Which word best completes the following sentence: I saw so much descriptive language in the story that it painted a picture in my head of what was happening. In other words, I saw lots of ______.
tone
imagery
theme
metaphors
2. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.
Change they're to their.
Change father to Father
Change they're to there
Change helped to helping
3. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.
Change friends to friend's
Insert a comma after After
Insert a comma after shopping
Insert a comma after store
4. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.
Change its to it's
Change sore to soar
Change puppy to puppey
Change the period to a question mark
5. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Which words correctly complete this sentence: I wonder ______ the ______ will change this weekend.
weather/whether
whether/weather
6. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Sentence Combining: Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:
He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.
He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.
He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.
He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.
7. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
What change, if any, should be made? Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.
Change bakeing to baking
Change I to me
Change cookies to cookie's
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
Because night fell
Jim ate the sandwich.
On a tree-lined path.
In our area of the city.
9. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair. We can ask directions. We can use a map.
and
but
or
because
10. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.
The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
The tire on the bicycle is flat.
11. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Find the mistake in the sentence. The boy want to the park.
change boy to Boy
change want to went
no change needs to be made
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why do we revise and edit?
Because it is the rules.
To make our writing better.
Because Miss Watkins says too.
We don't have to.
13. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
What is the best way to combine these sentences? The girl was little. She pressed her nose against the window. The window was icy. She giggled with delight. She had never seen snow before.
The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
14. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
15. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the action verb in the sentence? I believe it will rain today.
believe
will
rain
today
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which word is a verb?
watching
television
computer
teacher
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Identify the complete predicate. Tina and her friends went to the movies.
Tina
her friends
to the movies
went to the movies
18. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
A COMPLEX sentence has?
One dependent and one independent clause
Two independent clauses
One independent clause only
None of the above
19. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
What are the FANBOYS?
FOR AND NOT BUT OR YES SO
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
FROM AND NOR BUT OR YET SOME
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SOON
20. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Which words need to be capitalized in this sentence? mom, I need to go to the grocery store to get some gatorade.