Punctuation
A ____ is used to create a pause or separate different elements or ideas in a sentence.
comma
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A clause contains both a subject and verb while a phrase does not.
An ____ verb expresses physical or mental action.
Action
Name the four main types of sentences.
Declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory.
What does the "www" in a website url stand for?
World Wide Web
Commas and periods always go _____ the closing quotation marks.
a). inside
b). outside
a). inside
Adjective clauses are introduced by ______.
Relatives
What is the difference between an active voice vs. a passive voice?
In an active voice, the subject is doing the action. In a passive voice, the subject is receiving the action.
The words a, an, and the are frequently use adjective and are also called _____.
Articles
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Question marks and exclamation points _____ go inside the closing quotation marks.
a). always
b). sometimes
c). never
b). sometimes
Noun clauses are introduced by ________.
Signal words
What is the difference between a Transitive and Intransitive verb form?
Transitive verbs have a receiver for the action (complement) while Intransitive verbs do not.
Spell out all numbers of one or two words except in _______ic or ______cal writing
Scientific and Mathematical
The Scoville scale is used to measure what?
The spice level and heat of peppers.
_____ ____ are used to indicate that a word, phrase, or whole portion of text has been omitted without changing the meaning of the text.
Ellipsis points
Identify the bolded phrase (prep., ger., inf., part., nom.) and the use (noun or adjective) in the following sentence.
The trees and shrubs in the winter were clothed in a blanket of white.
Prepositional and Adjective.
Choose the correct verb tense:
After she _______ her homework, she went out to play.
a). finish
b). finished
c). finishes
d). had finished
e). will finish
What are the three degrees of comparison?
Positive, comparative, superlative.
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Correctly punctuate or modify the following sentence to be grammatically correct.
The tired student who had stayed up all night studying for her final exams walked slowly into the classroom and took her seat.
There is actually no correction to be made...this sentence is already grammatically correct.
In the following sentence: find the verb phrase, identify the type of phrase (inf., ger., part.,...), and identify the use of the phrase (s., p.n., d.o., etc...).
The author granted the editor's request to reprint the poem.
Phrase - "to reprint the poem"
Phrase type - infinitive
Phrase use - O.C.
Name the three kinds of verbals and the three types of verb forms (noun, adj, verb, adverb, prep, etc...) the verbals are used as.
Gerund, participle, infinitive
noun, adjective, adverb
What is the plural possessive of Charles?
Charleses'
Which of the following statements is false?
a). Mr. Monopoly does not wears a monocle
b). Curious George does not have a tail
c). There is no such thing as "Looney Toons"
None, all are true:
a). Mr. Monopoly indeed does not wear a monocle
b). Yes, Curious George does not have a tail (probably means he's not even a monkey at all and most likely an ape)
c). "Looney Toons" is actually spelled "Looney Tunes"
If you don't believe me look them up...