Examples: to go, to make, to run, to define, to split up, and to break up
What are Infinitives?
200
Words of phrases that modify something.
What is a Modifier?
200
"Let's Tie the Knot," means:
What is "Let's Get Married?"
200
Name that Modifier:
“That’s the most unique painting I've ever seen.”
What is Modifying an Absolute?
200
Fill in the Past Tense of "Come:"
"We____back home for dinner."
What is "Came?"
200
"They should thank their teacher." is a ______
What is a Singular Pronoun?
300
Phrases that don’t mean what they literally say but have meaning to native speakers
What is an Idiom?
300
An Idiom for "cool, hip, or trendy:"
(Hint: a phrase used in the 60's; in the powerpoint)
What is "It's where it's at man?"
300
Modifiers that modify something you didn’t intend them to modify
What is a Simple Misplaced Modifier?
300
Fill in the Past Tense of "Mistake:"
"Sorry, I ___you for someone else."
What is "Mistook?"
300
"If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work."
What is a Subjunctive Verb?
400
Are used to communicate feelings such as wishfulness, hopefulness, or imagination.
What is a Subjunctive Verb?
400
Name the Idiom in the following sentence:
"I kept trying to steer the conversation back to his feelings for me, but he wouldn't stop beating around the bush, trying to change the topic."
What is "Beating Around the Bush?"
400
Name that Modifier:
"Children who rarely laugh are shy or Children who laugh are rarely shy."
What is a Squinty Modifier?
400
The correct form of the verb "shake" in the following sentence:
"Finally, she had shook/shaken/shaked off the dust from her clothes."
What is "Shaken?"
400
Squiggly decides to quickly remove Aardvark’s cats.
(Hint: think Split vs. Unsplit Infinitive)
What is a Split Infinitive?
500
A set of words that act as a single verb unit.
What is a Phrasal Verb?
500
Example:"To be successful, you need to get your ducks in a row."
"Ducks in a row" means:
What is get organized, have a plan, get your things together?
500
Name that Modifier:
"Hiking the trail, Squiggly and Aardvark heard birds chirping loudly."
What is a Dangling Modifier?
500
The correct form of the verb "drink" in the following sentence:
"He had drunken/drank/drunk nearly a gallon of water that day."
What is "Drunk?"
500
Name the Dependent Clause in the following sentence:
"My plants died because I did not water them.”