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WHS Davis English II Quiz - The Grammah Throwdown!
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1
Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon. (Type?)
Complex
Compound
Simple
2
What does 'I could care less' mean?
It means you don't care.
It means you do care (at least a little).
3
My brother and three sisters live on a mountaintop in Tennessee. (SUBJECT)
Tennessee
My brother and three sisters
live
mountaintop
4
To err is human. (Type?)
Compound
Complex
Simple
5
I am gonna ride that motorcycle.
Homophone error
Verb tense error.
Spelling error.
Run on error
6
The students knew that Professor Villa teaches molecular biology at the university.
Comma error
Run-on error
No error
Verb tense error
7
For the next THREE questions, identify the PARTS OF SPEECH of the word in
BOLD
.
OK I'm ready.
Ok I'm ready.
8
After the students finished studying, they went to eat supper. (Type?)
Simple
Compound
Complex
9
Watch the entire video, answer questions after.
Click here AFTER the video is over.
Click here AFTER the video is over.
10
There are four possible answers to this question. (SIMPLE SUBJECT)
answers
possible
question
There
11
Where should the comma go in the sentence: Eventually I got around to finishing the term paper.
After 'Eventually'
After 'around'
No comma needed.
Before 'finishing'
12
Where should the comma go in the sentence: In Twain's novel racism provides unique symbolism.
Before 'racism'
After 'provides'
Before 'symbolism'
After 'Twain's'
13
Do you have homework tonight? (HINT: LOOK AT THE WHITEBOARD!!!)
No
Yes
14
I
know
you. (Parts of speech)
Adjective
Main verb
Noun
Auxiliary verb
15
For the next FOUR questions, identify what type of error the sentence has.
Let's do this!
Let's do this!
16
They knew there animals were going wild.
No error
Spelling error.
Homophone error
Verb tense error
17
Where should the comma go in the sentence: At the casino Mike lost his money and his pride.
No comma needed.
After 'Mike'
Before 'and'
After 'casino'
18
For the following FOUR questions, identify what TYPE of sentence is presented.
I'm totally pumped up and I can't wait!
K.
Oh God...again?!?...okay..
GET TO DA CHOPPAH!
19
What is the name of the artist in the video?
Weird Al Yankovic
Hah! I see what you did there!
Wierd Al Yankovic
20
The
yellow
dog slept on the porch. (Parts of speech)
Numerical adjective
Indefinite adjective
Article adjective
Descriptive adjective
21
The next THREE questions require you to identify the subject of the sentence.
Click me to continue!
Click me to continue!
22
Dr. Pepinsky is the last of those professors who wears a tie in the classroom.
Spelling error
Subject-Verb agreement
No error
Comma error
23
I will strive to not use the following 'words and characters'; wanna, gonna, ain't, &, cuz/cus.
Why?
No promises.
Yes.
Duhhh.....
24
Should you say 'to whom' or 'to who' in a sentence?
To who
To whom
25
When do you use the word 'it's'?
When replacing 'it is': It's a bird!
When showing possession: Every dog has it's day.
26
What is the definition of a homophone?
When multiple words sound the same but are spelled different
A device that lets you yell really loud.
When a person is afraid of gay people
I seriously have no idea, ooh look at the squirrel!
27
Which of the following sentences is a GRAMATICALLY correct sentence?
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo.
That their friend did that is strange.
The rat the cat the dog chased killed ate the malt.
The horse raced past the barn fell.
28
Mary
was
walking
her dog. (Parts of Speech)
Auxiliary Verb
Adjective
Main verb
Adverb
29
I tried to hit the ball and she tried to throw it to me. (Type?)
Simple
Complex
Compound
30
What you told me about Albert will remain a secret between us. (SUBJECT)
secret
us
Albert
What you told me about Albert
