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Misplaced Modifiers
Verb Tense/Agreement
Adverbs and Adjectives
Commas and Run-Ons
Homophones
100
The misplaced modifier in the following sentence: Covered with lumpy gravy, the waitress served Garrett a plate of gray meatloaf.
What is "covered with lumpy gravy"? Corrected sentence: The waitress served Garrett a plate of gray meatloaf covered in lumpy gravy.
100
The verb that does not agree in this dialogue: "It's a good thing that we're all wearing our anti-sea rhinoceros underwear. The circle would never kept one of them out." or NO VERB TENSE ERROR
What is "kept"? Corrected: "keep"
100
The adjective in the following sentence: The boss cruelly ordered his employees to immediately paint his cluttered house.
What is "cluttered"?
100
The word the comma should follow in this sentence: During his famous funeral speech in Charleston President Obama surprised everyone by leading the crowd in a soulful song.
What is "Charleston"? During his famous funeral speech in Charleston, President Obama surprised everyone by leading the crowd in a soulful song.
100
The correct use of "you're" and "your" in this sentence: Be proud of where ________________ going and _________ accomplishments.
What are "you're" and "your"?
200
The misplaced modifier in this sentence: Khalil watched his youngest son drive the family car through the window.
What is "through the window"? Corrected sentence: Through the window, Khalil watched his youngest son drive the family car.
200
The verb that doesn't agree in this dialogue: "I was a wimp before Anchor Arms. Now, I'm a jerk and everybody love me. So order now, wimp!" or NO AGREEMENT ERROR
What is "love"? Corrected: "loves"
200
The adverb in the following sentence: If you believe in the true spirit of jellyfishing, you never greedily catch a helpless creature for money.
What is "greedily"?
200
The words the comma should follow in the following run-on sentence: Michelle Obama who was born on the South Side of Chicago was the first person in her family to attend college.
What is "Obama" and "Chicago"? Corrected sentence: Michelle Obama, who was born on the South Side of Chicago, was the first person in her family to attend college.
200
The correct use of "there", "their", or "they're" in the sentence: Sometimes students don't realize it, but ______________ important parts of ________ teachers' lives. Seeing students' hard work, curiosity, and happiness is the best way to start a day. It is difficult, but __________ are few jobs as rewarding as being a teacher.
What are "they're", "their", "there"?
300
The misplaced modifier in the following sentence: The young doctor gave the crying toddler, who graduated from Stanford, a shot.
What is "who graduated from Stanford"? Corrected sentence: The young doctor, who graduated from Stanford, gave the crying toddler a shot.
300
The verb in the wrong tense in this dialogue: Spongebob: "Patrick, your snail is a rock." Patrick: "I know. He had nerves of steel." or NO VERB TENSE ERROR
What is "had"? Corrected sentence: "I know. He has nerves of steel.
300
The adverb in the following sentence: The arrogant hall monitor caused a massive amount of damage to the city because he accidentally scared the townspeople.
What is "unknowingly"?
300
The 4 words the commas should follow in these sentences: At a party to celebrate Black History Month President Obama hosted his favorite hip-hop artists including Beyoncé Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper.
What is "Month", "artists", "Beyoncé", and "Ocean"?
300
The correct uses of "to", "too", and "two" in the following sentences. Sometimes being a first-year teacher seems ________ overwhelming, but it's helpful to have _________ awesome co-advisors _________ back you up on a bad day.
What are "too", "two", "to"?
400
The misplaced modifier in this sentence: The kids saw a fence behind the house made of barbed wire.
What is "made of barbed wire"? Corrected sentence: The kids saw a fence made of barbed wire behind the house.
400
The verb in the wrong tense in the following sentence: Zoboomafu was the best friend we could have asked for. He fought for our rights and won our hearts. We want him to stay, but he was a wandering nomad. He needed to move on. or NO TENSE ERROR
What is "wanted"? Corrected sentence: We wanted him to stay, but he was a wandering nomad.
400
The correct choices in the sentence in the order they appear: The deliverymen took a (quick, quickly) ride on a rock to the customer's house. However, the man (rude, rudely) refused because they had forgotten his drink.
What are "quick" and "rudely"?
400
The 4 words that go before the commas in this sentence: When historians look back at our lives they may say Barack Obama was one of our greatest presidents. Personally I consider him a role model. He loved his family stayed calm under pressure and carefully made decisions.
What is "Obama", "personally", "family", and "pressure"?
400
The correct uses of "their", "there", and "they're" in the passage. ___________ are unlimited possibilities for them as long as ___________ prepared to work hard.
What are "there" and "they're"? Corrected sentence: There are unlimited possibilities for them as long as they're prepared to work hard.
500
The dangling modifier in this sentence: Having trained all winter, the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course was an easy challenge for Zoboomafoo.
What is "having trained all winter"? Corrected sentence: Because he trained all winter, the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course was an easy challenge for Zoboomafoo.
500
The verb in the wrong tense in this dialogue: Spongebob: "Evelyn, when your little Jimmy was trapped in a fire, who rescued him?" Evelyn: "A fireman." Spongebob: "And Larry, when your heart gave out from all those tanning pills, who revives you?" Larry: "Some guy in an ambulance." Spongebob: "Right, so if we all just pretend that Squidward is a fireman, or some guy from an ambulance, we can pull together and be a true marching band." "Yeah, for the fireman!"
What is "revives"? Corrected sentence: "When your heart gave out from all those tanning pills, who revived you?"
500
The correct choices in order they appear in this sentence: Spongebob could breathe (painful, painfully) in the tree dome, but he still (desperate, desperately) needed water.
What is "painfully" and "desperately"?
500
The 5 words that go before the commas in this sentence: When Mr. Mahoney was in 8th grade he taped Barack Obama's campaign speeches which he watched every night on his locker. He also read his books watched his interviews and convinced his family to vote for him in the Democratic primaries.
What are "speeches", "night", "grade", "books", and "interviews"?
500
The 5 incorrect homophones in the following sentences: Its some people's dream to live in a beach house buy the see. The sure of the Atlantic Ocean is actually right next too New Haven.
What are "its", "buy", "see","sure", and "too"? Corrected: "it's", "by", "sea", "shore", and "to"