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Sentence Structure
Punctuation
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun Case
Rhetoric
100
What kind of problem does this group of words have? --- Kelli finally found the food she had been craving for months. A Reuben sandwich.
What is a fragment?
100
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, which word should it come after? --- Mr. Spock would not admit that he enjoyed the stand-up comedy routine but his brother thought it was hilarious.
What is "routine"?
100
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Tonya and her sister has the same color of eyes.
What is "has"?
100

Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- Stacy gave you and I the instructions to complete the project.


What is "me"?


100

What are the three rhetorical strategies Aristotle described as making up a persuasive argument? 

What are  "logos", "ethos," and "pathos"?

200
What kind of problem does this group of words have? --- Delilah found her missing watch, she had spent the whole day looking for it.
What is a comma splice?
200
Is this sentence already correct? If not, which word should a comma come after? --- Gladys tried to sabotage John’s work but only succeeded in making herself look bad.
What is correct?
200

Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Raccoons or a skunk sometimes eats the dog food before Socrates can get to it.

What is correct?

200

Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- Natasha gave Randall and she the leftovers from the potluck.


What is "her"?


200

Give an example of using pathos in an argument.

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Pathos, or emotional appeal, appeals to an audience's needs, values, and emotional sensibilities. Pathos can also be understood as an appeal to the audience's disposition to a topic, evidence, or argumen

300
What kind of problem does this group of words have? --- Gerald plays the piano. As though he’s angry at the keys.
What is a fragment?
300
Is this sentence already correct? If not, which word should a comma come after? --- Although Max ate a hefty lunch he was hungry again in two hours.
What is "lunch"?
300
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- Every terrier, collie, golden retriever, cocker spaniel, and mutt in the shelter have been howling today.
What is "have"?
300

Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- Aniqua grew annoyed at him constant humming.


What is "his"?


300

What rhetorical strategy is this an example of? "Political scientist, Hawaiian historian, and activist Noenoe Silva's extensive research and use of Hawaiian-language sources make her an authoritative voice on the Native Hawaiian resistance to colonialism."

What is ethos?

400
In this fused sentence, which word could be the first word of a new sentence? --- Walter tried to dance at the party he knocked over a tray of sandwiches and stepped on his friend’s foot.
What is "he"?
400
One of these commas should be replaced with a semicolon. What word is before the comma that should be replaced? --- During April, Yvonne re-tiled the bathroom, during May, she repainted the living room.
What is "bathroom"?
400
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- The janitors or one of the faculty members turn off the lights in the building every evening.
What is "turn"?
400

Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- The piercing shriek of the fire alarm startled us students and drove us out of the building.


What is correct?


400

Give an example of a slippery slope argument. 

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500
Which word should be deleted to correct this sentence structure problem? --- Because the truck will not start since Kevin worked on it after his stepbrother tried to teach him how to repair vehicles.
What is "because"?
500
One of these commas should be replaced with a colon. What word is before the comma that should be replaced? --- Over the weekend, Devon read three of Poe's stories, "Ligeia," "The Masque of Red Death," and "The Black Cat."
What is "stories"?
500
Is this sentence correct? If not, which word is the problem? --- A flock of pigeons like to perch on the power lines and leave droppings on the cars below.
What is "like"?
500

Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should replace the incorrect pronoun? --- Jesse has a better singing voice than me.


What is "I"?

500

What kind of "reasoning" is this sentence an example of? "Fair trade agreements have raised the quality of life most farmers, so fair trade agreements could be used to help coffee farmers in Brazil as well."

What is "deductive reasoning"