Grammar and Rules
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or to set off introductory phrases.
What is a comma?
A sentence must have these two parts of speech to be complete.
(What is a subject and a predicate?)
(What is the introduction?)
Identify the mistake: "Him and me went to the store."
(What is incorrect pronoun usage? The correct version is 'He and I went to the store.')
Ms. Rasore's favorite color?
Green
Triple points if you said sage green.
When two independent clauses are joined incorrectly, it creates this type of error. (What is a run-on sentence?)
(What is a run-on sentence?)
A sentence that contains one independent clause and one dependent clause is called this.
(What is a complex sentence?)
These three parts make up a strong body paragraph.
(What are a topic sentence, evidence, commentary, and a concluding sentence?)
These two words are commonly confused: "affect" and "effect."
(What is 'Affect is a verb, and effect is a noun'?)
Ms. Rasore's favorite food?
Seafood
The word "their" is an example of this type of word that shows possession.
(What is a possessive pronoun?)
Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly: "She loves to read she goes to the library often."
(What is 'She loves to read, so she goes to the library often.'?)
This statement expresses the main argument or point of the essay and is found in the introduction.
(What is the thesis statement?)
Identify the mistake:
"Her went to the library to check out a book."
(What is incorrect pronoun usage? The correct version is 'She went to the library to check out a book.')
Ms. Rasore's played what sport in college?
Basketball
Identify the error in this sentence: "The dog wagged it’s tail excitedly."
(What is the incorrect use of "it’s" instead of "its"?)
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
"The teacher gave us homework we had to finish it by tomorrow."
(What is 'The teacher gave us homework, and we had to finish it by tomorrow.'?)
What is the purpose of a concluding paragraph?
(What is to summarize key points and restate the thesis in a new way?)
Identify the mistake:
"Me and my friend are going to the movies."
(What is incorrect pronoun usage? The correct version is 'My friend and I are going to the movies.')
What is Ms. Rasore's favorite villain
Ursula
This type of clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
(What is a dependent clause?)
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
"Running late for class, the backpack was forgotten at home."
(What is 'Running late for class, he/she/they forgot the backpack at home.'? [Fixing the dangling modifier])
This type of essay explains a topic or provides information rather than arguing a point.
(What is an expository essay?)
Identify the mistake:
"Each of the students have their own locker."
(What is incorrect subject-verb agreement? The correct version is 'Each of the students has their own locker.')
Ms. Rasore's Favorite WNBA team?
Seattle Storm