Grammar jeopardy1

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Agreement subject and

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Agreements pronouns and antecedents

PunctuationCorrect the

double negatives

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Row 1, Col 1

Is this sentence written correctly? If not, make the necessary

corrections.

One of the Martin twins are absent today.

It is incorrect. One is always singular. One is absent today.

1,2

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Either Kate or Meg might lend me their bike.

Either is singular and their is plural. Either Kate or Meg might lend me her bike.

1,3

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“Hi, Wesley”, said Ryan.

Always put commas inside the quotation marks. “Hi, Wesley,” said Ryan.

1,4

Correct this sentence.

You don’t have no business using two negatives in the same phrase.

You don’t have any business using two negatives in the same phrase.

2,1

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The only problem the campers have are the hundreds of wasps swarming around the campsite.

The subject is problem, and it is singular. The only problem the campers have is the hundreds of wasps swarming around the campsite.

2,2

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There’s a lot of good reasons to learn the rules of proper writing.

Incorrect. There are a lot of good reasons to learn the rules of proper writing.

2,3

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I was sad when she yelled, “I hate you”!

I was sad when she yelled, “I hate you!” The quote is an exclamation.

2,4

Correct the following sentence.

I don’t see hardly any mess in my room.

I see hardly any mess in my room. OR I don’t see much mess in my room.

3,1

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Macaroni and cheese are Emily’s favorite meal.

It is not correct. Macaroni and cheese is a single unit. Mac and cheese is Emily’s favorite meal.

3,2

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Each girl wants to look beautiful on her prom night.

Correct as is.

3,3

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I pigged out on food at the fair, and got a stomachache as a result.

These are not two separate sentences joined by a conjunction. (Got a stomachache as a result is not a sentence.) No comma is necessary.

3,4

Correct the following sentence.

I haven’t seen no four-eyed monsters around here lately.

I haven’t seen any four-eyed monsters around here lately.

4,1

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Standing at the back of the room were my parents.

Correct. Turn the sentence around and it will be clearer. My parents were standing at the back of the room.

4,2

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Every player on the girls’ soccer team played their very best.

Every player played her very best. Every is singular.

4,3

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The big guy on the basketball team Too Tall is my neighbor.

Too Tall is an appositive- it tells more about the big guy on the team. The big guy on the basketball team, Too Tall, is my neighbor.

4,4

Correct the following sentence.

I don’t want no trouble from you.

I don’t want any trouble from you.

5,1

Correct the following sentence.

If I was you, I would buy that bright red dress.

If I were you, I would buy that bright red dress.

5,2

Name the antecedent for the underlined pronoun.

Peter was at Debbie’s house. He heard a strange noise and wentinto the living room.

Peter

5,3

Which sentence is not correct?

A. I want three things for Christmas, video games, rollerblades, and baseball cards.B. I want three things for Christmas: video games, rollerblades,

and baseball cards.C. I want three things for Christmas-video games, rollerblades,

and baseball cards.

A. (The comma after Christmas is too weak for the job.)

5,4

Correct the following sentence.

I can’t seem to find nobody to help me with my homework.

I can’t seem to find anybody to help me with my homework.