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In the sentence, 'The cat slept soundly on the rug,' which word tells us how the cat slept?

soundly

They has been living here." (What's wrong?)

- "has" should be "have"

Correct this: 'The team lost it's game'.

"The team lost its game."

In 'Mary lost her keys,' what is the antecedent of 'her'?

Mary

Is this a fragment: 'Running to the store'?

yes

Correct me: 'I went to the store and I bought milk.'

" - Correct: "I went to the store and bought milk." or "I went to the store, and I bought milk."

Change the adjective 'sudden' into an adverb.

suddenly

Change the adjective 'gentle' into an adverb.

gently

Give the plural of 'fish' when referring to different types.

fish (or fishes)

Change to superlative: 'She sings well.'

- She sings best.

Change to comparative: 'He ran fast.'

- He ran faster.

Complete: 'He walked ____.' (Provide a manner adverb)

(e.g., slowly, quickly, carefully)

What does the adverb 'really' do in the sentence 'She is really talented'?

intensifies the adjective "talented"

"They arrived lately to the party." (What's wrong?)

"lately" means recently; it should likely be "late"

She might to come later." (What's wrong?)

- "to come" should be "come"

Say a compound-complex sentence.

(Any compound-complex sentence)

Correct: 'He don't like pizza'."

"He doesn't like pizza."

"He use to play soccer." (What's wrong?)

- "use" should be "used"

Give the plural of 'self'.

selves

Add a dependent clause to 'The movie was long' to make it complex.

(Add a subordinate clause like) "Although the movie was long, it was enjoyable."

What is the independent clause in: 'Because he studied hard, he passed the test'?

he passed the test

Who did what: 'The cat slept'?"

cat slept

"Add a reason: 'I ate'."

(Add a reason, e.g., "I ate because I was hungry.")

What type of pronoun is in: 'Whom did you invite'?

interrogative pronoun

Say a simple sentence.

(Any simple sentence)

Give the plural of 'loaf'.

loaves

Give the plural of 'half'.

halves

Give the plural of 'series'.

series

Change to past tense: 'He walks to school.'

He walked to school.

What is a run-on sentence?

Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly without proper punctuation.

What does the adverb 'too' do in the sentence 'He ate too much'?"

intensifies the verb "ate" and indicates an excessive amount

Correct this: 'Each of the girls did their best'."

"Each of the girls did her best."

Give the plural of 'focus'.

foci/focuses

Correct me: 'She went to the store and buying groceries.'

Correct: "She went to the store and bought groceries.

Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: 'The dog barked, and the cat ran away'?

compound

What type of pronoun is 'whoever'?

indefinite pronoun

Which shows more frequency: 'sometimes' or 'always'?"

always

Change the adjective 'clear' into an adverb.

clearly

Change 'criterion' to its plural form.

criteria

Give the plural of 'thief'.

thieves

The letter was send by them." (What's wrong?)

- "send" should be "sent"

'She went ____.'" (Provide a place adverb)

- (e.g., outside, there, home)

What does the adverb 'there' do in the sentence 'Put the books there'?"

- indicates the location where the books should be placed

Give the plural of 'datum'.

data

26. "What is the dependent clause in: 'She sang while he played the guitar'?

while he played the guitar

What type of pronoun is in: 'Everyone is welcome'?

indefinite pronoun

Correct me: 'He likes to swim and running.'

Correct: "He likes to swim and to run." or "He likes swimming and running.

Which part tells WHEN: 'She sang while he played'?"

while he played

Say the plural of 'child'.

children

"I have ate the apple." (What's wrong?)

- "ate" should be "eaten"

He drove to quick." (What's wrong?)

"to quick" should be "too quickly"

Say the plural of 'passer-by'.

passers-by

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?".

A phrase lacks a subject and verb; a clause has both

Change the adjective 'loud' into an adverb.

loudly

How do you say the plural of 'alumnus'?

alumni

What is the subject and predicate in: 'The old oak tree stood tall'?"

subject: The old oak tree; predicate: stood tall

Give the plural of 'parenthesis'.

parentheses

Replace 'The students' with a pronoun: 'The students studied hard'.

they

Give the plural of 'phenomenon'.

phenomena

Connect these with 'for' to make a compound sentence: 'I was tired. I went to bed.'

"I was tired, for I went to bed.

Correct this: 'Everyone should bring their book'.

"Everyone should bring his or her book" or "Everyone should bring their own book.

What is the plural of 'mouse'?

mice

Correct me: 'The car that he drove it was fast.'

Correct: "The car that he drove was fast."

Correct me: 'He went to the park and played.'

Correct: "He went to the park and played." (Already correct)

What is the plural of 'sister-in-law'?

sisters-in-law

Say the plural of 'syllabus'.

syllabi

Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk'?

complex

Complete: 'They arrived ____.'" (Provide a time adverb)

- (e.g., early, late, yesterday)

Change the adjective 'happy' into an adverb."

happily

"Complete: 'They should...'

(any)

What is the plural of 'ox'?

oxen

What's the action word: 'The dog ran'?

ran

What type of pronoun is in: 'That is a beautiful painting'?

demonstrative pronoun

Correct this: 'Me and him went to the store'.

He and I went to the store.

Correct: 'The team are playing well'.

The team is playing well.