Parts of Speech
Identify the noun: “The cat slept on the couch.”
cat, couch
Is this sentence independent or dependent? “Although it was raining, we went outside.”
Dependent clause starts with “Although”
Add the correct punctuation: “Can I borrow your pen”
“Can I borrow your pen?”
Correct the pronoun: “Each student must bring their book.”
“Each student must bring his or her book.”
Choose the correct conjunction: “I wanted to go, ___ it was raining.” (but/and/because)
but
Identify the verb: “She quickly ran to the store.”
ran
Combine into one sentence using a dependent clause: “I went to the store. I forgot my wallet.”
“I went to the store, although I forgot my wallet.” (or similar)
Add commas where needed: “On Monday I went to the store bought milk and eggs and returned home.”
“On Monday, I went to the store, bought milk and eggs, and returned home.”
Choose the correct pronoun: “Neither of the girls forgot ___ homework.” (her/their)
her
Add a modifier: “The dog barked.”
“The small dog barked loudly.” (or similar)
Identify the adjective: “The shiny car raced past us.”
Shiny
Identify the independent clause: “While I was cooking, my dog barked loudly.”
“my dog barked loudly”
Add a semicolon: “I love chocolate ice cream I hate vanilla.”
“I love chocolate ice cream; I hate vanilla.”
Fix the sentence: “Everyone took their seats before the bell rang.”
“Everyone took his or her seat before the bell rang.”
Combine using a conjunction: “I like pizza. I like burgers.”
“I like pizza, and I like burgers.”
Identify the adverb: “He spoke softly to avoid waking the baby.”
softly
Rewrite this fragment as a complete sentence: “Because the storm approached.”
“Because the storm approached, we stayed inside.”
Correct this sentence: “She ran fast she didn’t miss the bus.”
“She ran fast; she didn’t miss the bus.” (or “She ran fast, and she didn’t miss the bus.”)
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: “The dog chased its tail.”
Pronoun: its; Antecedent: dog
Correct the misplaced modifier: “She almost drove her kids to school every day.”
“She drove her kids to school almost every day.”
Name all the parts of speech in this sentence: “The tall boy quickly grabbed his backpack and ran outside.”
The (article), tall (adj), boy (noun), quickly (adv), grabbed (verb), his (pronoun/possessive), backpack (noun), and (conjunction), ran (verb), outside (adv)
Is this sentence complex, compound, or simple? “I finished my homework, and I went to the park because it was sunny.”
Compound-complex
Correctly punctuate this: “Wait are you serious I can’t believe it”
“Wait! Are you serious? I can’t believe it.”
Correct the error: “If anyone calls, tell them I’m not home.”
“If anyone calls, tell him or her I’m not home.”
Combine into one sentence with a dependent clause and modifier: “He studied for the test. He wanted to get an A. He was tired.”
“Although he was tired, he studied carefully for the test because he wanted to get an A.” (any logical version is fine)