Commas
Where does the comma go in this sentence:
After the long football match the players were exhausted.
After the long football match, the players were exhausted.
Which contraction is the shortened version of 'they are'?
They're
Which spelling should be used to show a place in this sentence:
They went over a)there b)their c)they're.
A) there
Correct the capital letters in this sentence:
She is from New zealand.
She is from New Zealand.
A simple sentence must include a subject and what?
A verb
What type of sentence is the following:
Michelle stole the balloons from the party, but I stole some cake!
Compound sentence
Where does an apostrophe go in the following sentence if there is only one cat:
The cats whiskers.
The cat's whiskers.
Obtained, retrieved, acquired, procured
True or false: Capital letters are used for concrete nouns.
False - they are used for proper nouns (names of places, people) but not for things (e.g. table).
False. They are made of 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is the mnemonic or acronym used for coordinating conjunctions?
For an extra $100, state all of the conjunctions correctly
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Where does the apostrophe go in this sentence (if there are multiple chairs)?
All the chairs legs are getting stuck under the tables.
All the chairs' legs are getting stuck under the tables.
Which 'd' describes someone who is hard-working and always acts appropriately?
Diligent
Correct the capitalisation in this sentence:
i went to wendy's for a sundae.
I went to Wendy's for a sundae.
Vivacious comes from the Latin 'vivere' (to live). What does it mean that someone is vivacious?
Lively
I love Mondays, they are the best day of the week.
This is an example of what common writing error?
For an extra $100, can you fix it with a subordinating conjunction?
Comma splice
I love Mondays because they are the best day of the week.
Input the correct apostrophes into the sentence below:
She shouldnt come to the party because shes sick.
She shouldn't come to the party because she's sick.
If someone says something confusing or vague, it could also be described as what 'A' word?
Ambigous
Which one of the following is written incorrectly:
A) The Daily Times
B) The herald
B) The herald should be The Herald
Where should an Oxford comma go in this sentence?
When you make coffee you put in coffee milk and hot water.
When you make coffee you put in coffee milk, and hot water.
Correctly place the commas for the appositive:
Edward Ray the second son of John took five years to get his driver's license.
Edward Ray, the second son of John, took five years to get his driver's license.
Put the possessive apostrophe in the correct place in this sentence:
The childrens coats.
The children's coats.
Garrulous or loquacious are synonyms for which 't' adjective?
Talkative
There are 7 rules for capitalisation. Can you name at least 5 of them?
1. People (including title), 2. Places, 3. First word in a sentence, 4. Pronoun 'I', 5. The Calendar (days, weeks, months, holidays), 6. Acronyms, 7. Titles (e.g. The Little Shop of Horrors)
If a room is described as being very clean, which 'I' word could also be used?
Immaculate