200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt What’s that phrase doing there? Spot the error. Just Beclause. I’m confused. Edit Me: An interactive category

Whenever I have trouble falling asleep, I like to drink a glass of warm milk.

What is an infinitive phrase acting as the direct object?

Whenever I have trouble falling asleep, I like to drink a glass of warm milk.

What is a prepositional phrase modifying glass?

Trying to balance school and sports can be challenging for even the most dedicated student.

What is a gerund phrase acting as the subject?

Trying to balance school and sports can be challenging for even the most dedicated student?

What is an infinitive phrase acting as the object of the gerund?

The making of a school play involves tons of talent and hours of dedication.

What is a prepositional phrase modifying making?

What she was doing was considered against the law in eighteen states.

What is a noun clause acting as the subject?

The very first episode of Jeopardy!, which originally aired 25 years ago, aired again last night.

What is an adjective clause modifying episode ?

Comma splices occur when you join two independent clauses with a measly comma.

What is an adverb clause modifying occur?

Does anybody watch that show about dancing which airs on Wednesdays?

What is an adjective clause modifying show?

After we return from Interim Week and read a few short stories, we will read our first novel, A Separate Peace.

What is an adverb clause modifying will read?

I’m planning to go to the volleyball game I hope to see you there.

What is a run-on sentence?

The girl that stole my parking place ended up being late for class anyway.

What is that should be who?

Yesterday I laid the book which I had been reading on the kitchen table.

What is which should be that?

My two favorite summertime activities are to go to the pool and swimming in the ocean.

What is faulty parallelism?

Either my mother or my father are coming to the meeting.

What is “are” should be “is”?

It’s one way to correct the following sentence: One effect of the medication I took is that I lied in bed for two weeks.

What is lied should be lay?

It’s the word that correctly completes this sentence: I ate (fewer/ less) pizza that I normally do.

What is less?

My office is so messy and unorganized that I frequently (loose/ lose) important papers.

What is lose?

All of the neighbors (except / accept) Reggie are planning to attend the yard sale (then / than) go to lunch.

What are except and then?

The (number / amount ) of students in the Upper School varies from year to year.

What is number?

If you review your notes and handouts, you will see the affects of you’re studying, you will do well on the test.

If you review your notes and handouts, you will see the effects of your studying; you will do well on the test.

There tardy policy is strict; one minute late equals three days of detention.

What is there should be their?

Bea, along with Butters, are playing in the yard while Mrs. Ash creates a grammar game.

Bea, along with Butters, is playing in the yard while Mrs. Ash creates a game.

It’s how you might correct this CS by making one clause dependent on the other: Coach Olson has planned many fun activities for you next week, he’s the Freshman Coordinator.

Because he is the Freshman Coordinator, Coach Olson has planned many fun activities for you next week. Coach Olson, who is the Freshman Coordinator, has planned many fun activities for you next week.

The price of admission to a GHSA game is less than a GISA game.

The price of admission to a GHSA game is less than that of a GISA game.