Parts of Speech
Sentence Structure
Figurative Language
Everyday Edits
Mixed Bag
100
How many nouns are in the following sentence? "The lights in Springfield went out when lightening hit that power line, but National Grid restored service in less than one hour."
7-8
100
"Fish swim in underground streams beneath the Sahara Desert" is what type of sentence?
Simple sentence
100
"The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth" represents what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
100
Re-write the following sentence that includes proper comma placement. "I took Angie the one with the freckles to the movie last night."
I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night."
100
Fill in the blanks with the proper use of I/me. "The roller coaster ride seemed very short to Adam and _______." "Christian and _______ will be at the movies today."
Me/I
200
"The class picnic will be at the beach, or it will be at the zoo" 1) Identify the conjunction and what type it is 2) Identify the type of sentence this is
1) Coordinating conjunction 2) Compound sentence
200
"The school was especially quiet on Friday, and many of the students seemed to be dozing" is what type of sentence?
Compound Sentence
200
"The glasses danced on the shelf during the earthquake" is what type of figurative language.
Personification
200
Re-write the sentence by including the proper punctuation. Robert the son of the painter was born on June 26 1985.
Robert, the son of the painter, was born on June 26, 1985. 3 commas
200
Re-write the following sentence including the proper edits. "She left Albany New York on January 18 of that year."
She left Albany, New York, on January 18 of that year. 2 edits
300
"Because it began to rain, the game was called off." What part of speech is "because" and "off"?
Because: Conjunction Off: adverb
300
Add a clause to the following sentence in order to make it a complex sentence: "The home is the oldest institution in the world."
Answers vary, but should include a subordinating conjunction
300
"Fruit is fuel for a healthy body" is what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
300
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of their/there/they're. Both of _______________ moms went to ____________ recital over ______________ by the school, but ________________ mad that they couldn't get good parking.
their, their, there, they're
300
"It was a good movie, yet no one saw it." What part of speech is the word "yet"? hint: two words
Coordinating Conjunction
400
Re-write this sentence, but add one adjective and one adverb. "She laughed when the puppy chased its tail."
Answers will vary
400
"Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the Internet." What type of sentence is this? Which type of clause comes first?
Complex Sentence Dependent Clause
400
Create a simile about ice cream.
Answers will vary.
400
How many edits need to be made to the following sentence? Re-write the sentence and count the edits. He says Remember Bob use commas before and after you address someone directly.
4-edits He says, "Remember Bob, use commas before and after you address someone directly."
400
"Paulind loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing" is what type of sentence?
Simple Sentence
500
How many verbs are in the following sentence? "When he saw the price of the car, he started laughing and walked away.
4- saw, started, laughing, walked
500
Write a compound-complex sentence using the following words: -cookies -baby -stinky -baked
2 independent +1 dependent clause
500
How many examples of figurative language are in this paragraph? "In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters...It is like the number nine...It is the Mexican records m father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing."
2-similes 1-metaphor
500
How many edits need to be made in the following sentences? Earths axis is tilted so as we orbit the Sun the angle of the sunlight hitting our planet change through out the year.
5 edits Earth's axis is tilted, so as we orbit the Sun, the angle of the sunlight hitting out planet changes throughout the year.
500
"Bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and Pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone when there is power. Which type of sentence is this? How many clauses are in this sentence?
Compound-complex 2 independent clauses 2 dependent clauses
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