Show:
Commas
Punctuation
Who vs. Whom?
Sentences
Other
100
I need sugar, butter and eggs, from the grocery store. Is this sentence grammatically incorrect? If so, fix the sentence.
What is "I need sugar, butter, and eggs from the grocery store"?
100
This punctuation mark may replace commas, semicolons, colons, and parentheses to indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought.
What is the dash, or em dash?
100
The ______ is the person or thing doing something/acting in the sentence.
What is the subject?
100
Jeremy asked me to prom today, I don't want to go with him because he creeps me out. Name the mechanical error that is wrong with this sentence.
What is a comma splice?
100
The freshman had trouble passing class. How could you revise this sentence to make it more inclusive?
What is "The first-year student had trouble passing class."
200
"Running toward third base, he suddenly realized how stupid he looked." What is the beginning of this sentence (running toward third base) an example of?
What is an introductory element?
200
This punctuation mark is used with a conjunction to join two independent clauses.
What is a comma?
200
When referring to the object of the sentence, _____ should be used.
What is "whom"?
200
Revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness: The financial analyst claimed that because of volatile market conditions she could not make an estimate of the company's future profits.
What is "The financial analyst claimed she could not make an estimate of the company's future profits due to volatile market conditions."
200
Determine if the following sentence is written in active or passive voice: The proposed initiative will be bitterly opposed by abortion rights groups.
What is passive voice?
300
The name for a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it that goes between two commas on either side.
What is an appositive?
300
This conference has people who have come from Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, and Nashville, Tennessee. Correct the punctuation in this sentence.
What is "This conference has people who have come from Boise, Idaho; Los Angeles, California; and Nashville, Tennessee."
300
The _____ of the sentence is having something done to them.
What is the object of the sentence?
300
Begin this sentence with a prepositional phrase: "_______, I'm going to look for him."
What is "After class today, I'm going to look for him." Other prepositions include according to, along with, apart from, prior to, aside from, because of, concerning, considering, etc.
300
What is the antecedent in this sentence? Austin told Ashley that no one would take her away.
What is Ashley? The antecedent is the noun the pronoun (her) is referring to.
400
"Most of the movies I like have explosions, sometimes I like horror movies though." Fix this sentence.
What is "Although most of the movies I like have explosions, sometimes I like horror movies."
400
This punctuation mark is used to enclose words or phrases of your own that you are inserting in a direct quotation.
What is a bracket?
400
To _____ did the prize go?
What is "whom?"
400
A run-on sentence is when two _________ _________ are not joined together correctly.
What is an independent clause?
400
"Now" is an example of what part of speech?
What is an adverb? Adverbs are used to modify verbs. They tell us when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent an action is performed. Example: Tell her to get over here, now.
500
I knew that President Nixon would resign that morning, because my sister-in-law worked in the White House and she called me with the news. Is the comma necessary in this sentence?
What is yes. Explanation: Without the comma, the sentence says that Nixon's resignation was the fault of my sister-in-law. Nixon did not resign because my sister-in-law worked in the White House, so we set off that clause to make the meaning clearly parenthetical.
500
Barbara Havings gave three reasons why she was not going; it was stormy, she didn't like loud music, and she preferred the company of her cats to us. Is this sentence grammatically incorrect?
What is yes. The sentence should be "Barbara Havings gave three reasons why she was not going: it was stormy, she didn't like loud music, and she preferred the company of her cats to us."
500
We all know ____ pulled that prank. We want to know on ____ the prank was pulled.
What is "who" and "whom"?
500
Mr. Brown wrote a new piece of legislation. Mr. Brown is the Senator of Texas. To combine these sentences, you should use a(n) ___________. Example: Mr. Brown, the Senator of Texas, wrote a new piece of legislation.
What is an appositive?
500
Rephrase this sentence to be in the active voice: Minor keys, modal movement, and arpeggios are shared by both musical traditions.
What is "Both musical traditions share minor keys, modal movement, and arpeggios"?