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Lie and Lay 100
Steve ________ his papers carefully on the podium before beginning his talk.
Lie and Lay 200
The team members were so exhausted after the game they just ______ on the benches.
Lie and Lay 300
The police ordered the thieves to _______ down in the street immediately.
Lie and Lay 400
My brother _______ around in bed all everyday.
Lie and Lay 500
Sarah and Chris have been _________ carpet all day.
Lie and Lay 100 Answer
What is laid?
The past tense of to lay.
Lie and Lay 200 Answer
What is lay?The past tense of lie.
Lie and Lay 300 Answer
What is lie?
Lie and Lay 400 Answer
What is lies?The present tense
of to lie.
Lie and Lay 500 Answer
What is laying?
Voice 100
Bob was fired yesterday.
Voice 200
The boy was bitten by the dog.
Voice 300
My car has been damaged in a car accident.
Voice 400
The committee is considering a vote on
the proposal.
Voice 500
The researchers will publish their results in next month’s journal.
Voice 100 Answer
What is passive voice?
Voice 200 Answer
What is passive voice?
Voice 300 Answer
What is passive voice?
Voice 400 Answer
What is active voice?
Voice 500 Answer
What is active voice?
Grammar Bafflers 100
Reading that book had a peculiar ______ on Evelyn.
effect affect
Grammar Bafflers 200
I am completely ____in grammar.
uninterested disinterested
Grammar Bafflers 300
It rained ___ from 10 o’clock without stopping until I went to sleep.
Continuously
Continually
Grammar Bafflers 400
We get paid twice a month.
Biweekly Bimonthly
Grammar Bafflers 500
I decided to ___ my department by doing some hiring.
Augment Supplement
Grammar Bafflers 100 Answer
What is effect?
Grammar Bafflers 200 Answer
What is uninterested?
Grammar Bafflers 300 Answer
What is continuously?
Grammar Bafflers 400 Answer
What is biweekly?
Grammar Bafflers 500 Answer
What is augment?
Potpourri 100
Use this punctuation to connect two completesentences.
Potpourri 200
This is a noun or pronoun next to another noun or pronoun meant to explain or identify it.
Potpourri 300
This is a word ending in ing that is used to describe a
noun.
Potpourri 400
This type of noun ends in ing.
Potpourri 500
Above, about, aboard, before and between are all_____.
Potpourri 100 Answer
What is a semi-colon?
;
Potpourri 200 Answer
What is an appositive?
My brother, the lawyer
Potpourri 300 Answer
What is the present participle?
The smoking gun
Potpourri 400 Answer
What is a gerund?
Writing is fun!
Potpourri 500 Answer
What are prepositions?
Final Jeopardy
Grammar
Final Jeopardy
The parts ___ the whole, but the whole ____ the parts.
To Comprise
To Compose
Final Jeopardy-Answer
The parts compose the whole, but the whole comprises the
parts.