Choose the Verb
He (set/sat) the book on the table.
Sat
The correct form of the following sentence: She (is/are) happy about getting a good grade.
IS
Where should the comma(s) be? We went to the store and we bought some milk.
WE WENT TO THE STORE, AND WE BOUGHT SOME MILK
Substitutes for nouns or noun phrases
A PRONOUN
The contraction for the words "could + not"
What is COULDN'T?
The smoke raised/rose over the mountains.
What is rose?
The correct form of the following sentence: Either restaurant (is/are) a good choice.
is
Where should the comma(s) be? Today is March 10 2009
MARCH 10, 2009
Describes nouns
AN ADJECTIVE
The possesive form of "they" (spelled correctly!)
What is THEIR?
Please (lie/lay) the sweater on the couch.
What is lay?
The correct form of the following sentence: We (rent/rents) two movies every week.
What is RENT?
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
ALTHOUGH I STUDIED ALL NIGHT, I WASN'T READY FOR THE TEST
Modifies verbs and adjectives. Typically ends in -ly
an adverb
The proper adjective in this sentence: I love to eat Chicago style pizza!
CHICAGO
She needed to (sit/set) the table before the guests could (sit/set) down.
What is set and sit?
The correct form of the following sentence: Twenty candies (were/was) in the bag, now only one (is/are) left.
WERE, IS
Where should the comma(s) be? My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
MY BROTHER, WHO IS SIX FEET TALL, LIKES TO PLAY BASKETBALL
What are the comparison adjectives for the following:
Proud
Important
Many
Proud- Prouder- Proudest
Important- more important- most important
many- more- most
The prepositional phrase in this sentence: We saw the squirrel running up a tree.
UP A TREE
The paintbrush is (lying/laying) by your pastel chalks.
What is lying?
The correct form of the following sentence: Each student in our class (come/comes) from California, but my brother and sister (come/comes) from North Carolina.
COMES, COME
Where should the comma(s) be? We bought bananas apples oranges and limes.
WE BOUGHT BANANAS, APPLES, ORANGES, AND LIMES
What is a Preposition?
A word that links a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.
Examples: are, up, down, to at.....
Correct the misplaced modifier in the following sentence:
The roasted chef's chicken was in the oven.
The chef's roasted chicken was in the oven.