Can you guess why Rhode Island's most common nickname though it is unofficial is Little Rhody?
Can you guess why Rhode Island's most common nickname - though it is unofficial - is Little Rhody?
100
Is this sentence transitive or intransitive?
Myra polished the silver for her mother.
transitive
100
What is the verbal in this sentence? What is the verbal phrase?
Her goal was running the marathon.
verbal:running
verbal phrase: running the marathon
100
Revise the sentence that contains a misplaced or dangling modifier.
The squid fascinated the students preserved in formaldehyde.
The squid preserved in formaldehyde fascinated the students.
100
I want (to, too) go (to, too) the movies with you tonight, (to, too)!
I want TO go TO the movies with you tonight, TOO!
200
Archaeologists already knew that ancient ruins existed near the Italian city of Pisa.
Rewrite the sentence using ellipses to eliminate the words "the Italian city of".
200
She __________ 1,500 miles by the time she reaches L.A. (future perfect tense of to drive)
She will have driven 1,500 miles by the time she reaches L.A.
200
What is the infinitive? What is the infinitive phrase? How does the infinitive function?
She decided to take the path.
infinitive - to take
infinitive phrase - to take the path
function - object
200
Fix this sentence with pronoun-antecedent issues!
Both do a good job in his office.
Both do a good job in their office.
200
(There, their, they're) were five ducks sitting over (there, their, they're), ruffling (there, their, they're) feathers.
THERE were five ducks sitting over THERE, ruffling THEIR feathers.
300
She retired from the Navy at the age of 80 when most people are putting their feet up only to
begin serving as a senior consultant for a major computer manufacturer
Change the sentence by adding dashes where it is appropriate.
300
What is the mood of this sentence:
Button your coat.
imperative
300
Identify the participle and/or participle phrase in the sentence.
Her hair, sparkling, shone in the sunlight.
sparkling
300
Fix this sentence that has pronoun-antecedent issues!
Some of the marbles fell out of its bag.
Some of the marbles fell out of their bag.
300
(There, their, they're) coming to my game tonight with (there, their, they're) new baby!
THEY'RE coming to my game tonight with THEIR new baby!
400
Therefore, when construction began on a junction for the Italian state railway at Pisa, the archaeologists decided to do some excavating.
Rewrite the sentence omitting the words, "on a junction for the Italian state railway at Pisa".
400
What is the mood of this sentence?
Final exams are June 9 and June 10.
indicative
400
Underline the verbal phrase. Is this a gerund phrase, infinitive phrase, or a participial phrase?
Running the show was the producer's job.
Running the show - gerund
400
Fix the following sentence that has misplaced or dangling modifier(s).
Keeping track of the race with binoculars, the blue car with a yellow roof pulled into the lead.
As we kept track of the race with binoculars, the blue car with a yellow roof pulled into the lead.
400
(Whose, who's) going to the dance tonight?
Who's going to the dance tonight?
500
[3] By fall of 1999, the archaeological
team had turned up sixteen ships! [4] The ships dated from the third century B.C. to the
sixth century A.D. [5] The shortest was 23 feet long, the longest nearly 100 feet.
Rewrite the third and fifth sentences, omitting the fourth sentence.
500
Rewrite the passive voice construction so that it becomes active:
Grocery shopping was done by Ted.
Ted did the grocery shopping.
500
Identify the verbal phrase. Is it an infinitive phrase, a gerundive phrase, or a participial phrase?
He wanted to play all day.
to play all day - infinitive phrase
500
Which one of these sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement and why?
The jury read its verdict.
The jury members read its verdict.
The jury read its verdict = correct because jury is 1 singular unit and its is a singular pronoun.
The jury members read its verdict = incorrect because jury members is plural and needs a plural antecedent such as their.
500
(Who's, whose) necklace did I find behind the desk over (their, there, they're)? Is it (theirs, theres, they'res)?
WHOSE necklace did I find behind the desk over THERE? Is it theirs?