What kind of sentence is this?
Can I ask you a question?
Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, or Imperative
Interrogative
SHE asked Chris to drive.
She is a subject pronoun.
Who's shoes are outside?
This word is incorrect.
Who's is a contraction and means "who is."
Whose is a possessive pronoun. This word should be in the sentence.
I think we can take advantage of our organization's vertical synergy to produce a quality proposal by EOD.
What type of publication would contain this sentence?
A. Business memo
B. Scientific journal
C. Novel
D. Motivational speech
I think we can take advantage of our organization's vertical synergy to produce a quality proposal by EOD.
Business memo
Look for key words in this sentence: organization, vertical synergy, proposal, EOD (end of day)
The pronouns: all, some, none, and any can be singular or plural.
When are they singular?
When are they plural?
They are singular when the noun they refer to cannot be counted.
SOME of this IS your fault.
They are plural when the noun they refer to can be counted.
NONE of my friends ARE here yet.
I do not want to work.
Simple, Compound, or Complex
Simple
I asked THEM to go to the store with me.
Them is an object pronoun.
They're dog is barking again.
This word is incorrect.
They're is a contraction that means "they are."
Their is a possessive pronoun that should be in this sentence.
Which of the following is an example of prewriting?
A. Citing sources
B. Brainstorming
C. Proofreading
D. Editing
B. Brainstorming
The other choices are done either after or during writing.
A. Citing sources: this is usually done after you are done writing
C. Proofreading: this is usually done after writing
D. Editing: this is usually done after writing
Is the capitalized word below an adjective or an adverb?
You seem QUITE happy with yourself even though you should not be.
Give me the dog.
Declarative, Exclamatory, Interrogative, or Imperative
Imperative
THIS is the worst day of my life.
This is a demonstrative pronoun.
Your hair is longer then mine.
This word is incorrect.
Then is an adverb that describes a series of events.
Than is a preposition or conjunction used to show a comparison (used as a preposition here).
Aubrey is finishing an essay that has been through several rounds of revisions. Which of the following steps of the writing process should he complete next?
A. brainstorming
B. writing
C. planning
D. proofreading
D. proofreading
If this essay has already been through several rounds of revisions, the last step Aubrey would take is to proofread it for grammatical errors.
Identify the complete subject in the sentence below:
As the rather small puppy opened her eyes, she realized that she did not like her new home.
"the rather small puppy" is the complete subject. The simple subject is "puppy."
Remember that the complete subject includes the simple subject, its article (the word "the") and its modifiers ("rather small").
I want to sleep in since I went to bed late.
Simple, Compound, or Complex
Complex
I want to sleep in (independent clause)
since I went to bed late (dependent clause)
My car, WHICH I bought last year, is better than yours.
Which is a relative pronoun.
IT'S snowing again.
Yes, this is spelled correctly.
It's = It is
Which of the following sentences contain slang that would indicate that its context is in the U.S. in the 1960s?
A. Melissa and Suzanne carpooled together to get to work.
B. Shaquan ad Janell had an exquisite dinner last night at the restaurant.
C. Joseph and Jamal had a gas last night at the dance hall.
D. Heidi and Frank are BFFs and are going to see a late movie tonight.
C. "had a gas" is from the 19060s.
This rose is fragrant.
What is the verb in this sentence?
Is this verb action or linking?
"is" is the verb.
It is a linking verb.
The houses are blue, and I do not like them that way.
Simple, Compound, or Complex
Compound
The houses are blue (independent clause)
, and (coordinating conjunction)
I do not like them that way (independent clause)
ANY of us can help you; however, no one wants to.
Any is an indefinite pronoun.
This car is HER'S.
This word is incorrect.
Hers is a possessive pronoun. There is no apostrophe in possessive pronouns.
This car is hers.
Which of the following sentences would most likely act as a topic sentence?
A. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world.
B. Great white sharks have about 300 teeth.
C. Cheetahs can run at a speed of about 65 to 70 miles per hour.
D. The tongue of a blue whale can weigh as much as an elephant.
A. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world.
This is a main idea that can be supported by specific facts.
The rest can be used as supporting details.
Conjugate "to be" in present and past tense.
Present:
I am, You are, She/He/It is, They are, We are
Past:
I was, You were, She/He/It was, They were, We were