Parts of Speech
Conjunctions and Prepositions
Vocab
Sentence Types
Sentence Errors
100

Identify the proper noun in this sentence: "Modern architecture in Tokyo is fascinating and beautiful."

Tokyo

100

Identify the preposition in this sentence: "The cat is under the table."

Under

100

What vocabulary term means to examine something in detail in order to understand or explain it?

Analyze

100

Is the underlined section an independent or dependent clause? "Before the bell rang, the teacher collected the worksheets."

Independent

100

Identify the error type in this item: "Running through the hallway after the final bell."

Fragment

200

Determine if the bolded verb shows action or state of being: "The researchers were tired after all of their hard work."

State of being

200

Name the acronym used to remember coordinating conjunctions.

FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet So)

200

What is the difference between mood and tone?

Mood describes how the reader feels.

Tone describes how the author or narrator feels.

200

Identify this sentence type: "The sophomore class organized a fundraiser for the upcoming field trip."

Simple

200

Identify the error type in this item: "The speaker gave an eloquent speech the audience applauded enthusiastically."

Run-on

300

Identify the noun type for the bolded word: "Her persistence paid off when she finally passed the rigorous exam."

Abstract noun

300

Write the entire prepositional phrase from this sentence: "The dog slept under the bed."

Under the bed

300

What vocabulary word means open to more than one interpretation or not having a clear meaning?

Ambiguous

300

Identify this sentence type: "Even though the instructions were ambiguous, Sarah completed the assignment correctly."

Complex

300

Correct this sentence fragment: "Because the library was closed for renovations on Tuesday."

Up to Ms. Ritzler to decide.

400

Identify the possessive pronoun in this sentence: "She received an award for her winning essay."

Her

400

Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "We stayed inside the cafeteria because it began to rain heavily outside."

Because

400

What is the name of my dog

Indy (after Indiana Jones)

400

Identify this sentence type: "Jordan studied for his biology exam, and he earned an A on the test."

Compound

400

Correct this run-on: "The players rushed onto the field to hug their goalkeeper parents cheered frantically from the bleachers everyone screamed in excitement."

Up to Ms. Ritzler to decide.

500

Which punctuation mark belongs after the mild interjection: "Well [ ___ ] I suppose we can start the group reading assignment now."

Comma (,)

500

Identify the conjunction type for the bolded words: "You can either submit your essay online or bring a printed copy to class tomorrow."

Correlative

500

What vocabulary word means fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing?

Eloquent

500

What did I go as for Halloween last year?

The Lorax
500

Name three ways to correct a run-on sentence.

dd a period and capital letter, add a comma and coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS), or use a semicolon.