by BlastRoom
Spot appositive phrases, punctuate them correctly, and move a describing phrase beside the word it actually describes.
#english_9_10

30 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Which words rename the noun next to them? "Mr. Delgado, the marching band director, rewrote the halftime show last week."
Which phrase is the appositive? "The team's mascot, a shaggy blue wolf named Ridge, waved from the sideline."
Which words rename "Lake Verity"? "Our class visited Lake Verity, the deepest lake in the county, during the field trip."
The appositive in this sentence is "a retired firefighter." Which noun does it rename? "My neighbor, a retired firefighter, still keeps his helmet by the front door."
Which phrase could be lifted out because it does nothing but rename a noun? "The winning essay, a two-page memoir about her grandmother's kitchen, will be read aloud on Friday."
Which words form the appositive phrase? "Every Friday the librarian hands out bookmarks to Room 12, the smallest class in the building."
An appositive can come before the noun it renames. Which words are the appositive here? "A stubborn old hatchback, Dad's car refuses to start below freezing."
Which sentence punctuates the appositive correctly?
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Which sentence punctuates the opening appositive correctly?
Which sentence punctuates its appositive incorrectly?
Which sentence uses commas correctly around the appositive?
What is wrong with the punctuation in this sentence? "Our best goalie, Marcus stayed home with the flu."
Which sentence punctuates the appositive correctly?
Where do the commas belong? "The town's only bakery Rosewell Bread closes at noon on Sundays."
Which revision puts the phrase beside what it describes? "Maya handed out flyers to the parents printed on bright yellow paper."
Which revision makes clear that the telling happened on Monday? "The counselor told the students on Monday she would post the schedule."
Which revision corrects the misplaced phrase? "Dario found a bracelet walking home from practice."
"The mayor announced a plan to fix the potholes in a rumpled gray suit." As the sentence is written, what is wearing the suit?
Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
Which revision attaches the clause to the sweater? "Rosa returned the sweater to the store that had a torn sleeve."
"Elena carried the cake into the kitchen covered in white frosting." Where should "covered in white frosting" go?
Which revision fixes the misplaced phrase? "A bright green lizard startled the campers sitting on the tent pole."
Which revision corrects this sentence? "Racing to finish the lab, the beaker slipped out of Nadia's hand."
Which revision corrects this sentence? "After studying for three hours, the test seemed easy."
Which revision corrects this sentence? "While waiting in the ticket line, my phone battery died."
Which revision corrects this sentence? "Having missed the bus, a ride to school was necessary."
"Sprinting across the field, the whistle blew." As the sentence is written, what is sprinting across the field?
Which sentence has a dangling modifier?
Which revision corrects this sentence? "To qualify for the tournament, three matches must be won."
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Semicolons, Colons and Dashes
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