Grammar
Correct the subject-verb agreement:
He were eating a whole birthday cake.
He was eating a whole birthday cake.
Which part of speech is italicized?
The zombie shambled lazily.
Adverb
Identify the subject and object:
The dog is always eating ice cream.
Dog
Ice cream
When you start a new paragraph, what should you do?
Indent (and capitalize)
This is Mr Bell's favorite drink
Coffee
What is the POV of this sentence?
She walks into the store and buys one million hot chocolates.
Third person
Which part of speech is used to connect clauses or ideas?
Conjunction
Identify the antecedent:
When William went to Wisconsin, we didn't know when he'd be back.
William
Place the comma:
Because it was raining we stayed inside.
Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
How many points is an essay final draft worth?
100
Identify the tense and the POV of this sentence:
You walked to the magical forest of Blorpgorp, carrying your blessed shield.
Past tense
Second person
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word:
We will celebrate after defeating the alien invasion.
Preposition
What type of sentence is this?
The sun came out, and the kids went outside to play.
Compound
Place three commas:
Although it was raining heavily we decided to continue our hike and the dogs followed us closely wagging their tails with excitement.
Although it was raining heavily, we decided to continue our hike, and the dogs followed us closely, wagging their tails with excitement.
How long has Mr Bersch been a teacher?
51 years
This tense describes an ongoing action and ends with -ing
Progressive
Identify the verb and the gerund:
The cat was singing songs.
was
singing
What kind of sentence is this?
Because it started raining, we ran inside.
Complex
Which comma should be a semicolon (or a period)?
The rain finally stopped, the clouds began to break, and the birds started singing, we felt hopeful again.
The rain finally stopped, the clouds began to break, and the birds started singing; we felt hopeful again.
Complete the famous quote by Benedict de Spinoza:
All things excellent are rare and _________.
Difficult
This tense describes a completed action
Perfect
Which part of speech helps identify a noun and determines whether the noun is specific or part of a group?
Article
Place both correct punctuation marks in this sentence:
Although it was getting late we kept hiking and the dogs followed us as the trail grew darker.
Although it was getting late, we kept hiking; and the dogs followed us as the trail grew darker.
Where should you place the semicolons?
On our trip, we visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Barcelona, Spain.
On our trip, we visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Barcelona, Spain.
Mr Bell studied two things in university: English and _________.
Philosophy