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Punctuation
Adverbs
Tense
100
1. "Don't touch those cookies!" warned Mrs. Patterson. "__________ made with termites and honey for Freddie, my pet anteater." A. Their B. They’re C. There
What is B? —because you need the contraction for they are in this sentence.
100
1. During lunch, at the campus cafeteria, Mildred noticed the dirty tables, the overworked cashiers, and the exorbitant price for a watery soda. A. Should you remove the comma after lunch? B. Or should you remove the comma after cashiers?
What is A? —because when a series of prepositional phrases introduces a main clause, use a comma at the end of the series.
100
Adverbs modify...
What are verbs, adjectives and other adverbs?
100
Jane was calling Joe to dinner. (please identify the tense) **extra points for naming the voice (active, passive, progressive active/passive)
What is Past tense? **Progressive Active
200
2. Professor Borglum glared at Reggie, __________ spent the entire class drawing space aliens in the margins of the lecture outline. A. Who B. Whom
What is A? —because the verb spent needs a subject, and who is the subject form.
200
2. The slimy smelly lettuce on my burrito made me ask the manager to return my 99 cents. A. Should you add a comma after burrito? B. Or should you add a comma after slimy?
What is B? —because slimy and smelly are coordinate adjectives, so they require a comma between them.
200
Identify the adverb in the sentence "I thought she was extremely careful"...
What is extremely?
200
Adam will cook his girlfriend dinner one day. (please identify the tense) **extra points for naming the voice (active, passive, progressive active/passive)
What is Future Tense? **Active Voice
300
3. Grandma, __________ Freddie loves despite her bad taste in clothing, believes that a blue blazer is an essential component of a young man's wardrobe. A. Who B. Whom
What is B? —because verb loves has Freddie as its subject; the verb believes has Grandma as its subject; and the verb is has blazer as its subject. So you need whom, the object form.
300
3. To study for his calculus midterm, Brian drank seven cups of strong Turkish coffee which kept him wide awake for the all-nighter. A. Should you remove the comma after midterm? B. Or should you add a comma after coffee?
What is B? —because you need to separate a nonessential clause from the rest of the sentence.
300
Beautiful is an adjective, how can the same root word be used as an adverb...
What is beautifully?
300
The baby is being held by her mom. (please identify the tense) **extra points for naming the voice (active, passive, progressive active/passive)
What is Present tense? **Progressive Passive Voice
400
4. Just as Jackie was completing the last question on the essay test, her pen ran out of ink; __________ ball point dug into the paper but left no words. A. Its B. It’s
What is A? —because you need the possessive form, which means belonging to it—in this case, the ball point belongs to the pen.
400
4. "Don't eat that pizza," warned Lisa. "It's over two weeks old ", she then explained. A. Should the comma after old precede the quotation marks? B. Or should the comma after pizza follow the quotation marks?
What is A? —because commas precede quotation marks.
400
In the following sentence, "They play their instruments lovingly" lovingly is an adverb, play is...
What is a verb being modified by an adverb?
400
We will have been shopping for eight hours. (please identify the tense) ** extra points for naming the voice (active, passive, progressive active/passive)
What is Future Perfect? **Progressive Active
500
5. __________ not too late for Ricardo to pass his chemistry class. He just needs to give his attention to Dr. Wilson instead of flirting with Josephine, his pretty lab partner. A. Its B. It’s
What is B? —because you need the contraction for it is.
500
5. At the bakery where she worked, Denise happily took one order after another, enjoying the fast pace of Sunday afternoon. Orville, on the other hand had a killer headache from the constant noise and flood of hungry customers. A. Should you remove the comma after another? B. Or should you add a comma after hand?
What is B? —because an interrupter like on the other hand requires a comma before and after it.
500
Some words can be used as either an adverb or an adjective. Out of (high, went, home) which can be used as both an adverb and adjective and give examples.
What is high?
500
The students have been asked to take a survey about his or her experience in the class. (please identify the tense) **extra points for naming the voice (active, passive, progressive active/passive)
What is Present Perfect? **Passive Voice