Capitalization &
Word Choice
Commas &
Semicolons
Subjects, Verbs, and Pronouns
Apostrophes
Phrases, Clauses, Frags, Sentences, & Run-Ons
100
This is the correct capitalization of the following sentence: Martin McMillen, a doctor from southwestern colorado, examined the smith family before they left for vacation in europe and asia.
What is Martin McMillen, a doctor from southwestern Colorado, examined the Smith family before they left for vacation in Europe and Asia?
100
This is the correct punctuation of the following sentence: Rumplestiltskin screamed until his face turned red jumped up and down twelve times and went up in a puff of smoke.
What is Rumplestiltskin screamed until his face turned red, jumped up and down twelve times, and went up in a puff of smoke?
100
This is the correct subject or subjects for the following sentence: Four kinds of insects existed in Mike's bathroom.
What is kinds?
100
This is the correct use of an apostrophe in the following sentence: All of the STUDENTS, STUDENT'S, STUDENTS' parents applauded.
What is STUDENTS'?
100
This has a verb and its subject.
What is a clause?
200
This is the correct capitalization of the following sentence: After lucy married a baptist minister, they moved south so he could take a job at the north georgia baptist church.
What is After Lucy married a Baptist minister, they moved south so he could take a job at the North Georgia Baptist Church?
200
This is the correct punctuation of the following sentence: The young rambunctious polar bear ate fish.
What is The young, rambunctious polar bear ate fish?
200
This is the correct subject or subjects for the following sentence: During the long and complex trial, several witnesses testified about the crime, but the jury could not reach a verdict.
What are witnesses and jury?
200
This is the correct use of an apostrophe in the following sentence: The RECEIVERS, RECEIVER'S, RECEIVERS' catch was good.
What is receiver's?
200
"After singing her solo" is either a fragment, sentence, or run-on.
What is a fragment?
300
This is the correct capitalization of the following sentence: When mayor smith attended east high school, she studied the civil war in her history class.
What is When Mayor Smith attended East High School, she studied the Civil War in her history class?
300
This is the correct punctuation of the following sentence: Serena was happy that she won the beauty pageant and she accepted the crown eagerly.
What is Serena was happy that she won the beauty pageant, and she accepted the crown eagerly?
300
This is the correct verb or verbs for the following sentence: Lucy and Sonya wanted to play checkers, but Lucy's mother had sold the checkerboard at a garage sale.
What are wanted and had sold?
300
This is the correct use of an apostrophe in the following sentence: The five BOYS, BOY'S, BOYS' efforts helped raise fifty DOLLARS, DOLLAR'S, DOLLARS' worth of school supplies for homeless children.
What are BOYS' and DOLLARS'?
300
"Please stop whistling, it is very annoying to the other people in the audience" is one of these.
What is a run-on?
400
This is the correct use of the word for the following sentence: The NUMBER, AMOUNT of students at Cherry Creek High School is over 3,000.
What is NUMBER?
400
This is the correct punctuation of the following sentence: The doctor who refused to treat the homeless man was suspended.
What is The doctor who refused to treat the homeless man was suspended?
400
This is the correct usage of "who" and "whom" in the following sentences: Todd and Mike are young men WHO, WHOM like jazz music. I like a student WHO, WHOM will understand the importance of reading.
What is WHO and WHO?
400
This is the correct use of an apostrophe in the following sentence: We were amazed by PEOPLES, PEOPLE'S, PEOPLES' reactions to our prank.
What is PEOPLE'S?
400
"Pleased with his team's improvement" is a phrase or a clause.
What is a phrase?
500
This is the correct use of the word for the following sentence: The weather often AFFECTS, EFFECTS people's moods.
What is AFFECTS?
500
This is the correct punctuation of the following sentence: We wanted to go downtown but missed the bus therefore we were forced to walk two miles to the nearest train station.
What is We wanted to go downtown but missed the bus; therefore, we were forced to walk two miles to the nearest train station?
500
This is the correct use of the verb in the following sentence: The city inspector, along with his employees, IS, ARE writing a letter to the governor.
What is IS?
500
This is the correct use of apostrophes in the following sentence: After MONDAYS, MONDAY'S, MONDAYS' meeting, Ted spent the evening watching his twin DAUGHTERS, DAUGHTER'S, DAUGHTERS' choir performance.
What are MONDAY'S and DAUGHTERS'?
500
An independent clause is also this.
What is a sentence?