Grammar
Correct this sentence: "Following the signs to the nearest coffee shop."
What is: "Following the signs to the nearest coffee shop, I ended up at Starbucks."
Fill in the blank: "The ______ of Friar John being quarantined was that Romeo never received Friar Lawrence's letter."
What is EFFECT?
This was the name of Holden's kid sister in Catcher in the Rye.
Who is Phoebe?
This is our classroom's number.
What is 2307?
This famous cookie was named after Newton. I feel like not everyone likes it.
What is the Fig Newton?
Correct this sentence: "Over the hill we can see that the sun is rising it looks magical."
What is: "Over the hill, we can see that the sun is rising, and it looks magical."
Fill in the blank: "With ______ star-crossed lovers and sword fights, Romeo and Juliet is truly an engaging play."
What is ITS?
This was the name of Esperanza's sister in The House on Mango Street.
Who is Nenny?
This was the first assignment I ever had you turn in on Schoology.
What is the Mixtape and Reflection Assignment?
This song was Billboard's #1 song of 2024.
What is Lose Control by Teddy Swims?
Correct this sentence: "Some people like skiing, however, I have always found it too dangerous, I wonder if I would prefer snow-shoeing instead."
What is: "Some people like skiing; however, I have always found it too dangerous. I wonder if I would prefer snow-shoeing instead."
Fill in the blank: "Mexico is ____ than Canada, but I want to go there to _____ my understanding of the Spanish language."
What is FARTHER and then FURTHER?
This is the first state the Bui family lived in after emigrating from Vietnam in The Best We Could Do.
What is Illinois?
This is the name of the blue crochet dinosaur that sits on the front desk in our room.
What is Basil?
This beach, located in Massachusetts, was the first official public beach in the country.
What is Revere Beach?
Write a compound-complex sentence that features an appositive phrase and a preposition phrase.
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Fill in the blank: "Knowing the answer is different ______ communicating it effectively."
What is FROM?
This is the state Eleanor flees to toward the end of Eleanor and Park.
What is Minnesota?
The first line I ever wrote on our board, "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink," is from this book.
What is I Capture the Castle?
The ice cream cone was invented in this state.
What is Missouri?
Correct this sentence: "While I have never seen the movie; everyone claims that The Notebook is a classic romance film, I am hoping to see it on Sunday with my friend Kendall; but she might be too busy. Although that would be a bummer."
What is: "While I have never seen the movie, everyone claims that The Notebook is a classic romance film, and I am hoping to see it on Sunday with my friend Kendall, but she might be too busy. That would be a bummer."
Fill in the blank: "I have ______ the groundwork for this question in basically every class for the last week."
What is LAID?
This is the date of Shakespeare's birthday (month and day).
What is April 23rd?
Ms. B's first dog was of this dog breed.
What is a Portuguese Water Dog?
This person was the 25th president of the United States.
Who is William McKinley?