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Verbs
Punctuation
Comparative/Superlative
Pronouns
Grammar Definitions
100
FIX THE VERB Everyone waiting for hours in long lines were there to get into the concert.
was there
100
FIX THE PUNCTUATION Amy charged exceedingly, reasonable prices for tutoring.
Amy charged exceedingly reasonable prices for tutoring.
100
Of all the airports in the US, Chicago's O'Hare is the most busy.
busiest
100
Between you and I, Jean could probably beat Peter at golf.
you and me
100
A word that stands in for a noun.
What is a pronoun?
200
FIX THE VERB Ed forgot where he had hid the remote control.
had hidden
200
FIX THE PUNCTUATION Come early. If you can.
Come early if you can.
200
The contestant marched slow and confident to the podium.
slowly and confidently
200
Everyone joined Kathleen and he in welcoming their new little brother.
Kathleen and him
200
A word that describes time or place relationships between words...in between by on
What is a preposition?
300
FIX THE VERB Jim had never took the train to the airport alone.
had never taken
300
FIX THE PUNCTUATION The teachers lounge is off limits to student's.
The teachers' lounge is off limits to students.
300
Jonathan offered a fair convincing excuse for his lateness.
fairly convincing
300
I don't like people that chew gum.
people who chew gum
300
The form of the verb that tells what time the action happened.
What is tense?
400
FIX THE VERB David helped lie the carpet in Dan's new house.
helped lay the carpet
400
FIX THE PUNCTUATION Jack didn't call Max back; because it was so late.
Jack didn't call Max back because it was so late.
400
You need to be more clear about what you want.
clearer
400
This is a story where no one lives happily ever after.
a story in which no one
400
Any kind of description that is put in the wrong place in a sentence and thus describes the wrong thing.
What is a misplaced modifier?
500
FIX THE VERB Most states have forbade drivers to text while driving.
have forbidden
500
FIX THE PUNCTUATION Our dog which we got from a rescue can be skittish around new people.
Our dog, which we got from a rescue, can be skittish around new people.
500
Each of the diving routines was more pretty than the one before it.
prettier
500
Herpetophobia is when people have a fear of snakes.
is a term that means a fear of snakes.
500
A figure of speech that follows no grammatical rules.
What is an idiom?