Sentence or Fragment?
Hawaii
Very Verby
Vocabulary
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Miscellaneous
100

Went to the store after lunch.

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: missing subject

c. fragment: missing verb

d. fragment: dependent clause 

b. fragment: missing subject

100

Hawaii's capital city is _____________. 

Honolulu

100

Provide the simple past and the past participle for the verb "to drink."

a. drinked,  drank

b. drank, drank

c. drank, drunk

d. drunk, drunk


c. drank, drunk

100

Close the ____ after you enter the courtyard. 

a. queue

b. gate

c. cue

d. gait

b. gate

100

The books is my office is very valuable to me. 

The books is my office are very valuable to me.

100

US federal holiday that remembers those who died in wars. 

Memorial Day

200

They laughed until they cried. 

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: missing verb

c. fragment: dependent clause

d. fragment: phrase

a. complete sentence

200

Hawaii became a US state in 

a. 1941

b. 1945

c. 1959

d. 1960

c. 1959

200

Which verb's simple past and past participle are NOT correct?

a. bring: brought, brought

b. arise: arose, arose

c. lie: lay, lain


b. arise, arose, arose 

pp = arisen

200

Her behavior made it ________ as if she was hiding something.

a. seam

b. seem

c. elicit

d. illicit

b. seem

200

My Mother's favorite season is Spring.

My mother's favorite season is spring.

200

#1 ranked US university, per US News and World Reports as of 2025

Princeton University

300

Although we practice every day.

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: dependent clause

c. fragment: phrase

d. fragment: missing verb

b. fragment: dependent clause

300

How many islands make up the state of Hawaii?

a.  4

b.  8

c. 11

d. 13

b. 8

300

Which verb's simple past and past participle ARE correct?

a. run: ran, ran

b. shrink: shrank, shrunk

c. sleep: sleeped, slept

d. spend: spended, spent

b. shrink: shrank, shrunk

300

The hikers faced a steep ________ to the summit.

a. bale

b. bail

c. ascent

d. assent

c. ascent

300

Surprisingly, the most popular attraction in Paris is not the Eiffel tower.

Surprisingly, the most popular attraction in Paris is not the Eiffel Tower.

300

Name 5 of the most commonly used letters in English words

Five of these:

e, a, r, i, o, t, n, s, l, c

400

A delicious chocolate cake on the counter.

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: missing verb

c. fragment: dependent clause 

d. fragment: missing subject

b. fragment: missing verb

400

The nickname for the state of Hawaii is

a. The Sunshine State

b. The Pineapple State

c. The Tropical State

d.  The Aloha State

d.  The Aloha State

400

Which sentences is correct?

a. I am studying here since last January.

b. I was studying here since last January.

c. I have been studying here since last January. 

c. I have been studying here since last January.

400

The employee was charged with a security _____. 

a. breach

b. leach

c. breech

d. leech

a. breach

400

Its not clear what they're goals are.  

It's not clear what their goals are.  

400

After the US and China, which is the third largest economy in the world by gross domestic product?

a. India

b. Japan

c. United Kingdom

d. Germany

d. Germany 

500

In the middle of the night.

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: prepositional phrase

c. fragment: dependent clause

d. fragment: gerund phrase

b. fragment: prepositional phrase

500

Which is NOT true of the Hawaiian language?

a. It has 15 letters.

b. All words end in a vowel.

c. Every syllable ends in a vowel.

d. Two consonants never appear together. 

a. It had 15 letters.  There are 13 letters, including the glottal stop "  '  "

500

Which sentence is incorrect?

a. After Neil will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.

b. I want to get married, but I haven't met the right person yet.

c. I have known my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez ever since I was a child. 

a. After Neil will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.

500

She tried to be ______ and not _______ to the scandal. 

a. discrete/allude

b. discreet/elude

c. discrete/allude

d. discreet/allude

d. discreet/allude

500

My favorite foods are pizza spaghetti and steak.

My favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti, and steak.

or 

My favorite foods are pizza, spaghetti and steak.

500

Which of these are not among the top ten favorite accents in spoken English according to crowdsourcing?

a. French

b. South African

c. Japanese

d. Italian

b. South African

600

Finish the project before Friday.

a. complete sentence

b. fragment: infinitive phrase

c. fragment: dependent clause

d. fragment: missing subject

a. complete sentence 

imperative with "you" as the implied subject

600

Name of British explorer who sought the Northwest Passage and died in Hawaii in 1778.

Captain James Cook

600

Choose the two correct sentences:

a. I study here for a year.

b. In 1995, my parents emigrated to the US from India. 

c. When I return to my country, I will have been away for one year.

d. I am here for three months and I like it.

b & c are correct

600

The ________ was a good officer but lacked _____ skills; he was uncomfortable with speaking in public. 

a. kernel/aural

b. colonel/oral

c. kernel/oral

d. colonel/aural

b. colonel/oral

600

He spent all his money on a sailing beautiful gray boat.

He spent all his money on a beautiful gray sailing boat.

600

American vs British English:  Which pair does not mean the same thing?

a. fries; chips

b. loaded; minted

c. apartment; flat

d. cotton candy; angel hair

d. cotton candy; angel hair

The British refer to cotton candy as candy floss. 

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