Simple verb tense
What are the three simple verb tenses?
Present
Past
Future
What are three progressive verb tenses?
Present progressive
Past progressive
Future progressive
Present perfect progressive
Past perfect progressive
Future perfect progressive
What punctuation is used to set off a nonrestrictive clause in a sentence?
Comma(s)
What are the TWO rules for semicolons? ;
1. Separating two independent clauses.
2. Separating items in a list when commas are already used
(I used to live in Phoenix, Arizona; Flagstaff, Arizona; El Paso, Texas; and Tucson, Arizona.)
List 3 famous Christmas/Winter songs.
Answers will vary.
What is the verb tense for the underlined verb?
I go to school every day.
Present tense
What is the progressive verb tense for the underlined verb?
The government will be monitoring phones in the lab.
Future progressive tense
What is a nonrestrictive clause?
A clause that has additional information which is not needed to understand the meaning of the sentence.
What are TWO rules for a colon?
1. Before a list
2. Separates two independent clauses when the second independent clause emphasizes or explains the first.
3. To introduce a quotation
What is leap year?
When the calendar year contains an additional day making it 366 days.
Juan and Kim fight all the time. That's probably why they broke up.
A. NO CHANGE
B. fought
C. did fighting
D. fighting
B. fought
I will be swimming a lot faster earlier, but now I want to swim longer.
A. NO CHANGE
B. swimming
C. swam
C. was swimming
C. was swimming.
Where do/does the comma(s) belong?
The pie was baked last Sunday which means that it is probably spoiled today.
The pie was baked last Sunday, which means that it is probably spoiled today.
Choose the punctuation mark that correctly completes the sentence:
Sheila is an avid traveler she has visited over 20 countries.
A. Colon
B. Semicolon
C. Comma
B. Semicolon
Which of the following animals is known for hibernating during winter?
a) Lions b) Bears c) Elephants d) Giraffes
B. BEARS
1. I play basketball with my friends last weekend after we had dinner.
A. NO CHANGE
B. will play
C. played
D. playing
C. played
1. We went to the beach when it started raining.
A. NO CHANGE
B. were going
C. go
D. goes
B. were going
Where do/does the comma(s) belong?
I visited San Francisco, California for Spring Break which is where my mom was born.
I visited San Francisco, California for Spring Break , which is where my mom was born.
Choose the punctuation mark that correctly completes the underlined portion:
I live in Phoenix, Arizona but I used to live in Flagstaff, Arizona; El Paso, Texas Tucson, Arizona; and Los Angeles, California.
A. Comma
B. Colon
C. Semicolon
C. Semicolon
How do you spell and pronounce Ms. Velasquez's first name?
Azeneth
1. Jayden write love letters to Ashley for a year before she agreed to go out with him.
A. NO CHANGE
B. wroted
C. wrote
D. written
2. What is the correct tense?
1. C. wrote
2. past tense
1. The parents meet the teacher on Tuesday.
A. NO CHANGE
B. are meeting
C. will be meeting
D. meeting
2. What is the correct verb tense?
1. C. Will be meeting
2. Future progressive tense
Where do/does the comma(s) belong?
The Renaissance, an intellectual and cultural movement that emerged in Europe during the 14th to 17th centuries, marked a rebirth of interest in art, literature, and science sparking a period of great innovation and creativity.
The Renaissance, an intellectual and cultural movement that emerged in Europe during the 14th to 17th centuries, marked a rebirth of interest in art, literature, and science, sparking a period of great innovation and creativity.
Choose the punctuation that correctly completes the underlined portion.
The students worked diligently on their group project, however, they still had time for fun activities.
A. NO CHANGE
B. ;however;
C. ;however,
D. however
A. No change
One of Ms. Velasquez's favorite shows is Yellowstone. What state is Yellowstone based on?
Montana.