WRITING BLITZ

Fill I the blank:

He's _________________ than Jack is.

• more funnier

• funnier

• the funniest

• funny

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Fill in the blank:

She's our______________ player.

• most best

• best

• bestest

• more best

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Fill in the blank:

I ________________ a penny in my purse.

• didn't scarcely have

• scarcely had

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Fill in the blank:

Sadie won't talk to ____________ about her problems.

• nobody

• no one

• anybody

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

I think the moratorium on travel_______________ last barely a month.

• will

• will not

• won't

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the purpose of an appositive?

• to complete a sentence

• to show action

• to further describe a noun

• to start a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the appositive.

I can't wait until Friday night. We are going to eat at Cane's, and then we are going to the movies. We are going to see 'Pirates of the Caribbean.' I am anxious to see my favorite actor, Johnny Depp.

• actor

• Johnny Depp

• Cane's

• no appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Where should the commas go?

Marcus my sister's hamster likes to run in a wheel.

• , my sister's hamster,

• , my sister's,

• , hamster,

• , likes to run,

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

You should speak to Peter__________ is responsible for company relations abroad.

• whom

• whose

• who

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Jack's sister, ____________ husband is Greek, lives in Athens.

• whom

• whose

• who

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A