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Mystery Column
100
Identify this sentence as active or passive voice. "The dog was walked by Matt."
What is passive voice?
100
Identify the subject of the sentence. "Eli scored a goal during his hockey game."
Who is Eli?
100
Complete this definition: "In the active voice the ________ is doing the action."
What is the subject?
100
Identify this sentence as imperative, interrogative, or indicative. "Get to bed!"
What is imperative?
100
What city in Wisconsin created the first commercially successful typewriter?
What is Milwaukee?
200
Change the following sentence to passive voice. "Joey rescued the hamsters."
What is "The hamsters were rescued by Joey."
200
What verb in parentheses will complete the sentence? (like or likes) "My friends and my mother ________ each other."
What is like?
200
What verb in parentheses will complete the sentence? (is or are) "Statistics _____ an interesting subject."
What is (is)?
200
Identify the following sentence as conditional or subjunctive. "If it rains out then I will have to use my umbrella."
What is conditional?
200
The nation's Rope Jump Capital of The World can be found here in Wisconsin .
What is Bloomer?
300
State the verb and whether it is action or linking verb. "The ghost will be scary at the haunted house."
What is "will be-linking verb?"
300
State the verb and whether it is action or linking verb. "The lake was peaceful, serene, and calm."
What is "was-linking verb"?
300
State the verb and whether it is action or linking verb. "Amy looks at the old pictures in the photo album."
What is "looks- action verb"?
300
Identify the subject and verb. "This is a difficult multiple-choice test."
What is "this-subject and is-verb"?
300
America’s First Kindergarten began where in Wisconsin?
What is Watertown?
400
Idnetify this sentence as one of the 3 "i's" "Many college students are able to speak a world language."
What is indicative?
400
Look at the sentences and make sure the subject/verb agree. "This statistics class (is/are) difficult. Each problem (has/have) a different median. For this reason, the teacher (review/reviews) each concept."
What are (is, has, & reviews)?
400
Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence. "Brush corn on the cob with butter and salt, wrap it in heavy-duty aluminum foil, and roast it on the grill for a delicious treat."
What are brush, wrap, and roast?
400
Which verb would complete the sentence? is or are "The rhythm of the pounding waves ______ calming."
What is (is)?
400
What is the state dance for Wisconsin?
What is the polka?
500
Name the 8 "forms of be" linking verbs.
What are:"am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been"?
500
Give an example of a verb in the interrogative mood.
What is "answer must be in the form of a question (answers will vary)"?
500
Determine whether the verb(s) in parentheses is an action, linking, or helping verb. "(It appears) that the only solution to this problem is starting over," said Jenny.
What is an action verb?
500
Identify this sentence as conditional or subjunctive. "The teacher suggested that her students study for tomorrow's exam."
What is the subjunctive?
500
Who was the Packer quarterback for the January 15, 1967 Super Bowl?
Who is Bart Starr?
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