We were worried we would _____ (loose, lose) that game.
What is lose?
100
Norma taking Mr. Steward's card out of the trash and taping it back together __________ that she will end up pressing the button.
What is foreshadows?
100
The antecedent in the following sentence: Mary couldn't believe the kids had forgotten their coats.
What is kids?
100
One of my best friends ________ (is, are) an extra on Seinfeld this week.
What is is?
100
When you have finished your homework and are ready to take a break.
What is fragment?
200
The dog ate ______ (it's, its) bone.
What is its?
200
DAILY DOUBLE! List as many types of conflict as you can (man vs. ...)
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. technology
man vs. society
man vs. nature
man vs. fate
man vs. supernatural
200
I told the manager that _______ (she, her) and Bob got into a fight.
What is she?
200
The students and the teacher (is, are) going on a field trip.
What is are?
200
When you have finished your homework and are ready to take a break.
What is fragment?
300
The _______ (council, counsel) asked me to _____ (council, counsel) them on the best ______ (coarse, course) of action.
What is council, counsel, course?
300
The three ways an author reveals character.
What is what they say/think, what they do, what others say/think?
300
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
Lisa and her daughter had plans to go get ice cream after her presentation.
Lisa and her daughter had plans to go get ice cream after Lisa's presentation.
Lisa and her daughter had plans to go get ice cream after the daughter's presentation.
300
Carlos is the only one of those students who _________ (have, has) lived up to the potential described in the yearbook.
What is has?
300
I have a hard time understanding her lectures, when I talk to her one-on-one, I understand her fine.
What is run-on?
400
When my friend asked me to _______ (advice, advise) her on her problem, I gave her my best _______ (advice, advise)
What is advise, advice?
400
A humorous work intended to criticize someone or something to bring about change.
What is satire?
400
Rewrite the part of this sentence that needs to be corrected:
The dog was barking, the baby was crying, the alarm was going off, and the timer was sounding. This made me nervous.
The chaos made me nervous.
The noise made me nervous.
400
The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, _______ (need, needs) to submit a new constitution.
What is needs?
400
Mary signed up because she thought the training would be interesting and help her on the job.
What is sentence?
500
I _______ (insured, assured, ensured) my client that I would take the steps to ________ (insure, assure, ensure) that her home would be properly ________ (insured, assured, ensured).
What is assured, ensure, insured?
500
A story that has a literal and a symbolic meaning--everything in the story is symbolic
What is allegory?
500
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
The dog dug up the yard again, which made me angry.
The dog's digging made me angry.
The dug up yard made me angry.
500
Radios or television (is, are) the best way to communicate the news.
What is is?
500
Meet me after class, I want to talk with you about the upcoming test.