Pronouns
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
Only male turkeys make the well-known "gobble, gobble" sound that has come to be associated with the holiday. In fact, _____ are even known as "gobblers."
Answer: they
What type of evidence includes scientific data, observations, and experiments?
Double Points: Write an example of this type of evidence (can be real or made up)
Answer: Empirical evidence
Bonus: Multiple answers acceptable
Combine both sentences by adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Groundhogs come out of their holes to look for food. They stop to listen for signs of danger.
Groundhogs come out of their holes to look for food, and they stop to listen for signs of danger.
Fix this sentence by making the verb tenses consistent.
I knew you wanted the book, so I buy it for you.
Answer: buy - bought
I knew you wanted the book, so I bought it for you.
What strategy involves crossing out obviously incorrect answers?
Answer: Process of elimination
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is a day of personal reflection, acknowledging ancestors, and the ongoing resilience of _____ communities.
Answer: their
What type of evidence includes an opinion from a reliable source?
Answer: Expert evidence
Fix this sentence by adding a comma.
Unless I’ve misunderstood the store clerk the package should arrive next Thursday.
Double Points: Which type of clauses do commas connect?
Unless I’ve misunderstood the store clerk, the package should arrive next Thursday.
Bonus: One independent and one dependent
Fix this sentence by making the verb tenses consistent.
Next summer, we attend Camp Crystal Lake.
Answer: attend - will attend
Next summer, we will attend Camp Crystal Lake.
What does STAAR stand for?
Answer: State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
According to a 2015 poll, people actually enjoy Thanksgiving leftovers more than the actual meal. So confidently eat _____ leftover stuffing and mashed potatoes, because you won't be the only one doing so.
Answer: your
What type of evidence is given in numerical form?
Answer: Statistical evidence or statistics
Fix the sentence by adding a colon.
Our current model of the atom has two regions first the nucleus, then the electron cloud.
Our current model of the atom has two regions: first the nucleus, then the electron cloud.
Fix this sentence by making the verb tenses consistent.
Lou Gehrig was a legendary baseball player in the 1930s; he hits four home runs in one game.
Double Points: Identify the verb tense of the original and the corrected verbs
Answer: hits - hit
Lou Gehrig was a legendary baseball player in the 1930s; he hit four home runs in one game.
Bonus: Present - Past
What is the sentence that provides the main idea of an essay called?
Answer: Thesis statement
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
Before becoming a Christmas holiday anthem, "Jingle Bells" was an 1857 song titled "One Horse Open Sleigh", and ____ composer, James Pierpont, intended it to be a Thanksgiving Day song.
Answer: its
What type of evidence includes a story or event that is not true but created to support or prove an argument?
Answer: Hypothetical evidence
Correct the sentence by adding a semicolon.
The Antarctic continent covers five and one-half million square miles this is an area larger than the United States and Central America combined.
The Antarctic continent covers five and one-half million square miles; this is an area larger than the United States and Central America combined.
Fix the subject-verb agreement error in this sentence.
One of the most affordable cities in the United States is Houston, Texas. The homes are budget-friendly and there is no income taxes.
Answer: is - are
One of the most affordable cities in the United States is Houston, Texas. The homes are budget-friendly and there are no income taxes.
Which type of questions do you not have to read the text for?
Double Points: Identify the signal word you would see in the blurb
Answer: Editing
Bonus: "corrections"
Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.
According to the National Turkey Federation, around 88% of Americans enjoy turkey as part of _____ holiday feast each year.
Double Points: Identify the difference between the correct answer and one of the two other words that sound similar to it
Answer: their
Bonus: Their - shows possession
There: Shows place
They're: Contraction of they are
What type of evidence includes a short, personal story that is relevant to the topic?
Answer: Anecdotal evidence or anecdote
Fix the sentence by adding 2 commas.
Asthma a disease of the respiratory system is often controllable by medication.
Asthma, a disease of the respiratory system, is often controllable by medication.
Fix this sentence by making the verb tenses consistent.
The tongue is covered in about 8,000 taste-buds, each will contain up to 100 cells helping you taste your food!
Answer: will contain - containing
What does a semicolon connect?
Hint: There are two requirements
Answer: Two closely related independent clauses