Punctuation/Capitalization
What mistake, if any, is in the sentence below?
My mother exclaimed,"look out for the ball!" just as I was running past the base.
Look should be capitalized.
It is the beginning of a quotation.
(31) Lauren knows that whoever it is will not reach her in time to save her. (32) The rhino is approaching too fast. (33) Suddenly Lauren feels a stabbing pain in it. (34) The rhino has rammed her! (35)Lauren cries out and doubles over.
The meaning of sentence 33 is unclear. It can be clarified by changing it to —
A her game
B her shoulder
C the voice
D the rhino
B her shoulder
Suddenly Lauren feels a stabbing pain in her shoulder. (34) The rhino has rammed her! (35)Lauren cries out and doubles over.
Is this a complete sentence?
If not, what is wrong with it?
Gary loves hamburgers he loves hot dogs.
No, it is a run on sentence.
Which is the correct word to go in the blank below?
Kids might pay for someone’s lunch or give up ______ place in line to someone else.
-their
-there
-they're
The place in line belongs to the kids, so you use their which shows ownership.
-believe
-playfull
-skilled
playfull is incorrectly spelled
It should be spelled playful
Which of the following sentences capitalized "mom" incorrectly?
A I have to ask my mom if I can go to your house.
B Mom is going to take me to the store to get some snacks.
C There is no way mom is going to want to drive that far to take me to that game.
C There is no way Mom is going to want to drive that far to take me to that game.
Remember when it is used as her name it is capitalized. Try substituting your mom's name or any name in the sentence and if it sounds good, it needs to be capitalized.
What is the correct answer to go in the blank?
When I looked in the refrigerator, I saw that my brother ________ all of the Blue Bell ice cream.
-had ate
-eats
-had eaten
-will have eaten
had eaten
When I looked in the refrigerator, I saw that my brother had eaten all of the Blue Bell ice cream.
Which of the following is the best way to combine these two sentences?
She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness.
She skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.
A She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness, so she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.
B She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness because she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.
C She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness, she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.
D She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness, and she skips through the introduction, and she gets right to the action.
A She can’t wait to play Zoo Madness, so she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.
Which is the correct word to go in the blank below?
My mother hollered down the hall, "_______ being too loud!"
-your
-you're
You're means "you are" and mom was saying, "You are being too loud!"
A While we were walking near the pool, my brother slipped and fell, but he's okay.
B After the party, some of the balloons poped because they were in the hot sun.
C My sister bugged me until I finally let her have some of my candy.
It should be spelled popped.
What corrections need to be made in the following sentence?
My friend and I are going to see the musical hamilton in New York city this Summer.capitalize Hamilton
capitalize City
lower case summer
My friend and I are going to see Hamilton the musical in New York City this summer.
She stands up _________, still exhausted from the new game—and from her much-too-realistic dream.
A slow
B slowly
C slowing
D slowed
Slowly is describing how she stood up so it is an adverb so you have to use -ly.
(5)The idea to “pay it forward” became popular in 2000 after amovie with the same title came out. (6) But the concept is at least as old as Ben Franklin. (7) In 1784 he helped a man by giving him some money. (8) Afterward he wrote the man a letter. (9) He told the man that he didn’t want to be paid back. (10) As a result, he wanted the man to help someone who needed money in the future.
Derrick has not used the most effective transition at the beginning of sentence 10. Derrick should change As a result to —
-To conclude
-For example
-Instead
-In other words
Instead
Instead, he wanted the man to help someone who needed money in the future.
Are you going to eat all of that even though ______ going to go swimming later?
A where
B were
C we're
we are
We will be _______ up our car with gas this afternoon before we head on the road.
A filing
B filling
C feeling
A me
B I
C myself