Is the group of words below a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"Rode her bike down to the park."
sentence fragment, missing a subject.
100
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
A common noun names ANY person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea and is always capitalized.
100
Identify the adjectives in this sentece and the word they modify.
"English is a fantastic class where many students enjoy learning about amazing adjectives."
fantastic modifies class
many modifies students
amazing modifies adjectives
100
What tense is this sentence in?
"We will go to the movies on the next rainy day."
future
200
What is the definition of initiative?
A. to compete
B. the abilitiy to move quickly and easily
C. the will and desire to start something
C. the will and desire to start something
200
"and," "or," and "but" are conjunctions used to combine ideas into what kind of sentence?
compound sentence
200
Spell the plural form of "video"
videos
200
What are the three articles and when are they used?
a--> when refering to a single item that begins with a consonant sound
an-->when refering to a single item that begins with a vowel sound
the--> when refering to a specific person, place, or thing and used before all plural nouns
200
What type of error is made in this sentence?
"Jamie love to play soccer."
What correction should be made?
Subject-verb agreement
'loves'
300
Spell...
influence
300
"I went for a mile run after it stopped raining."
identify the independent clause in this complex sentence.
I went for a mile run.
300
Rewrite this phrase using the possessive form.
"The bike belonging to John."
John's bike
300
define "comparative adjective" and "superlative adjective"
comparative: compares TWO people, things or ideas
superlative: compares one person, thing, or idea to a whole group of items.
300
Identify 7 helping verbs
have can could do is may be
had shall should did am might been
has will would does are must being
was
were
400
Define fatigue
tiredness
400
Combine these two phrases into either a compound sentence or a complex sentence by using and appropriate conjunction and the correct punctuation.
My cousin called me.
I was at the mall.
possible answers:
My cousin called me at the mall
My cousin called me while I was at the mall.
When I was at the mall, my cousin called me.
400
What is the plural possessive form of "child"?
children's
400
Identify the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below...
nice-->_________-->_________
interesting-->___________-->____________
bad-->________-->__________
nice-->NICER-->NICEST
interesting--> MORE INTERESTING-->MOST INTERESTING
bad-->WORSE--> WORST
400
"Julian has traveled to other countries"
What tense is this sentence written in?
A. Present Progressive Tense
B. Past Progressive Tense
C. Present Perfect Tense
D. Past Perfect Tense
C. Present Perfect Tense
500
"to comfort during times of suffering" is the definition of which W.O.W.?
console
500
Proofread the sentence below.
We love to go to amusement parks water parks are our favorite.
What type of sentence error is this? Rewrite correctly
Run-on sentence
-We love to go to amusement parks, but water parks are our favorite.
-Although we love to go to amusement parks, water parks are our favorite
500
Proofread and edit the sentence below.
"justins coach the man wearing the orange hat told julia that his favorite team is the mets"
CORRECT
"Jusin's coach, the man wearing the orange hat, told Julia that his favoriute team is The Mets."
500
What is the adjective error in the sentence, what should it read, and why?
"Ironman III was the most entertainingest movie I have ever seen!"
"most entertainingest" should be "most entertaining"
we NEVER use "more/most" with an "er/est" ending
adjectives with two or more syllables use more/most to create the comparative/superlative forms
500
What is the past tense of the verbs listed below?
speak
write
draw
teach
freeze