Oreo
Black Nerd Problems
Misplaced Modifiers
SVA
Sentence Structure
100

The college Joni is accepted to

What is Spelman

100
Mall store that Shawn works at

Game Stop

100

FIX THIS: The frisbee was thrown by the kid on top of the garage. 

The kid threw the frisbee on top of the garage. 

100

Every one of the shirts (has/have) a green collar. 

Every one of the shirts has a green collar. 

100

Coffee, a beverage that many entrepreneurs depend on, is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting.

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. stimulating, delicious, and comforting.
C. is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting.
D. because it is not only stimulating and delicious, but also comforting.
 

B. stimulating, delicious, and comforting. (Conciseness)


200

Junior called Joni this name that caused her to feel insecure. 

What is an Oreo?

200

What does Dayshia really think of Cameron? 

He's the worst

200

Tonya made the mistake of walking her boisterous bulldog Billy in high heels.

Tonya made the mistake of wearing high heels while walking her boisterous bulldog Billy. 

200

Carlos is the only one of those students who (has/have) lived up to the expectations. 

Carlos is the only one of those students who has lived up to the expectations. 

200

The Trenton Thunder is a Minor League baseball team, it is from Trenton, New Jersey.

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. baseball team, they are
C. baseball team
D. baseball team; they are

D. baseball team; they are

300

Information revealed about Joni during her argument with Junior

She insulted Bloom and his lifestyle

300

Caused the fire in the bathroom. 

The lit blunt and cologne samples

300

The meat was eaten on the barbecue by the dog.  

The meat on the barbecue was eaten by the dog. 

300

The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, (need/needs) to submit a new constitution.

The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, needs to submit a new constitution.

300

Departing the port of Boston in 1913, the battleship cruised the U.S. coast, protected merchant fleets.

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. battleship, cruised the U.S. coast, protected
C. battleship cruised the U.S. coast and protecting
D. battleship cruised the U.S. coast and protected

D. battleship cruised the U.S. coast and protected

400
He resents Joni's mom for moving away from Bloom and calls their entire family "Oreos". 

Who is Uncle Marcus?

400

How does Amir help Shawn "get" Dayshia?

He makes up a story about Shawn needing to return a necklace he bought for his mom to help him break the ice. 

400

Struggling with the tight jeans, the zipper would not budge.

I was struggling with my tight jeans because the zipper would not budge. 

400

Four years (is/are) a long time to spend away from your friends and family. 

Four years is a long time to spend away from your friends and family. 

400

In an era of smartphones and text messaging, one may find it difficult to find a moment of silence; at times our technology can seem like a burden.

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. silence, it
C. silence, our technology
D. silence, at times our technology

A. No Change

500

The similarity between Junior and Joni

Both are afraid what others think of them
500

The lesson Shawn learns at the end of the story.

Don't be afraid to be yourself, even if your interests are different from your friends. 

500

Attached to the email, Charlotte sent her boyfriend Byron another selfie with eerie red eyes.

Charlotte emailed her boyfriend Byron another selfie with eerie red eyes. 

500

Most of the milk (has/have) gone bad. Six gallons of milk (are/is) still in the refrigerator.

Most of the milk has gone bad. Six gallons of milk are still in the refrigerator.

500

Automated book-summary technology, programmers believe, may soon be available, so some investors are buying stocks in related new companies

A. [NO CHANGE]
B. Automated book-summary technology may soon be available,
C. Programmers, believing that automated book-summary technology may soon be available, and
D. Programmers, who believe that automated book-summary technology may soon be available, so

B. Automated book-summary technology may soon be available,