Grammar Review

Potpourri

100

Tonight I'm going to watch UFC 47: Kitten's. Let's get ready to rumble!

Kittens

200

I can't believe you brought moldy bread to the potluck. This time you've gone to far.

too

300

Why do cows have hoofs instead of feet?

Because they lactose.

(hooves)

400

Don't serve him alcohol; he's a miner!

minor

500

It was ladies night at the club last night, so I am a little hung over today.

ladies'

Who, me?

100

I brought my umbrella, but _____ hailing softballs outside.

its/it's

it's

200

I'm glad you could come to my wedding! _____ my favorite breakdancer.

Your/You're

You're

300

My cousins are crazy. It was _____ idea to enter the World Toe Wrestling Championships.

there/their/they're

their

400

Watch out for that guy! His roller skate has lost _____ wheels.

its/it's

its

500

That plate of spaghetti is reserved for Jason Momoa and _____.

I/me

me

Feeling Tense

100

I _____ to Monster Jam last weekend.

go

went

200

Identify the subject and verb:

Houston, we have a problem.

subject: we

verb: have

300

Fix the error:

The Diet Cokes I buy with Sarah each week keeps disappearing from the break room.

keep

400

Identify the type of verb:

We ran down Cooper's Hill after a wheel of cheese.

action

500

Identify the type of verb:

Thanks to Daylight Savings Time, we all feel discombobulated this week.

linking verb

A Run-On For Your Money

100

Because you took Captain Cranky's Challenge at Legoland.

fragment

200

I want to start an editing business with my sister.

correct

300

My new swimsuit has seven pieces I can't figure out how to put it on.

run-on

400

You weren't here in time I had to go to the Twins Day Festival by myself.

run-on

500

I would rather eat a small can of cat food than two rotten tomatoes.

correct

Girls Just Want a Hyphen

100

I would love to be a detective but I have limited observational skills

I would love to be a detective, but I have limited observational skills.

200

Grandma can you help me get this lollipop out of my hair

Grandma, can you help me get this lollipop out of my hair?

300

The only things in my cart were garden shears a Christmas ornament and a lemon

The only things in my cart were garden shears, a Christmas ornament, and a lemon.

400

Yes you want to come with me to Kickapoo Texas

Yes, you want to come with me to Kickapoo, Texas.

500

My uncle who won the lottery in 1984 won't loan me any more money after bailing me out of jail in 2001 2002 2007 2010 and twice in 2014

My uncle, who won the lottery in 1984, won't loan me any more money after bailing me out of jail in 2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, and twice in 2014.