1. To make contractions
2. To show ownership/ possession
100
What is a compound sentence?
Two complete sentences combined together to make one sentence. They are joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
100
There are 6 ways to make the "L" sound. Name at least 3.
-le, -el, -al, -ol, -il, -ul
100
Edit this sentence:
Just becaus the civil War was over, that didn't mean that no hostilitys remained.
Just because the Civil War was over, that didn't mean that no hostilities remained.
200
herd
heard
200
Write a sentence using an apostrophe to illustrate a contraction
Multiple possible answers
200
Rewrite the following sentence and eliminate redundancy:
Review again the true facts so that we are 100 percent unanimous regarding the important essentials of this matter.
Review the facts so that we are unanimous regarding the essentials of this matter.
200
Add -ed to commit
committed
200
Which word would you revise in the following sentence:
The exciting increased as the deadline approached.
What word would you put in its place?
Exciting is the misused word in the sentence.
You should say, "The excitement increased as the deadline approached."
300
poll
pole
300
What is the "of test"?
When deciding whether or not to show possession with apostrophes try using the word "of".
Can you say, "the jeans OF Bobby?" If yes, then you can use an apostrophe showing possession when writing Bobby's jeans.
300
Create a compound sentence with these two sentences:
I wanted to go to the basketball game. I had a test the next morning.
I wanted to go to the basketball game, but I had a test the next morning.
300
There are 8 ways to create the "R" sound. Name 5.
-er, -or, -ar, -ure-, -ur, -re, -our, -eur
300
Fix the mistakes in the following sentence:
The basketball team one the big game. With too secunds left.
The basketball team won the big game with two seconds left.
400
addition
edition
400
Write a sentence using as apostrophe to illustrate a singular possessive noun.
Multiple possible answers. The answer must represent one singular person or thing having ownership.
400
Rewrite the phrase to eliminate redundancy:
right beside me
"Beside me" or "next to me"
400
Fill in the blank:
The ending -er can be part of a base word, as in _______.
Multiple possible answers
400
Fix the following sentence:
Even although the Confederate South was out nummered by men and resources frum the start, they're loss was not inevitable.
Even though the Confederate South was outnumbered by men and resources from the start, they're loss was not inevitable.
500
sweet
suite
500
Write a sentence using an apostrophe to illustrate a plural possessive noun.
Multiple possible answers. The answer must include a plural group of people/things showing ownership.
500
What is the word used to represent all coordinating conjunctions and what are the seven conjunctions used to create compound sentences?
FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so
500
The suffix -er is not always used as the suffix for words meaning "one who." (ex. Magician)
What are two other examples of a word that means "one who" but doesn't end in -er?
Multiple answers possible. Examples could include beautician, novelist, etc.
500
How many errors are there in the following sentences:
On Apirl 14, 1865, Lincoln was watching a play in Ford's Theather when Booth snucked up behind him and shot him in the head. The president, he was dead by mourning. Booth was shot dead during his apprehension in a virginia barn twelve day's later.