Many people think of the desert as barren and desolate, but a visit to Death Valley DISPENSES such an opinion.
a) No change b)dispose c)dispels d)impels
What is dispels?
100
Place the commas in the correct places.
I like to spend my summer holiday swimming biking and riding horses.
What is after swimming and after biking?
100
Define the following words:
all together vs altogether
All together = everybody or everything
altogether = completely
100
Choose the correct phrase.
We understand each other (really well, really good).
What is "really well"?
100
Any student who has ever wished they could study overseas has probably thought about how they should learn a second language.
This sentence contains what kind of error?
What is pronoun agreement? Student singular, they plural.
200
A group of pioneers WAS NAMING the valley for its desolate desert environment after they crossed it in 1849.
a) No change b) were naming c)having named d)named
What is named?
200
Place the comma(s) in the correct place.
What is clear is that the desert is a place to be treasured for generations to come.
What is after "that"?
200
Daily Double!!!!! Define the following word and use them in a sentence.
Affect vs Effect
Affect = verb = to influence
Effect = verb = to cause or bring about
noun = a result
200
I think the cake is done. It smells (good, well).
What is good?
200
What is the correct pronoun?
Every student must make sure to check ______ address is correct before graduating.
What is his or her?
300
Known today as Death Valley National Monument, it offers as many attractions for the tourist THAN any scenic area.
a)No Change b)from c) as d) over
What is "as"?
300
Place the comma(s) in the correct place.
"Maggie I need you to pack a lunch" said Dad.
What is after the second quotation mark?
300
What is the difference between the following words:
farther vs further
Farther = used to express distance
Further = used to express time or degree
300
Choose the correct word.
My cousin has a swimmers (build, built).
What is build?
300
Choose the correct verb.
One of the boxes (was, were) opened and thrown in the trash.
What is was?
400
The valley center consists of a salt lake that HAD almost dried up.
a) no change b)has c)had been d)was
What is "has"?
400
Is the sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?
During the exam, the teacher walked around the room, checking all the students desks for signs of cheating.
What is INCORRECT?
400
Choose the correct word.
After the forgery incident, the Arcadian ( council, counsel) was forced to take classes for three weeks.
What is "council"?
400
Choose the correct word.
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with the dental treatment.
What is "eager"?
400
Complete the sentence.
The first rule of subject-verb agreement, is that subjects and verbs must agree in __________.
What is number?
500
Called AND NAMED Badwater, it is the lowest place in the Western Hemisphere.
a) No Change b) by the title of c)there and elsewhere
d) Omit the underline portion
What is "Omit the underline portion"?
500
This sentence is correct. TRUE or FALSE
After the death of Blackbeard, the famous pirate, piracy disappeared from the coast of the American colonies.
What is TRUE?
500
Choose the CORRECT words.
Marcy and William took (there, their) time deciding to go (there, their). (Their, they're) happy with their vacation in Mexico.
What is their, there, and they're?
500
The answer choice, "OMIT the underlined portion" is correct this percent of the time?
a) 20% b)30% c)50% d) 60%
What is 50% of the time?
500
Choose the correct word to make the sentence parallel.
The cat is soft, cuddly, and has warmth.
a)no change b) it has warmth c)the cat is warm
d)and warm.