Capitalization
Which is the correct option?
a) i have to go to the bathroom.
b) I have to go to the bathroom.
c) I have to go the Bathroom.
d) None of the above
b) I have to go to the bathroom.
What punctuation should this sentence end with? What type of sentence is it?
Go to your room
It should end with a period.
It is a command.
What is a verb?
A verb is an action or a state of being.
Rewrite the sentence using possessive:
The cat belongs to Shelby.
It is Shelby's cat.
Where in the dependent clause can you find the subordinating conjunction?
It is always the first word of the dependent clause.
Which of the following is correct?
a) uncle jack called to say happy birthday to me on saturday, march 4.
b) uncle Jack called to say happy birthday to me on Saturday, march 4.
c) Uncle Jack called to say happy birthday to me on Saturday, March 4.
d) None of the above
c) Uncle Jack called to say happy birthday to me on Saturday, March 4.
a) The students worked really hard, finished all their assignments, and completed their homework in order to pass the class.
b) The students worked really hard, finished all their assignments, and completed their homework, in order to pass the class.
c) The students worked really hard, finished all their assignments, and, completed their homework, in order to pass the class.
d) The students, worked really hard, finished all their homework, and completed their homework in order to pass the class.
a) The students worked really hard, finished all their assignments, and completed their homework in order to pass the class.
What part of speech is the word "them"?
Pronoun
What can we use apostrophes for?
a) Contractions and separating items in a list
b) Possessives and contractions
c) Possessives and separating items in a list
d) Contractions and combining sentences
b) Possessives and contractions
What two types of clauses do coordinating conjunctions join?
Independent clauses
a) mr. green played the role of president abraham lincoln in the play on the civil war.
Mr. Green played the role of President Abraham Lincoln in the play on the Civil War.
What is the correct way to write this:
a) We went to Sacramento, California on March 17, 2021.
b) We went to Sacramento, California on March, 17 2021.
c) We went to Sacramento, California, on March 17, 2021.
d) We went to Sacramento, California on March, 17 2021.
c) We went to Sacramento, California, on March 17, 2021.
Find all the nouns.
Are they common nouns or proper nouns?
How can you make the common noun in this sentence plural?
Ethan looked at the watch.
Ethan- Proper noun
Watch- Common noun
Plural of watch is "watches"
The childrens' health matters more than the hospital's money.
The children's health matters more than the hospital's money.
No
Mrs. Winfred wants to go to Paris, france with Mr. Winfred.
No, France should be capitalized.
Where does the comma go?
a) The White House was large and I was excited to see it.
The White House was large, and I was excited to see it.
Find the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence.
Carly comes home quietly wearing dirty jeans.
Adjective- dirty (describes the jeans)
Adverb- home, quietly (describes where she comes and how she comes)
Rewrite using possessive:
The toys belong to the children.
The children's toys.
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
What type of conjunction is it?
After I went to Jack's house, I forgot to call my Mom.
After- subordinating conjunction
Carmen quietly gasped, "where did she go?"
Where
Where should the commas go in the following sentence?
"I haven't been sleeping well" complained Jack "because I keep throwing up."
"I haven't been sleeping well," complained Jack, "because I keep throwing up."
Find all the verbs in this sentence:
Jack might have been thinking about going to the fair.
Identify the types of verbs as well.
might- helping
have- helping
been- linking
thinking
going
Correct the following:
Horses tails are short in general but that horses tail is not.
a) horses'--horses'
b) horse's--horses'
c) horse's--horse's
d) horses'--horse's
d) horses'--horse's
Identify the conjunctions and type of conjunctions:
Mary started yoga and began going to the gym because she had gained fifteen pounds in three weeks.
and- coordinating conjunction
because- subordinating conjunction