These are used to separate words and word groups in a simple series of three or more items.
What is commas?
100
Correct this sentence:
Mary Sue and I are going on a picnic
Mary, Sue , and I are going on a picnic.
100
These are people, places, things and ideas.
What are nouns?
100
Label the parts of this sentence.
Dolphins leap
Dolphins leap.
Subject Verb
100
These are words that link ideas together.
What are conjunctions?
200
These are words that show actions or states of being.
What are verbs?
200
Correct the Sentence:
I could really go for a hot delicious pepperoni pizza right about now
I could really go for a hot, delicious, pepperoni pizza right about now.
200
These are words that show actions or states of being.
What are verbs?
200
Label the parts of this sentence.
Books convey ideas.
Books convey ideas.
Subject Verb Direct Object.
200
These are words that show where someone or something is, or tells when something is happening.
What are prepositions?
300
These are used to set off or emphasize the content that is between or that comes after them.
What are dashes?
300
Correct the sentence:
The college’s plans for expansion included a new science building and a new dormitory if the funding drive was successful there would be enough money for both.
The college’s plans for expansion included a new science building and a new dormitory; if the funding drive was successful there would be enough money for both.
300
These are descriptive words that modify nouns and pronouns
What are adjectives?
300
Label the sentence.
John hates lima beans.
John hates lima beans.
Subject Verb Direct Object
300
This word is the predicate nominative in the following sentence:
Frank G. Jackson is the Mayor of Cleveland.
What is Mayor?
400
Use these after an independent clause when it is followed by a list, a quotation, appositive, or other idea directly related to the independent clause.
What is a colon?
400
Correct the sentence:
The boy in the kayak, whispered Sue "is the new football captain."
"The boy in the kayak," whispered Sue, "is the new football captain."
400
These are words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
What are adverbs?
400
Label the sentence:
The pitcher threw the catcher a curve ball.
The pitcher threw the catcher a curve ball.
Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
400
This refers to how a verb changes to show a different person, tense, number or mood.
What is verb conjugation?
500
Use these to join 2 independent clauses when the second clause restates the first or when the two clauses are of equal emphasis
What is a semicolon?
500
Correct the Sentence:
The badger a shy animal sometimes makes friends with a coyote.
The badger, a shy animal, sometimes makes friends with a coyote.
500
These are thoughts, subjects, games, or ideals. These are things, but they cannot be touched.
What are abstract nouns?
500
Label the Sentence:
The sea is beautiful even in winter.
The sea is beautiful even in winter.
Subject Linking Verb Predicate Adjective Prepositional Phrase