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The subject of the following sentence: The storm clouds are getting darker.
What is the storm clouds.
100
The word bright is used as a _______ in the following sentence: Her bright smile nearly blinded Jose.
What is and adjective?
100
The correct position for the apostrophe in the word werent is...
What is weren't?
100
Every sentence is a complete thought that should begin with a/an ______ and end with a/an ________.
What is begin with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. (.?!)
100
The correct pronoun to use in this sentence is: My friends and me are going to Elitch's on Saturday.
What is "My friends and I"?
200
A comound sentence has __________ clauses joined by ______ and ______.
What is two independent clauses joined by a comma and conjunction?
200
The pronoun is ______ in this sentence. They watched the first game of the NBA Finals last night.
What is they?
200
The correct position for the comma in the following sentence is: Finally they are spending about 20 hours a month studying.
What is after finally? (Finally,)
200
The following error exists in this sentence: The american journalist was held hostage in Iraq for 6 months.
What is american should be capitalized? (It is a proper noun.)
200
Possibly the most important strategy when taking an exam is __________?
What is read the questions, all possible answers, and eliminate incorrect answers before choosing the correct one?
300
The following sentence is ___________: The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
What is a complex sentence?
300
The prepositional phrase in the following sentence is: I like spending time with my family.
What is with my family.
300
A comma/commas should be added in the following place/places in this sentence. Every student should bring a pencil paper water bottle book and notebook to class.
What is after pencil, paper, water bottle, and book? (pencil, paper, water bottle, book, and)
300
The following statement should have quotation marks and puntuation ___________. Wow exclaimed Ms. Barton I am so excited to work at WDP in the fall
What is "Wow!" exclaimed Ms. Barton, "I am so excited to work at SDP in the fall."?
300
___________________. Solar cells work only on sunny days. At night or on cloudy days, another source of energy is needed. Panels of solar cells are also large, causing space problems. Some day, engineers hope to solve these and other problems. The best topic sentence for this paragraph is _____. A. Solar power is less costly than electric power. B. Solar power has been used for quite a while by some people. C. Solar cells will not work on cloudy days. D. There are still some problems with solar power.
What is 'D. There are still some problems with solar power.'?
400
The following sentence is a ___________: Where I grew up.
What is a fragment?
400
The word steadily is used as a/an _________ in this sentence: The roof of my house steadily leaked until I had it repaired.
What is an adverb?
400
An apostrophe should appear in the following position of this sentence to show possession: I got Wiz Khalifas autograph at Summer Jam.
What is before the 's' in Khalifa? (Khalifa's)
400
I always reread my essays to check for _______________ _____________________________________________. (9 possible answers - must get at least 5 for the points)
What is a hook, clear thesis statement, reasons, examples, conclusion, spelling, capitalization, sentence structure, and that it makes sense?
400
Jason is one of those people who just doesn’t have to worry about gaining too much weight. He is the best soccer player I’ve ever met. Jason can eat any amount of any food he likes without putting on an ounce. He can go for weeks without exercising with no apparent effect. It just doesn’t seem fair! The sentence that does not support the main idea of this paragraph is ___. A. Jason can eat any amount of any food he likes without putting on an ounce. B. He is the best soccer player I’ve ever met. C. He can go for weeks without exercising with no apparent effect.
What is 'B. He is the best soccer player I've ever met."?
500
The following sentence is an example of a ___________: Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
What is a run-on sentence?
500
The word 'tomorrow' is used as a/an _________ in the following sentence: Tomorrow, West Denver Prep students will take their final RAP test.
What is a preposition?
500
An apostrophe should appear in the following position in this sentence: The airplanes wing dipped dangerously towards the ground.
What is before the 's' in airplanes? (airplane's)
500
The error (and correction) in the following sentence is _____________. Two hours later, Jemal finally catched up with Danny and told him the message.
What is 'catched' should be 'caught'?
500
Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of activities in eastern Canada. In New Brunswick, they can go whale-watching on the Bay of Fundy. In Nova Scotia, they can take a scenic drive along the Cabot Trail and visit important historic sites like Port Royal and the Fortress of Louisbourg. On Prince Edward Island, they can see the home of Lucy Maud Montgomery (author of Anne of Green Gables) in Cavendish. And finally, in Newfoundland and Labrador they can visit St. John’s, one of Canada’s oldest cities, or hike through Gros Morne National Park. The best conclusion sentence for this paragraph is _____. A. In conclusion, visitors to eastern Canada will find Newfoundland the most enjoyable. B. Clearly, there are lots of things to do in Canada’s western provinces. C. Visitors to Canada's eastern provinces have many choices for things to do.
What is 'C. Visitors to Canada's easter provinces have many choices for things to do.'?