Lightning Round 1
Clauses
Mistakes
Vocab
Lightning Round 2
100
Synonym: nurture
nourish
100
Children who practice ballroom dances with each other learn good teamwork. Identifying or Non-identifying? Add commas? If so, where?
Identifying
100
Some obstacles are difficult to overcome and can really take it out on you. Mistake?
Yes: take it out of you
100
Use "camaraderie" in a sentence correctly.
There is a camaraderie that develops between the dancers.
100
a diploma verb?
obtain, get, receive
200
Synonym: to back
to support
200
The food which I gave to the man at the diner didn't go to waste. Can "which" be replaced with "that"? BONUS: Why?
Yes.
200
Green-eye girls are very pretty. Mistake?
Green-eyed
200
Use "proficient" in a sentence correctly.
To win the competition, you must be proficient in both math and science.
200
a mistake verb?
make
300
Synonym: dim
gloomy, dark
300
Katie was thinking about a mother. The mother’s son had just thrown his hat out the window of the bus. Combine.
Katie was thinking about the mother whose son had just thrown his hat out the window of the bus.
300
For a long time, Katie was reluctant to start on her own. Mistake?
Correct.
300
Use "civility" in a sentence correctly.
New York City's public schools are using classic dance tunes to teach kids manners and civility.
300
opposition verb?
meet, face, encounter
400
Synonym: to spare
to afford, to give
400
Katie was a self-taught dancer. She considered herself a “natural.” Combine. Identifying or Non-Identifying? Why?
Katie, who considered herself a "natural," was a self-taught dancer.
400
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. Miss a beat is my middle name. Mistake?
Discretion is my middle name.
400
Use "poise" in a sentence correctly.
Kids learn poise through dance.
400
attain noun?
goal, success
500
Sentence with "pace"
I love the fast pace of a big city.
500
A modern idea which I do not agree with at all is that success can only be measured in financial terms. Identifying or Non-Identifying? Add commas? If so, where? Why? BONUS?
Both. A modern idea, which I do not agree with at all, is that success can only be measured in financial terms. OR A modern idea that/which I do not agree with at all is that success can only be measured in financial terms. BONUS: that
500
My future, that was already very bright, was about to get even better. Mistake?
which was
500
Use "miss a beat" in a sentence correctly.
My mom has never missed a beat with my hectic and changing school schedule.
500
Write a sentence with "come together"
Now that I've finished my research, my term paper is really starting to come together.
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