Nouns, Subjects,
Objects, Possessives
Sentence
Structures and Types
Clauses and
Conjunctions
Passive vs Active Voice
and Verb Consistency
Fragments, Run-ons and Department of Redundancy Department
100

Name the plural form of the following nouns:

melody

journey

melodies

journeys

100

Name the type (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative) and structure (simple, complex, compound) of the following sentence.

Do you know where I can find a newspaper, and how much does it cost?

Interrogative; Compound

100

Fill in the blanks.

A ___________ conjunction connects an independent clause to a dependent clause.

A ___________ conjunction connects an independent clause to another independent clause. 

Subordinating

Coordinating

100

Verb Consistency: Select the correct verb form.

Each of us (seems / seem) enthusiastic about a different country.


Seems

100

Identify the redundant word or words in the following sentence.

The debate team has won three consecutive contests in a row.

consecutive OR in a row

200

Name the subject and the subject complement of the following sentence:

The most important aspect of his amazing story is its uplifting message.

Subject: aspect

Subject complement: message

200

Name the type (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative) and structure (simple, complex, compound) of the following sentence.

Please hurry up because we're about to be late.

Imperative; Complex

200

Is the italicized clause dependent or independent?

When the conditions are right, aurora borealis appear in the northern sky.

Dependent

200

Parallelism:

Which is correct?

Which sentence follows a parallel structure and maintains verb consistency?

a) His job involves cleaning, maintenance, and to handle customer complaints.

b) The successful candidate should be efficient, responsible, and show diligence.

c) The committee needs to decide whether to reduce its workforce, cut benefits, or lowering wages.

d) The manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly.

D

200

Identify the redundant word or words in the following sentence.

Our punctual principal, who is always on time, rang the bell.

punctual OR who is always on time

300

Is the following a direct object, indirect object, object complement, or object of proposition?

Our class watched a video about ancient Chinese civilization.

Object of Preposition

300

Name the type (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative) and structure (simple, complex, compound) of the following sentence.

The grand prize, to journey down the Nile, was covered by all the contestants.

Declarative; Complex

300

Is the italicized clause dependent or independent?

Frogs and turtles live in the pond, and even muskrats make their home there.

Independent

300

Verb Consistency: Select the correct verb form.

Neither my brother nor I (have / has) been out of the United States yet.

Have

300

Is this a fragment, or is the sentence written correctly?

During the night, our cat ran away.

Written correctly.

400

Write the singular and plural possessive of the following noun.

address

address's; addresses'

400

Name the type (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative) and structure (simple, complex, compound) of the following sentence.

What an amazing show that turned out to be!

Exclamatory; simple

400

What does F.A.N.B.O.Y.S stand for?

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

400

Active or passive?

Entire sections of a city's sidewalk were filled with his art.  

Passive

400

Correct the run-on sentence. 

I went to the store, I bought some milk and cheese.

Possible answers:

I went to the store, and I bought some milk and cheese.

I went to the store. I bought some milk and cheese.

I went to the store; I bought some milk and cheese. 

500

Does the following sentence show separate or joint possession?

Octavio and Christian's presentation earned an A.

Joint possession

500

Name the type (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, interrogative) and structure (simple, complex, compound) of the following sentence.

I'd like to go to the concert, but I think it will be too crowded.

Declarative; Compound

500

TWO PARTS:

1) Name the subordinating conjunction mnemonic.

2. Name 3 subordinating conjunctions.

Possible answers include: 

After, Although, As, Because, Before, If, Since, Until, While, When

500

Active or passive?

This magnificent photos were uploaded by the artist to the internet. 

Passive

500

Correct the error in the following sentence to eliminate the run-on sentence. 

My friends and I wanted to go to the game yet we also wanted to stay at home and watch video games.

My friends and I wanted to go to the game, yet we also wanted to stay at home and watch video games.

(Use comma before coordinating conjunction to separate the two independent clauses.