Spell it out!
Grammar Grab Bag
Punctuation Station
Comma Chameleon
Capital Gains
100

Spell the word that begins with 'e' that means "a sudden, violent shaking of the ground."

Earthquake

100

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "The dog enthusiastically chased the ball."

chased

100

What punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence?

'.'


Full-stop / Period.

100

Add the missing comma:

"Yes I would love to join."

"Yes, I would love to join"

100

Should the first letter of "monday" be capitalized in a sentence?

Yes - it is a noun - day of the week. 

200

Spell the word starting with 'a' that means "a person who writes books as a profession."

Author

200

Is the following sentence grammatically correct? 

"Me and John went to the store." 

If not, correct it.

No.

"John and I went to the store."

200

Add the correct punctuation to the end of this sentence:

"What an amazing view"

"What an amazing view!"


Exclamation mark

200

Insert the missing comma(s) in this sentence: 

"My favorite colours are red blue and green."

"My favourite colours are red, blue, and green."

200

Capitalize the word(s) that need it in this sentence: 

"i love to visit new york city."

"I love New York City."

300

Spell the word starting with 'e' that means "necessary or important"

Essential

300

What is the past participle of the verb "to eat"?

Eaten

300

Where should the apostrophe be placed in the following phrase to show possession for multiple students: 

"the students essays"

"the student's essays"

300

Where should a comma be placed in the following sentence: 

"Although it was raining we still went for a walk."

"Although it was raining, we still went for a walk."

300

Should the word "president" be capitalized in the following sentence: 

"The president will speak tomorrow."

No - unless used as a specific title:

"President Page will speak tomorrow".

400

Spell the word starting with 'e' that means "a feeling of intense pleasure or delight."

Ecstasy

400

Correct the subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: 

"The student have completed their assignment."

"The student has completed their assignment."

400

Insert the correct punctuation (quotes) into this sentence: 

He said I'll be there soon.

He said, "I'll be there soon."

400

Add commas where necessary: 

"The old creaky house stood on top of the hill."

"The old, creaky house stood on top of the hill."

400

Capitalize the word(s) that need it: 

"my cousin lives in australia, specifically in adelaide."

"My cousin lives in Australia, specifically in Adelaide."

500

Spell the missing words:

- Private

- Corporal

- Captain

- S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

- L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- S E R G E A N T

- L I E U T E N A N T

500

Identify the type of clause in bold:

"I will go to the party if I finish my homework."


Dependent clause

'if I finish my homework' is DEPENDENT on 'i will go to the party' being there to make sense.

500

Correct all punctuation errors in the following sentence: 

"My favorite artist Vincent van Gogh produced many masterpieces like The Starry Night however his life was filled with struggle wasn't it"

"My favorite artist ',' Vincent van Gogh ','produced many masterpieces like The Starry Night ';' however ',' his life was filled with struggle ',' wasn't it '?'"


; semi-colon = connects two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb. 

500

Rewrite the sentence so that all people receive the same amount of inheritance.

"In his will, Sam left his money to Alan, Steve, Richard and Patrick."

"In his will, Sam left his money to Alan, Steve, Richard, and Patrick."

500

Identify and correct the capitalization error: 

"I'm studying english literature and history at the university of adelaide."

"I'm studying English literature and history at the University of Adelaide."