Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the word "beneath" in the sentence "The treasure was buried beneath the old oak tree"?
Answer: Preposition
Identify the subject in the sentence "The tall, ancient trees swayed in the wind."
Answer: The tall, ancient trees
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
"Before we leave let's make sure we have everything."
Answer: Before we leave, let's make sure we have everything.
Choose the correct word: "Their/There/They're going to the museum tomorrow."
Answer: They're
What is the past participle of the verb "to write"?
Answer: Written
Identify the pronouns in the following sentence. "She gave him her book because he forgot his."
"She" (subject pronoun), "him" (object pronoun), "her" (possessive pronoun), "he" (subject pronoun), "his" (possessive pronoun)
Is this a complete sentence, or a sentence fragment? "Because she forgot her homework."
If a sentence fragment, correct the sentence.
Answer: sentence fragment
Where should the semicolon go in this sentence? "She studied hard for the test she wanted to get a good grade."
Answer: She studied hard for the test; she wanted to get a good grade.
Choose the correct word: "I can't believe I left my keys over their/there/they're."
Answer: there
What is the superlative form of the adjective "good"?
Answer: Best
Answer: interjections express emotions or reactions, while conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses.
Identify the sentence type: "Although she was tired, she played her hardest in the volleyball game."
Answer: Complex
Explain how to use an apostrophe for singular and plural nouns.
Answer: For singular nouns, add 's. For plural nouns, that already end in s, add only an apostrophe at the end. For example, "the teachers' lounge."
Choose the correct word: "Its/It's been a long day."
Answer: It's
Identify the error in this sentence: "Neither of the students have finished their project."
Answer: "have" should be "has"
Identify the part of speech for the word "determination" in the sentence "Her determination to succeed was inspiring."
Answer: Noun
Identify the sentence type: "While I was cooking dinner, my friend called, and we talked for a long time."
Answer: Compound-Complex
Correct the punctuation in this sentence:
"The students books were left in the classroom however they were retrieved the next day."
Answer: The students' books were left in the classroom; however, they were retrieved the next day.
Choose the correct word: "The lawyer advised her client to (accept/except) the settlement offer."
Answer: accept
What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: "If he (hadn't/hadn't have) missed the bus, he would have been on time."
Answer: hadn't
Identify the part of speech for the word "exquisitely" in the sentence "The cake was exquisitely decorated."
Answer: Adverb
Fix the run-on sentence in 3 different ways: "The sun set we continued our hike."
Answer: The sun set, but we continued our hike.
The sun set. We continued our hike.
The sun set; we continued our hike.
Where should the commas go in this sentence?
"The book which was published last year has become a bestseller."
Answer: The book, which was published last year, has become a bestseller.
Choose the correct word: "The professor's lecture had a profound (affect/effect) on the students' understanding of the topic."
Answer: effect
In the sentence "She gave her friend a gift," identify the direct and indirect objects.
"a gift" (direct object)
"her friend" (indirect object)