Man, these verbs are tense
Apostrophes and their uses
Adverbs
Idioms
A Random Question
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This verb tense describes a general truth or a habitual action that is always true. It's being used in this sentence:

"The hospital admits patients whether or not they have proof of insurance. "

A. Present Perfect     B. Simple Past     

C. Simple Present     D. Future Tense

C. Simple Present

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Which of these is not a reason to use apostrophes?

A. To show possession

B. To form contractions

C. To form plurals of letters, numbers, and symbols

D. To enhance possessive pronouns

D. To enhance possessive pronouns

100

Which of these sentences contains an adverb?

A. Maria was almost finished with her project.

B. Todd was happy to be part of the gang.

C. The students were entertained and confused.

A. Maria was ALMOST finished with her project.

100

Which of these sentences contains an idiom?

A. It is getting late, lets call it a day.

B. The sun is rising in the east, but will set in the west.

C. He who lives in a glass house should not cast the first stone.

A. It is getting late, lets call it a day.

100

What is your body's largest organ?

The skin

200

Which of these versions of the word "research" is in the simple past tense?

A. researched             B. researching     

C. have researched     D. will research

A. researched

200

Is the apostrophe being inserted correctly or incorrectly in this sentence:

"I was looking all day for James's hat!"

Correctly

200

Name all the adverbs in this sentence.

"Todd drives faster than I do, but, somehow, I get there sooner than him."

Faster and sooner

200

What does the idiom "a snowball's chance in hell" mean?

A. Something will disappear quickly

B. There is no chance for success

C. Things will get worse before they get better

B. There is no chance for success

200

What is the birth gem of the month of April?

A. Diamond           B. Opal

C. Pearl                 C. Ruby

A. Diamond

300

How many verb tenses are there in the ENGLISH language? Closest one gets the points!

12

300

Is the apostrophe being inserted correctly or incorrectly in this sentence:

"This page in your book has too many &'s in it."

Correctly

300

An adverb can modify three kinds of words. The person who can name the most of those kinds of modifiable words wins the points. 

Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

300

Write me an idiom, any idiom! Unless I have used it in one of the clues already...

Teacher's choice

300

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are actually a spoof of a marvel superhero. Which superhero were they inspired by?

A. Captain America         B. The Hulk

C. Iron Fist                    D. Daredevil

D. Daredevil

400

Which tense is being used in this sentence?

"I was helping my neighbor when he brought me iced tea."

A. Simple Past            B. Past Perfect     

C. Past Continuous      D. Past Perfect Continuous

C. Past Continuous

400

Is this sentence using apostrophes correctly?

"This is the Marcus' house."

Incorrectly

400

How would you make the word "slow," normally an adjective, into an adverb.

You would add -ly at the end and turn it into "slowly."

400

What does the idiom "once bitten, twice shy" mean?

A. To be more cautious because you have been hurt

B. Acting first will often make people scared of you

C. Animals are more scared of us than we are of them

A. To be more cautious because you have been hurt

400

According to the ancient Greek myth, what was the one thing that remained in Pandora's Box when it was opened?

Hope

500

Write every irregular verb in this group of words. Miss even one and you receive no points.

Choose, Drink, Give, Eat, Speak, Write, Take, See

All of them are irregular verbs

500

Choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.

A. Its time to buy new book's for our semester two class's.

B. Its time to buy new books for our semester two classes.

C. It's time to buy new books for our semester two classes.

D. It's time to buy new book's for our semester two classes'.

C

500
There is only one adverb in all of these sentences. Where is it?


"Mary's husband is a rice farmer. He is busy from sunrise all the way to sunset. Nevertheless, he comes home every night to read his sons a story."

Nevertheless

500

What does the idiom "Achilles heel" mean?

Achilles Heel is somebody's weakness

500

Take a guess! How many stones remain at the famous monument Stonehenge? Closest one to the answer without going over receives the points.

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