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prepositions
May I quote you on that?
This is highly irregular
For example
100
List the demonstrative adjectives.
this, that, these, those
100
Her topic of the day was regarding the nutrition needed in young children.
of/day, regarding/nutrition, in/children
100
Mrs. Johnson said that, "We will go get a root beer after school."
no quotations needed
100
Has the president (shook, shaken) your hand?
shaken
100
Give an example of an imperative sentence.
Wash your face.
200
List the articles.
a, the, an
200
The baby walked toward the hot stove to get the ball that had rolled underneath it.
toward/stove, underneath/it
200
Did she say, "When are we going to New York City?"
correct as is
200
My opponent has (beat, beaten) me at the game of chess.
beaten
200
Give an example of a sentence using a helping verb.
She could have eaten hamburgers.
300
List the singular indefinite pronouns
everyone, everybody, everything someone, somebody, something anyone, anybody, anything no one, nobody, nothing
300
Against all odds, the football sailed through the sky and shot between the goalposts.
Against/odds, through/sky, between/goalposts.
300
“Am I the guilty one?”, the weeping woman said.
comma not needed
300
She (began, begun) to feel ill.
began
300
Give an example of an irregular verb in past form and past participle form.
She had drunk the water too quickly. She drank the water too quickly.
400
List the helping verbs
Am is are was were Being Been Be Have has had Do does did Shall will should would May might must can could
400
After the funeral, Mom went throughout the house and tagged the furniture, except Grandma's rocking chair.
After/funeral, throughout/house, except/chair
400
When you say someone is “square", do you mean he is antisocial or merely old-fashioned?
comma should be inside the quotation marks
400
Several children have (swam, swum) in the lake.
swum
400
Give an example of sit and of set.
The dog will sit for hours if you set the dog bowl in front of him.
500
List the linking verbs
am, is, was, are, were, be, being, been, feel, taste, smell, sound, look, become, remain, appear, grow, say
500
Without the book it is difficult to study outside of class.
without/book, outside/class
500
correct as is
“Remember the wisdom,” Father cautioned, “that Grandma used to say: ‘Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.’”
500
A mountain climber must have (ran, run) into difficulty.
run
500
Give an example of an antecedent.
Marcia hit her head.