Parts of Speech
Identify the Interjection and the Conjunctions in the following sentence.
Yikes! I am trying to study for the big test, but it is too loud and also too hot in my house to concentrate.
What is...
Interjection - Yikes
Conjunctions - but, and also?
Identify the Simple Subject and Simple Predicate in the following sentence.
Sheena searched for her airline tickets.
What is...
Simple Subject - Sheena
Simple Predicate - searched?
Select the complete sentence from below.
A. In the center of the aisle.
B. By the time we left.
C. The worker poured the concrete.
What is C?
Subject - worker
Verb - poured
Use Its and It's to correctly to complete the following sentence.
The monkey at the zoo had (its / it’s ) cage cleaned before we got there; now (its / it’s) ready to entertain the crowd.
What is its and it's?
The monkey at the zoo had (its) cage cleaned before we got there; now (it’s) ready to entertain the crowd.
Choose the correct verb to agree with the subject.
Butter and oil (is/are) needed for the recipe.
What is are?
BOTH butter and oil are used.
Needs plural verb.
Identify all the nouns and verbs in the following sentence.
Stop the use of soap! Your skin will be dry like sandpaper.
What is ...
Nouns: use, soap, skin, sandpaper
Verbs: stop, will be?
Identify the Compound Subject and Compound Predicate in the following sentence.
My friends and I borrow and wear each other’s clothes.
What is...
Compound Subject - friends and I
Compound Predicate - borrow and wear?
Select the sentence fragment from below.
A. She flew to an island resort.
B. Repeating the same long story.
C. Some people didn't leave.
What is B?
Missing - subject and verb
Use There; Their; They're correctly to complete the following sentence.
___ over ___ by ___ car.
What is They're; there; their?
(They're) over (there) by (their) car.
Choose the correct verb to agree with the subject.
My mom or dad (is/are) coming to the play.
What is is?
Mom OR Dad - NOT both (singular)
Needs singular verb
Identify ALL the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence.
The evil wizard had quite amazingly vanished into thin air, and Toby was deeply impressed.
What is...
Adjectives: evil, thin, impressed
Adverbs: quite, amazingly, deeply?
Identify the Complete and Simple Subject in the following sentence.
Even for a thousand dollars, I will never say anything about a friend that would hurt her.
What is...
Complete Subject - Even for a thousand dollars, I
Simple Subject - I?
Select the run-on sentence from below.
A. William flew the kite well the wind was calm.
B. Give me the keys so I can start the car.
C. We will watch the movie on Saturday.
What is A?
POSSIBLE CORRECTIONS:
William flew the kite well. The wind was calm.
William flew the kite well since the wind was calm.
William flew the kite well; the wind was calm.
Use You're; Your correctly to complete the following sentence.
(You're/Your) going (too/to) absolutely love these (to/two) new recipes and so will (you're/your) family (too/to) at the next dinner party.
What is You're; to; two; your; too?
(You're) going (to) absolutely love these (two) new recipes and so will (your) family (too) at the next dinner party.
Choose the correct verb to agree with the subject.
(Has, Have) the spring training programs begun yet?
What is have?
Programs - plural
Needs plural helping verb - have
Choose the pronoun that correctly completes the following sentence. Then state the antecedent of the pronoun.
If (you, they) should fall, experienced in-line skaters know that knee and elbow pads will reduce the risk of injury.
What is...
Pronoun - they
Antecedent - skaters?
Identify the Complete and Simple Predicate in the following sentence.
Salvador Dali, a surrealist artist, not only painted paintings but made sculptures and designed jewelry.
What is...
Complete Predicate - not only painted paintings but made sculptures and designed jewelry.
Simple Predicate - painted, made, designed?
Find and correct the fragment in the following paragraph.
Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face. As if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone. She also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things.
What is...
"Well, in looking at the picture at the left you see an old lady. She has a very funny look on her face, as if she's lonely and just wants to be left alone. She also looks as if she has seen a lot and experienced lots of things."?
Use Then; Than; Its; It's correctly to complete the following sentence.
If you miss this ferry (than/then) you will have to take the next one; (its/it's) bigger (than/then) the first one so you will be able to get home later tonight.
What is then; it's; than?
If you miss this ferry (then) you will have to take the next one; (it's) bigger (than) the first one so you will be able to get home later tonight.
Choose the correct verb to agree with the subject.
All of the cupcake batter (get, gets) poured into a greased pan
What is gets?
All refers to cupcakes, which is plural.
Identify the preposition and prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The extra blanket is inside the box on the bed near the bay window.
What is...
Prepositional Phrase: inside the box, on the bed, near the bay window.
Preposition: inside, on, near?
Identify the Complete Subject and Predicate AND Simple Subject and Predicate in the following sentence.
The novels of John Steinbeck and the poetry of Maya Angelou inspire me to read and to write literature.
What is...
Complete Subject - The novels of John Steinbeck and the poetry of Maya Angelou
Simple Subject - novels, poetry
Complete Predicate - inspire me to read and to write literature
Simple Predicate - inspire, to read, to write?
Correct this run-on sentence by changing it into 4 complete sequential sentences.
There are many different characteristics on each fingertip each finger has about 100 different marks no two fingers on the same hand are alike no two fingerprints have been found to be exactly alike.
What is "There are many different characteristics on each fingertip. Each finger has about 100 different marks. No two fingers on the same hand are alike. No two fingerprints have been found to be exactly alike."?
Use Affect; Effect correctly to complete the following sentence.
The flu can adversely (effect/affect) your lungs but, the (effect/affect) of the medicine on her illness was surprisingly fast.
What is affect; effect?
The flu can adversely (affect) your lungs but, the (effect) of the medicine on her illness was surprisingly fast.
Choose the correct verb to agree with the subject.
Mathematics (is, are) very difficult for many students to master.
What is is?
Mathematics - singular
Needs singular verb