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The Errors
Name That Sentence!
Rules of the Trade
You are CORRECTED, sir!
Fahrenheit Fun
100
Also known as commonly misspelled words.
What is a "wrong word error"?
100
If you don’t know whether there kidding, you might need to get a sense of humor.
What is "wrong word"?
100
If the pronoun is in the place of the SUBJECT, or you can rearrange the sentence and use "he/she," use this word!
What is "who"?
100
My teacher, whom is sitting over there, is wearing a blue hat.
What is "who"?
100
What is Clarisse's last name?
What is "McClellan"?
200
It is impossible to tell for certain which antecedent the pronoun refers or “points” to.
What is a "pronoun reference error"?
200
Can we pretend that airplane’s in the night sky are like shooting stars?
What is "plural number error"?
200
Everyone, everybody, each, neither, and either are ALWAYS ________.
What is "singular"?
200
Stephanie enjoys surfing in Hawaii, skiing in Aspen, and goes to the Louvre in Paris.
What is "going to"?
200
What season is it in the beginning of the novel?
What is "autumn"?
300
This error occurs when all VERBS and CLAUSES are NOT in the same grammatical form.
What is "faulty parallelism"?
300
Did anyone lose their chemistry book?
What is "pronoun agreement error"?
300
You must always use an apostrophe ________ the "s" in a word that is supposed to be plural AND possessive.
What is "after"?
300
Mary was upset when she saw that her tires had been slashed because it couldn't be cheaply replaced.
What is "they"?
300
What was it a pleasure to do, according to the first line of the novel?
What is "burn"?
400
Singular subjects must always be paired with singular verbs, and plural subjects must always be paired with plural verbs.
What is "subject verb agreement"?
400
I do not know whether I plan to go to college or getting a job after graduation.
What is "faulty parallelism"?
400
If two subjects are joined by the coordinating conjunction “or”, the verb must agree with the subject that is _______ to it.
What is "closest"?
400
John called Jacob and Jingleheimer Smith to see whether he wanted to hang out after school.
What is "they"?
400
This is how Clarisse knows that Montag is a fireman.
What is "the smell of kerosene"?
500
This error occurs when a prepositional phrase, adverb, or participial phrase is not placed where it should be, creating confusion about its subject.
What is a "misplaced modifier"?
500
The dog chase the cat.
What is "subject-verb agreement"?
500
If there are two subjects in a sentence and one is negative (“this, but not that”), the verb always agrees with the _________ subject.
What is "positive"?
500
Mark served sandwiches to the children on paper plates.
What is "on paper plates to the children"?
500
What was the last thing that Clarisse asked Montag before she ran into the house after their first meeting?
What is "Are you happy?"