Which is the subject of this sentence? A.The feel of the baby chick in my hands. B.Baby chicks, born with pale yellow down, chir
ped and scurried about. C.Barnyard animals wandered about in a pen at the petting zoo. D.The fairgrounds close at ten o'clock, shortly after the fireworks display.Which is a complete sentence? A.A large wave that took me all the way to shore.
B.Paddling out to waves taller than my dad.
C.Mom frying bacon and scrambling eggs for breakfast.
D.The sound of waves crashing on shore woke me up at dawn.
Which is a run-on sentence? A.Heather, who brought a tray of cakes and cookies, set them on the table at the potluck. B.When you come home from school, please put the trash out and water the lawn. C.Her dog, Goldie, goes to agility training, which directs dogs through an obstacle course. D.We thought we were the only ones on the tour, dozens of people were lined up at the gate.Which is the subject of this sentence?
Look in the index for a mention of this type of error.
A.mention
B.index
C.(you)
D.typeWhich is the subject of this sentence? Tuesday morning the Red Wheelbarrow Gardening Center will open. A.morning B.Red Wheelbarrow Gardening Center C.center D.Tuesday morning
Which is the subject of this sentence? Last year, wasn't Carson City in Nevada near our campsite? A.Carson City B.Nevada C.city D.year
Which is the entire verb phrase in this sentence?
The whole event had been secretly planned by the Wong twins.
A.had been
B.had been secretly planned
C.had been planned
D.planned
Which is the entire verb phrase in this sentence? Couldn't he have been to the store and back by now? A.have been B.couldn't have been C.could have D.could have been
Prewriting is stage of the writing process that involves gathering and selecting ideas. It can include creating lists, researching, brainstorming, creating charts, reading to discover more about the author's style, talking, collecting memorabilia or clips from other texts, and free-writing.
