Coordinating Conjunctions
Conjunctive Adverbs
Types of Sentence Fragments
3 Troublesome Verbs in the Present Tense
Past Tense Verbs
100
Fill in the blank with the correct COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: I woke up late today, _______ I was late for class.
What is SO?
100
Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: Bob Jones is very funny; _________ he could be a professional comedian.
What is IN FACT?
100
The following is an example of what type of SENTENCE FRAGMENT: Because it is raining outside.
What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE FRAGMENT?
100
Identify the correct PRESENT tense form of the verb in the blank space: The verb is: To be It ___________
What is IS?
100
Identify the correct PAST TENSE verb form in the sentence: Jack (jump, jumps, jumped) over the rain puddle.
What is JUMPED?
200
Fill in the blank with the correct COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: Bill likes to go fishing, ___________ he also likes to camp.
What is AND?
200
Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: We toured the cookie factory; _______, we got to eat some cookies.
What is THEN?
200
The following is an example of what type of SENTENCE FRAGMENT: Who always wears a brown shirt.
What is a RELATIVE CLAUSE FRAGMENT?
200
Identify the correct PRESENT tense form of the verb in the blank space: The verb is: To have You _________
What is HAVE?
200
Identify the correct PAST TENSE verb form in the sentence: Stan and Phil (decide, decided, decides) that they would go to the game.
What is DECIDED?
300
Fill in the blank with the correct COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: This person is always ugly, ________ he always wins the beauty contest.
What is YET
300
Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: I decided it was time to make something of myself;______, I went to college.
What is CONSEQUENTLY/THEREFORE/THUS?
300
The following is an example of what type of SENTENCE FRAGMENT: Jumping up and down on the trampoline.
What is an -ING FRAGMENT?
300
Identify the correct PRESENT tense form of the verb in the blank space: The verb is: To be They _________
What is ARE?
300
Identify the correct PAST TENSE verb form in the sentence: Delia (chose, chooses, choose) to go to college over the summer.
What is CHOSE?
400
Fill in the blank with the correct COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: I would like to major in English, ________ I would like to major in Spanish.
What is OR?
400
Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: Mr. Bean does not know how to coach basketball; ________, his team loses virtually every game.
What is IN FACT?
400
The following is an example of what type of SENTENCE FRAGMENT: On a road in Texas.
What is a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE FRAGMENT?
400
Identify the correct PRESENT tense form of the verb in the blank space: The verb is: To do She ____________
What is DOES?
400
Identify the correct PAST TENSE verb form in the sentence: Yesterday I (swam, swimmed, swum) across the lake.
What is SWAM?
500
Fill in the blank with the correct COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: I always hated spiders, ________ they always made me think of horror movies.
What is FOR?
500
Fill in the blank with the correct CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: One reason people should dress well for an interview is that it gives a strong first impression; _____________, it enhances their self-esteem.
What is ALSO/BESIDES/FURTHERMORE/IN ADDITION/MOREOVER?
500
The following is an example of what type of SENTENCE FRAGMENT: A dark horse.
What is an APPOSITIVE PHRASE FRAGMENT?
500
Identify the correct PRESENT tense form of the verb in the blank space: The verb is: To have She __________
What is HAS?
500
Identify the correct PAST TENSE verb form in the sentence: They (was, were) already at the park when we arrived there.
What is WERE?