraph and choose the unrelated sentence. Meditation is one of the best ways to relax. First, when you are meditating, your body slows down. This allows it to destress. Secondly, you give your mind a rest which creates an inner peace. Aromas can also help. Next, meditation aids in reducing the production of the stress chemical, cortisol.
What is Aromas can help?
300
Correct the following sentences by using FANBOYS. It was snowing today. I wore my boots.
What is It was snowing today, so I wore my boots.
300
Use nor to combine these sentences. I didn't want to go to the movies. I didn't want to go to dinner.
What is I didn't want to go to the movies, nor did I want to go to dinner.
400
Fill in the blank using modals in the passive voice. A traffic accident ____________to the insurance company. (must/report)
What is must be reported?
400
Choose the best concluding sentence. A. Finally, put the cookies in the oven for 12 minutes. B. In addition, it is a good idea to cover the cage. C. As you can see, drinking water is one of the best things you can do for your body.
What is C: As you can see, drinking water is one of the best things you can do for your body.
400
Choose the best major detail for this topic sentence: TS:You will learn a foreign language quickly if you live in the country where the target language is spoken. 1. SD: For example, on any given day, you might talk to a sales clerk, listen to questions, and read signs on the bus. 2. SD: You will be immersed in the language because you will speak, listen, and read the language all day long.
What is 2. SD: You will be immersed in the language because you will speak, listen, and read the language all day long.
400
Fix the following comma splice by adding a subjunctive adverb (remember these connect clauses but are not FANBOYS) We almost lost the game, our team scored the winning goal.
What is We almost lost the game; however, our team scored the winning goal.
400
Use "since" to combine these two clauses. I have not paid rent. I have lived in the house.
What is Since I have lived in the house, I have not paid rent. NO POINTS IF YOU DID NOT USE THE COMMA.
500
Change the active voice sentence to passive voice using modals. You must put out all smoking materials.
What is All smoking materails must be put out.
500
Choose all the answers that apply: A. Concluding sentences can offer a suggestion. B. Concluding sentences don't have to be at the end. C. Concluding sentences can make a prediction. D. Concluding sentences. can give an opinion. E. Concluding sentences can restate the topic sentence.
What is A, C, D, E
500
Name the kinds of supporting details (what do they do?).
What is Good supporting sentences: explain give examples describe define give reasons give facts
500
Combine the 2 sentence by putting an adverb clause as the first clause (this must be a dependent clause). Winnipeg is cold. I still enjoy living here.
What is Although Winnipeg is cold, I still enjoy living here. Even though Winnipeg is cold, I still enjoy living here. Despite the fact that Winnipeg is cold, I still enjoy living here. In spite of the fact that Winnipeg is cold, I still enjoy living here.
500
1. What is wrong with the sentence? 2. If you can identify the problem, then you may fix it for 500 points. Tom was a tall thin man he liked to ride his bike, jog and hike in the mountains.
Tom was a tall thin man who liked to ride his bike, jog, and hike in the mountains. OR Tom was a tall think man. He liked to ride his bike, jog and hike in the mountains. OR Tom was a tall think man, and he liked to ride his bike, jog and hike in the mountains. THERE COULD BE MORE
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