Colons/Apostrophes
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The following are items I wish I had. Craig's test average, Donna's daily average, and Morris's singing voice".
No. It's missing a colon after "had," and the period at the end needs to be inside the quotation marks.
DAILY TRIPLE!!!: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "We had plans to go on vacation to Sicily Italy from June 14, until July 4."
No. It should be, "We had plans to go on vacation to Sicily, Italy from June 14 until July 4."
What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Here is the answer key to tomorrow's test."
"Here is"
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Aayan and Lily dawdled, tarried, and wasted time in the morning before school."
"Aayan" and "Lily"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "What do, you, think of Juniper my new pet dolphin?"
Nope. It should be, "What do you think of Juniper, my new pet dolphin?"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The detective's theory did not mesh with his partners'."
No way. It should be "The detective's theory did not mesh with his partner's."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The Goblin King threatened to roast the children alive, slowly devour them, and pick his teeth with their bones."
Yes.
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Aayan and Lily dawdled, tarried, and wasted time in the morning before school."
"dawdled" "tarried" "wasted"
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the complete subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Here is the answer key to tomorrow's test."
"the answer key to tomorrow's test"
What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Where is the library book I asked for?"
"Where is"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "All of the students' grades were pretty rough."
Yes. Plural nouns ending in "s" just get an apostrophe added to the end.
DAILY DOUBLE: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The hungry puppy launched itself from the couch, and sprinted into the kitchen".
Nope. It should be "The hungry puppy launched itself from the couch and sprinted into the kitchen."
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "On his Chromebook screen was an off-limits game."
"was"
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Many of the students will fail tomorrow's test."
"Many"
What is the complete subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Under the mango tree slept the lazy gardener."
"the lazy gardener"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The following are items I wish I had: Craig's test average, Donna's daily average, and Morris' singing voice."
Nope. It should be "Morris's."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Did you, Saifan eat my delicious mouth-watering key lime pie?"
It should be "Did you, Saifan, eat my delicious, mouth-watering key lime pie?"
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Ada freaks out over the nutritional content of the school lunches and complains at high volume."
"freaks" and "complains"
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Many students will fail tomorrow's test."
"Students"
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Donna, Don, and Donnelle all received break detention, and they were unhappy about that fact."
"Donna" "Don" "Donnelle" "they"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Did you see Krista's and Jack's duet?"
No. It should be "Did you see Krista and Jack's duet?"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Well I suppose I will attend the execution, the coronation and your housewarming party."
Goodness, no. It should read, "Well, I suppose I will attend the execution, the coronation, and your housewarming party."
What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Chuck and Trevor fought, bit, and scratched over the last slice of ham."
"fought, bit, and scratched over the last slice of ham."
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "On his Chromebook screen was an off-limits game."
"game"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The President of the Teachers's Association Jimbo Blaze, did a flip off of the stage, stuck the dismount and moonwalked back to his seat."
It should be, "The President of the Teachers' Association, Jimbo Blaze, did a flip off of the stage, stuck the dismount, and moonwalked back to his seat."