Toss up 1
Name the adjectives.
White-chocolate raspberry cheesecake is delicious.
White-chocolate raspberry
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies a pronoun or noun
True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.
True
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) We will go to recess and then we will go to class.
b) We will go to recess, and, then, we will go to class.
c) We will go to recess and then, we will go to class.
d) We will go to recess, and then we will go to class.
d) We will go to recess, and then we will go to class.
I can see about ten umbrellas from where I am standing. What is the adjective?
ten
Name the adjectives in the following sentence.
Old Mr. Mack caught them in a parking lot.
Old, parking
What is the adjective or adjectives in the following sentence?
The three boys skipped school to visit their sick teacher.
three, sick
Do you have to capitalize a theme parks name?
yes or no
yes
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) I like cheese, but not as much as Mrs. Dettmann likes chocolate.
b) I like cheese but not as much as Mrs. Dettmann likes chocolate.
c) I like cheese but, not as much as Mrs. Dettmann likes chocolate.
d) I like, cheese, but not as much as Mrs. Dettmann likes chocolate
a) I like cheese, but not as much as Mrs. Dettmann likes chocolate.
What adjectives indicate that something has the highest degree of quality in question.
a) Absolute
b) Comparative
c) Superlative
c) Superlative
True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.
True; it is always necessary
What adjective describes something in its own right.
a) Absolute
b) Comparative
c) Superlative
a) Absolute
Which words are capitalized in the following sentence?
at school, tani and i were voted president and vice president of the class.
At, Tandi, I
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Cookies are good yet milk is better for you.
b) Cookies are good yet, milk is better for you.
c) Cookies are good, yet, milk is better for you.
d) Cookies are good, yet milk is better for you.
d) Cookies are good, yet milk is better for you.
The egyptian tourists started snapping pictures.
a) Change egyptian tourists to Egyptian Tourists
b) Change egyptian tourists to Egyptian tourists
c) Change pictures to Pictures
d) Make no change
b) Change egyptian tourists to Egyptian tourists
Choose the answer that shows capital letters used correctly.
a) "The only way to have a friend," said Emerson, "is to be one.”
b) “the only way to have a friend," said Emerson, "is to be one."
c) "The only way to have a friend," said Emerson, "Is to be one."
d) “The only way to have a Friend,” said Emerson, “Is to be one.”
a) "The only way to have a friend," said Emerson, "is to be one.”
Complete the sentence with the correct adjective.
Our first train trip was ______ than the second.
long, longer, longest
longer
The following is an example of what capitalization rule?
George Lopez said, "Hey, you have to love capitalization, right?"
First word in a direct quotation.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious, hot dog Ima.
b) At the ballpark, I enjoyed a delicious hot dog, Ima.
c) At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious, hot, dog, Ima.
d) At the ballpark I enjoyed a delicious hot dog, Ima.
b) At the ballpark, I enjoyed a delicious hot dog, Ima.
What adjective is unsurprising, make a comparison between two or more things.
a) Absolute
b) Comparative
c) Superlative
b) Comparative
In which sentence are the correct letters capitalized?
a) On March 29, 1981, Ronald Reagan told a reporter from The Observer, “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
b) On March 29, 1981, Ronald Reagan told a reporter from the observer, “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
c) On march 29, 1981, Ronald Reagan told a reporter from The Observer, “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
d) On March 29, 1981, Ronald Reagan told a reporter from the Observer, “you can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
a) On March 29, 1981, Ronald Reagan told a reporter from The Observer, “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
Complete the sentence with the correct adjective.
We could take a train or a bus, but an airplane is the __________ way to go.
fast, faster, fastest
fastest
How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized?
That same night, my mother told my father, "i'm taking phillip back to norfolk."
3
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are fabulous in my opinion.
b) Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, are fabulous in my opinion.
c) Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are fabulous, in my opinion.
d) Fridays Saturdays and Sundays are fabulous, in my opinion.
c) Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are fabulous, in my opinion.
After ten minutes I asked the nurse about the medicine.
a) After ten minutes I asked the nurse, about the medicine.
b) After ten minutes, I asked the nurse, about the medicine.
c) After, ten minutes I asked the nurse about the medicine.
d) After ten minutes, I asked the nurse about the medicine.
d) After ten minutes, I asked the nurse about the medicine.