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Parts of Speech
Parts of a Sentence
Homophones
Capitalization
Base Words
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Identify the preposition in the below sentence. A strong wind blows steadily through the gorge.
What is through.
100
Identify the verb in the below sentence. Frost will have formed on my windshield, and I'm having trouble seeing the road.
What is have. Most correct answer is will have.
100
Explain what a homophone is.
What is a group of words that sound the same but have different meanings.
100
What are the capitalization errors in the below sentence. (Hint there are three errors.) Due to the success of her popular children's books, j. k. Rowling is now one of the most well-known and best-selling british authors of all time.
What are the J and K in Rowling's name, and B in British.
100
Which word's base word means hearing? audiologist cardiologist photographer
What is audiologist
200
What is the the correct pronoun for the below sentences. There are thousands of snail species. Some of ____ are used through the word as a source of food.
What is them.
200
Identify the prepositional phrase in the below sentence. The actors waited behind the curtain.
What is behind the curtain.
200
Identify the correct homophone for the below sentence. "Will you please help me ___ a costume for my part in the play." so sow sew
What is sew.
200
Capitalize the below movie title. one fine day
What is One Fine Day.
200
A telephone is a machine that can carry the sound of someone's voice somewhere far away. What does the root phon mean? light life measure sound
What is sound.
300
Chose the correct pronoun for the below sentence. Any athlete ___ wants to compete in the tennis tournament must sign up today. who whom
What is who.
300
What is a compound sentence?
What are two complete sentences combined into one sentence using a comma or a semicolon.
300
What does the homophone too mean?
What is also, as well, or in addition to.
300
Edward R. Murrow was a famous American journalist who became a household name during World War II when his series of radio news broadcasts were followed by millions of listeners. Explain why the word American is capitalized.
What is because it is the name of a country, and, therefore, a derived from a proper noun.
300
The word support contains the root port. What does the root port mean? own or self carry help
What is carry.
400
Identify the main verb and the helping verb in the below sentence. The nurse was taking the patient's temperature every hour.
What is was is the helping verb and taking is the main verb.
400
What is the complete subject of the below sentence. Hint: it is three words. My fearless friend flies down the ramp on her skateboard.
What is My fearless friend.
400
When is the next membership payment for the community pool ___? do due dew
What is due.
400
In the below title, why is "the" capitalized. The New York Times.
What is because it is the first word in the title.
400
What root means heat? bio hydro therm
What is therm.
500
Identify the adjectives in the below sentence. Do not include any articles (a, an, or the). As a baby, Leo was often fussy, but he grew up to be an easygoing adult.
What is fussy and easygoing.
500
Complete the sentence with the best verb. The cactus ____ taller and taller, reaching toward the sky. grow grows
What is grows.
500
Use the correct homophones, sun and son, to complete the sentence. My ____ likes to play outside in the ____
What is My son likes to play outside in the sun.
500
Capitalize the title below correctly. the lord of the rings
What is The Lord of the Rings.
500
You can often use base (root) words to figure out the meeting of words with which you may be unfamiliar. The root retro means back or backward. The root spec means see or look. What does the word retrospective mean.
What is looking back at past things.