Spring Outdoor A-to-Z Part of Speech Scavenger Hunt

                                                      D -- daisies (noun)

Here are the guidelines for this activity:

1. Choose a partner to work with.

2. Go outside on CA's campus.

3. Find 26 items that begin with the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z, one item for each letter.

4. 13 must be nouns and 13 must be adjectives.

5. Take a photo of each one, and label it with its corresponding noun or adjective (put the word plus note if it is a noun or adjective). No repeat words or photos allowed.

6. List them in alphabetical order.

7. Post on your blog (only one partner's blog needs to be updated; just be sure both names are on the post).

8. Try to get all 26 before class is over.

9. You will be graded on how many you complete successfully.

10. Have fun!

Signs with Incorrect Grammar

Spot the mistakes in the following signs:

Since -- Until -- For

1. I've lived in America ___ I was five years old.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
2. He said he would be away ___ Monday.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
3. I've been married ___ five years now.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
4. Mom and Dad have gone away ___ a few days.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
5. Wait here ___ I come back.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
6. I stayed up ___ three in the morning.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
7. It has been raining ___ he arrived.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
8. I have been studying ___ half an hour.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
9. I have been away ___ five p.m.
   a. until
   b. since
   c. for
   
   
10. I am going on a holiday ___ three weeks. Can you feed my cat?
    a. until
    b. since
    c. for
    

Preposition Practice

1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road. 

a. in

b. on

c. at

2. I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes. 

a. in

b. on

c. at

3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home. 

a. on

b. in

c. at

4. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum. 

a. with

b. by

c. from

5. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone. 

a. on

b. in

c. at

6. I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home. 

a. from

b. at

c. until

7. The police caught the thief _____ the corner of Cascade and Plum Streets. 

a. in

b. at

c. from

8. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note _____ me. 

a. for

b. with

c. to

9. I am not interested _____ buying a new car now. 

a. to

b. for

c. in

10. What are the main ingredients ______ this casserole? 

a. about

b. to

c. of

11. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather. 

a. after

b. to

c. about

12. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning. 

a. since

b. for

c. until

13. My parents have been married ______ forty-nine years. 

a. since

b. for

c. until

14. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train. 

a. by

b. at

c. with

15. You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television. 

a. with

b. in

c. on

16. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so. 

a. to

b. in

c. at

17. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital. 

a. of

b. at

c. in

18. The professor _______ South Africa amazed the American students with her stories. 

a. from

b. of

c. in

19. I'll see you ____ home when I get there. 

a. in

b. by

c. at

20. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning. 

a. since

b. for

c. until