Tenses
What tense is used here? "She is eating lunch."
Answer: Present Continuous
Which punctuation mark is missing? "Whats your name"
Answer: An apostrophe (What’s your name?)
What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?
Answer: To make people feel more comfortable in a social situation.
Choose the correct word: "I (accept/except) your invitation."
Answer: "I accept your invitation."
Correct the sentence: "Its a beautiful day outside."
Answer: "It’s a beautiful day outside."
Change this to future tense: "I walk to work every day."
Answer: "I will walk to work every day."
Correct the sentence: "I like apples oranges and bananas."
Answer: "I like apples, oranges, and bananas." (Oxford comma)
What does "a blessing in disguise" mean?
Answer: Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good.
Which is correct? "I (affect/effect) change at my company."
Answer: "I effect change at my company."
Choose the correct form: "I could care less" or "I couldn’t care less"?
Answer: "I couldn’t care less."
What tense is this? "They had finished the race before we arrived."
Answer: Past Perfect
Add the correct punctuation: "Wow That was amazing"
Answer: "Wow! That was amazing."
Explain the phrase "burning the midnight oil."
Answer: Working late into the night.
Choose the correct word: "We walked (further/farther) than expected."
Answer: "We walked farther than expected."
Which is correct? "He did good on his test" or "He did well on his test"?
Answer: "He did well on his test."
Convert this to past continuous: "He studies every night."
Answer: "He was studying every night."
Where should the comma go? "Before I go let me grab my keys."
Answer: "Before I go, let me grab my keys."
What does "the ball is in your court" mean?
Answer: It’s up to you to take action or make a decision.
Pick the correct word: "The storm had a strong (affect/effect) on traffic."
Answer: "The storm had a strong effect on traffic."
Fix the sentence: "He’s better then me at chess."
Answer: "He’s better than me at chess."
Identify the tense: "By tomorrow, they will have completed the project."
Answer: Future Perfect
What’s the correct use of a semicolon?
Answer: "I love pizza; it’s my favorite food."
What does "hit the nail on the head" mean?
Answer: To be exactly right about something.
Choose the correct word: "He’s the (principal/principle) of the school."
Answer: "He’s the principal of the school."
Correct the mistake: "They’re going to loose the match if they don’t focus."
Answer: "They’re going to lose the match if they don’t focus."