POSSESSIVE CASE
Rewrite: the bag of my friend.
my friend’s bag
She wrote ___ message.
a
She said she ___ tired. (is / was)
was
Rewrite: Maybe he is at home.
He might be at home.
Define “family communication.”
Sharing information, feelings, or ideas among family members.
Correct the mistake: the childrens’ toys.
the children’s toys
Give one noun that normally takes zero article (—).
school / home / breakfast / etc.
Change to past: He says he writes every day.
He said he wrote every day.
Rewrite: It is possible she forgot.
She may have forgotten.
Name one traditional communication method.
letters, postcards, phone calls, etc.
Rewrite: the opinions of the teachers.
the teachers’ opinions
Fill in: ___ internet helps people connect.
The
Choose: They explained they ___ more time. (need / needed / would need)
would need
Rewrite with certainty: He isn’t angry.
He can’t be angry.
Give one reason communication matters in families.
builds trust / support / connection
Make a possessive phrase: letters from Maria.
Maria’s letters
Choose: She bought ___ new smartphone.
a
Correct the mistake: She told me she writes a letter yesterday.
She told me she had written a letter yesterday.
Rewrite: I think they arrived already.
They must have arrived already.
Give one example of a modern communication challenge.
busy schedules, distance, screen time, etc.
Fix both errors: the boys’s cousins’s house.
the boys’ cousins’ house
Fill all: ___ communication shapes ___ relationships in ___ modern families.
— / the / —
Transform: My dad says he will support me.
My dad said he would support me.
Rewrite: Perhaps she was waiting for your message.
She might have been waiting for your message.
Explain how technology changed communication (one sentence).
It allows faster contact but can reduce face-to-face interaction.