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Choose the correct word: The girls (plays/play) soccer together.
What is "play"
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This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
100
Fill in the black: She is 5 years ___________(young) than her brother.
What is "younger"
100
Put commas in the right place(s) in this sentence: My brother believe it or not never eats anything but hamburgers and french fries.
What is My brother, believe it or not, never eats anything but hamburgers and French fries.
100
Change this sentence from the present tense to past tense: He climbs Mount Everest.
What is He climbed Mount Everest.
200
Change this sentence from the present tense to the past tense: We go to the mall every Saturday.
What is "We went to the mall every Saturday"
200
This part of speech describes a verb, adjective or adverb
What is an adverb
200
Choose the correct word: You can find (those/that) maps in the reference room.
What is "those"
200
Put commas where the need to be in this sentence: Although he is less than six feet tall Luther is a basketball star.
What is Although he is less than six feet tall, Luther is a basketball star.
200
Put commas in the right place(s) in the sentence: Desks chairs and erasers were scattered all over the classroom.
What is Desks, chairs, and erasers were scattered all over the classroom
300
Change this sentence from the present tense to the past participle: He plays soccer.
What is "He has played soccer"
300
What is the usual ending for adverbs
What is "ly"
300
Fill in the blank with the correct comparative or superlative: That was the ____________ (bad) cold I have had in years
What is "worst"
300
Put commas in the right place in this sentence: The advertising company is located at 567 Main Street Butte Montana.
What is The advertising company is located at 567 Main Street, Butte, Montana.
300
Revise this sentence with a double negative: You can't buy nothing good at the thrift shop in town.
What is You can't buy anything good at the thrift shop in town. OR You can buy nothing good at the thrift shop in town
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Change this sentence from the present tense to a past participle: You grow up.
What is "You have grown up"
400
Which is correct: Because of the construction outside, it was (real, really) hard to concentrate during the lecture.
What is really
400
What is the superlative form of "good"
What is "best"
400
Revise this comma-splice on the board: The raise was more than she expected, she is not complaining.
What is "The raise was more than she expected, but/and/so she is not complaining" OR The raise was more than she expected. She is not complaining. OR The raise was more than she expected; she is not complaining. OR Because the raise was more than she expected, she is not complaining. ETC.
400
Revise this run-on on the board: We have to chop some wood winter is coming.
What is "We have to chop some wood. Winter is coming" OR We have to chop some wood; winter is coming. OR We have to chop some wood because/for winter is coming. Etc.
500
What is the difference between the present tense (Ex. I run) and the present progressive tense (Ex. I am running)
What is the present progressive tense suggests an activity you are doing right now
500
Which one is correct: She cooks (good, well) enough to have her own cooking show on television.
What is well
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How do you determine whether to put "er" on the end or to add the word "more" to put adjectives or adverbs in the comparative form.
1. If the adjective/adverb is one syllable, add "er" (Ex. louder, slower, smaller) 2. If the adverb/adjective has two or more syllables, add "more" (Ex. more foolish, more tired) 3. If the adjective/adverb has two syllables and ends in "y" change the "y" to "i" and add "er" (Ex. happier, funnier"
500
Name the 8 basic rules of commas.
What are (P.A.I.D.D.C.D.S/ I.S.D.A.D.P.C.D) Series Introductory Phrase Direct Address Appositives Parenthetical Expressions Date or Address Coordinating Conjunctions Dependent then Independent idea
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What are the seven coordinating conjunctions (hint FANBOYS)?
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So