Tuesday my grandparents returned from a skiing vacation in Utah. A run-on sentence?
NO!
100
Which is the invertebrate: snake, frog, earthworm, duck, mouse
earthworm
100
Identify the dependent clause: "We had a cookout after we built a fire."
after we built a fire
100
What nationality was Nelson Mandela?
South African
200
The box of old clothes left on the stairs. Complete sentence?
no
200
I do not think that grapefruit juice is tasty, orange juice is. A run-on sentence?
yes
200
Which is the lightest element: oxygen, helium, nitrogen
helium
200
What is the silent consonant in these words: autumn, solemn, condemn
N
200
How long is each round of a boxing match: one, three, or five minutes?
three minutes
300
The opera stars Dame Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne often sing duets. "Dame Joan Sutherland and Marilyn Horne" is a) a prepositional phrase used as an adjective b) an essential appositive c) a nonessential appositive
b) an essential appositive
300
August is the month when the first hint of autumn is felt. "when the first hint of autumn is felt" is a) an independent clause b) an adjective clause c) a noun clause
b) am adjective clause
300
Which is used as a bleach: hydrogen peroxide or carbon dioxide?
hydrogen peroxide
300
Which is correct? 1) I feel better today. 2) I feel more better today.
1) I feel better today.
300
Find a word that means "work" in the letters r-o-b-a-l
labor
400
I think that Grayson's attitude toward them has changed. The words "toward them" are a) a prepositional phrase used as an adjective b) a prepositional phrase used as an adverb c) an essential appositive phrase.
a) a prepositional phrase used as an adjective
400
As a student Angelica is more eager than Kristina is. "than Kristina is" is a)an independent clause b)a noun clause c)an adverb clause
c) an adverb clause
400
Does a planet's speed depend on its size or its distance from the sun?
Its distance from the sun
400
Replace the nouns with pronouns: "Ryder enjoyed the horror movie."
He enjoyed it.
400
What is a tom-tom?
A drum
500
The placemats that we bout in Tahiti are made of woven leaves. The word woven is a) a participle b) a gerund c) an appositive
a) a participle Woven is a verb, but it is used as an adjective in this sentence.
500
May I help you? A complete sentence?
YES!
500
What instrument records the seismic waves that may precede an earthquake?
a seismograph
500
Use a suffix to turn the word "visual" into a verb.
visualize
500
What did Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost have in common?