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Find the Error
100
Find the agreement error.

I love Taco Bell! They have the best Doritos Locos tacos!
I love Taco Bell! They have the best Doritos Locos tacos!

I love Taco Bell! IT HAS the best Doritos Locos tacos!
100
Label the sentence below as simple, compound, complex, or compund-complex.

In a crisis, some people feel like fighting, and other people decide to run away.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
100
What is mood?

Mood is the atmosphere created by the setting, and actions of people and characters in it. It also relates to how the reader EMOTIONALLY responds to these elements.
100
Which is correct?

A. War affects the economy in various ways.

B. War has a devastating affect.
A. War affects the economy in various ways.

B incorrect: War has a devastating affect.

B correct: War has a devastating effect.
200
Find the agreement error.

Neither Christian nor Steven will take their exam tomorrow.
Neither Christian nor Steven will take their exam tomorrow.
Neither Christian nor Steven will take HIS exam tomorrow.
200
Label the sentence below as simple, compound, complex, or compund-complex.

My son toasts and butters his bagel.
SIMPLE
200
What is tone?
Tone is the attitude a writer has towards the subject they're writing about. It is evident in they're diction, style, and opinion (if they express one).
200
Find the error.

Trey and his friends played in the yard, the day was perfect for a nice game of football!
Trey and his friends played in the yard, the day was perfect for a nice game of football!

Trey and his friends played in the yard; the day was perfect for a nice game of football!

Trey and his friends played in the yard because the day was perfect for a nice game of football!

The day was perfect for a nice game of football, SO Trey and his friends played in the yard.
300
Find the agreement error.

The Smith's and Shawna will bring their favorite food to the pool party.
The Smith's and Shawna will bring their favorite food to the pool party.

The Smith's and Shawna will bring HER favorite food to the pool party.
300
Label the sentence below as simple, compound, complex, or compund-complex.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
COMPOUND
300
What is diction?
Choice of words, phrases, and more that an author uses within a piece of literature
300
Choose the correct word in each sentence.
1. (Their/There/They're) are three of us who comprise the carpool.
2. When a celebrity arrives, many people will crane (their/there/they're) necks in hopes of getting a better view.
3. Did you know that (their/there/they're) newly married?
4. The book is over (their/there/they're) by the shelf.
There
their
they're
there
400
Find the agreement error.

I think either of the two brothers argue too much.
I think either of the two brothers argue too much.
I think either of the two brothers ARGUES too much.
(LOST? BROTHER #1 ARGUES TOO MUCH. BROTHER #2 ARGUES TOO MUCH ALSO.)
400
Label the sentence below as simple, compound, complex, or compund-complex.

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
COMPLEX
400
What is author's purpose?
An author's purpose is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
Then, once a topic is selected, the author must decide whether his purpose for writing is to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain his ideas to the reader. At times he or she will also require the reader to reflect upon information as a part of this process.
400
Choose the correct word in each sentence.

1. I am confused; (who's/whose) supposed to retrieve the kids from daycare?

2. (Who's/Whose) cell phone just rang?

3. (Who's/Whose) wearing neon to the pep rally?
1. who's
2. Whose
3. Who's