Grammar Detectives
Choose the correct sentence: A) Me and her went home. B) She and I went home. C) Her and I went home.
B. She and I went home.
Add the missing apostrophe: “The dogs leash was red.”
“The dog's leash was red.” One dog owns the leash.
Choose the correct word: “_____ going to be late.” A) Their B) There C) They're
C. They're (they are).
Fix the fragment: “Because I forgot my homework.”
Example: “Because I forgot my homework, I had to explain it to my teacher.”
me and my sister was late to school because we missed the bus, we was embarrassed but the teacher said its okay.
“My sister and I were late to school because we missed the bus. We were embarrassed, but the teacher said it was okay.”
Find the subject-verb agreement error: “The basket of apples are on the counter.”
Change “are” to “is.” The subject is basket.
Correct the punctuation: “I wanted to go outside, it was raining.”
“I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.” Or use a period or semicolon.
Choose the correct word: “The medicine had a positive affect/effect.”
Effect. It is a noun meaning result.
Correct the run-on: “I studied all night I passed the test.”
Example: “I studied all night, and I passed the test.” A period or semicolon also works.
Correct the pronoun error: “The coach spoke to Jordan and I after practice.”
“The coach spoke to Jordan and me after practice.” The pronoun is an object of “to.”
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I was tired; because I stayed up late. B) I was tired; I went to bed early. C) I; was tired and went to bed.
B. A semicolon can join two independent clauses.
Choose the correct word: “Everyone was invited _____ Sam.” A) accept B) except
B. Except means excluding.
Rewrite more concisely without changing the meaning: “Due to the fact that she was tired, she went to bed early.”
“Because she was tired, she went to bed early.”
Identify the misplaced modifier: “Covered in chocolate, Lily ate the cupcake.” Explain the problem.
The sentence suggests Lily is covered in chocolate. Rewrite: “Lily ate the cupcake covered in chocolate.”
Add the punctuation needed: “My brother who lives in Texas is visiting.” Assume the speaker has more than one brother and is identifying which one.
“My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting.” The nonessential information is set off with commas. Note: the given assumption makes this a nonessential clause; the wording may be interpreted differently without that context.
Choose the correct word and explain: “If I _____ you, I would apologize.” A) was B) were
B. Were. “If I were you” uses the subjunctive mood for a hypothetical situation.
Fix the parallel structure: “He enjoys swimming, to hike, and riding his bike.”
“He enjoys swimming, hiking, and riding his bike.” Keep all items in the same grammatical form.