Where does the hyphen go: One half of the students failed the usage test
What is One-half
100
Roy was so excited to go see the play last week.
So should not be used as intensive adverb - Roy was VERY excited to go see the play last week.
100
Find the incorrectly used word and correct it: The foreman came to the site in regards to a request to set parameters for the building.
What is "regards" which needs to be changed to "regard."
100
One half of the pie was eaten
What is one-half
200
Which mood is when a person wants to express a fact, opinion, or question.
What is Indicative mood
200
Insert the dashes: We talked actually we whispered to one other.
What is ---actually we whispered---
200
Zach is superior than every other runner in the United States.
"Superior" should be followed by "to," not "than" - Zach is superior TO every other runner in the United States.
200
Find the incorrectly used word and correct it: He wrote down the observances he made during the science experiment.
What is "observances" which needs to be changed to "observations."
200
Is this Active or Passive Voice: Josh punches the pancake.
What is Active voice
300
Mr. J had thinked that his students wanted to play this game, but he was wrong.
- Mr. J had thought that his students wanted to pay this game, but he was wrong.
300
Fix the sentence: He re-covered the money that went missing.
What is recovered
300
Brian and Maureen made sure to arrive early so they could size up their competition.
"Size up" is colloquial - Brian and Maureen made sure to arrive early so they could EVALUATE their competition.
300
Find the incorrectly used word and correct it: Mother Teresa is infamous for her charitable nature.
What is "infamous" which should be changed to "famous."
300
A fortune-teller will have been here yesterday, but I forgot to ask her about my future.
-A fortune-teller had been here yesterday, but I forgot to ask her about my future.
400
What kind of mood sentence is this: Go run four miles!
What is Imperative mood
400
Fix the sentence: He wore an I told you so face, when you got the answer wrong.
What is I-told-you-so or "I told you so"
400
We met this guy far out in the fields, and his car was in really bad shape.
"Shape" meaning "condition" or "manner of execution" is acceptable only in the slang of sports - We met this guy far out in the fields, and his car was in really bad CONDITION.
400
Find the incorrectly used word and correct it: The abstract art in the museum was sensual and allowed for many visitors to self-reflect and consider the importance of the pieces.
What is "sensual" which should be changed to "sensuous."
500
Brian had been bringed by Amy to the art convention in Minnesota.
-Amy had brought Brian to the art convention in Minnesota.
This sentence was written in the passive voice and had a wrong past participle.
500
Insert the dashes in the sentence: The list of groceries consisted of: cereal, steak, blackberries, and orange juice.
What is ---cereal
Why: Dashes are allowed to replace semi-colons
500
It was such a ridiculous idea that, up until last night, we were unwilling to try it.
"Up until" is tautological - It was such a ridiculous idea that, until last night, we were unwilling to try it.
500
Find the incorrectly used word and correct it: The boy rises each morning in regard to when his alarm clock goes off, providing he remembered to set it the night before.
What is "providing" which needs to be changed to "provided."