Parts of Speech
This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
This error occurs when two independent clauses are joined with a comma.
What is a comma splice?
Identify the appropriate spelling of the homophone.
He applied the breaks/brakes to slow the car.
What is brakes?
To move or wave, as a weapon; to shake or flourish
What is brandish?
Having or showing skill in achieving one’s ends by deceit or evasion.
What is cunning?
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This error occurs when two independent clauses are joined without any punctuation.
What is a fused sentence?
Identify the appropriate spelling of the homophone.
Mom said to be home by/bye/buy 9 o'clock.
What is by?
The infliction of pain on another in return for an injury or offense
What is vengeance?
A gloomy state of mind
What is melancholy?
This part of speech can modify a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective?
Correct the punctuation error.
Your donation just helped someone. Get a job.
What is
Your donation just helped someone get a job.
Identify the appropriate spelling of the homophone.
My daughter registered for a new course/coarse at college.
What is course?
A person who is skilled or proficient at something
What is adept?
Devoid of visitors, or joyless and sorrowful, as if through separation from a loved one
What is desolate?
This part of speech indicates a relationship between other words in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
Correct the punctuation error.
Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog.
What is
Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking, her family, and her dog.
Identify the appropriate spelling of the homophone.
He ate the hole/whole pizza.
What is whole?
A follower or underling of a powerful person
What is a minion?
Quite unpleasantly or unfairly
What is abominably?
This part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is an adverb?
Correct the punctuation error.
Its time to leave.
What is
It's time to leave.
Identify the appropriate spelling of the homophone.
I did not here/hear the car as it approached.
What is hear?
A vulgar or pretentious display
What is ostentatious?
Sovereign or supreme authority
What is dominion?