Capitalization
Question: Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
A. My aunt lives in charleston, South Carolina.
B. My Aunt lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
C. My aunt lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
D. My aunt lives in Charleston, south carolina.
C. My aunt lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
Which punctuation mark can show a pause or break in thought?
A. Apostrophe
B. Dash
C. Quotation mark
D. Period
What is Dash
A verbal is a word formed from a verb that acts as another part of speech.
True or False?
What is True
Which sentence is written in active voice?
A. The essay was written by Carlos.
B. Carlos wrote the essay.
What is B: Carlos wrote the essay.
A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence.
True or False?
What is True
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words in a list or series.
True or False?
What is True.
Question:Correct the capitalization error in this sentence:
Last friday, our class read an article about the civil rights movement.
Last Friday, our class read an article about the Civil Rights Movement.
Choose the sentence that uses a comma correctly to show a pause.
A. After the bell rang students, packed their bags.
B. After the bell rang, students packed their bags.
C. After, the bell rang students packed their bags.
D. After the bell, rang students packed their bags.
What is B
Identify the gerund in the sentence:
Running every morning helps Malik stay focused.
What is running
Which sentence is written in passive voice?
A. The directions were reviewed by the teacher.
B. The teacher reviewed the directions.
What is A: The directions were reviewed by the teacher.
Identify the sentence problem:Because the students studied all week.
What is: Sentence fragment
Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
A. Students should read carefully, write clearly, and check their answers.
B. Students should read carefully, writing clearly, and check their answers.
C. Students should reading carefully, write clearly, and checking answers.
D. Students should read carefully, to write clearly, and checking answers.
What is A.
Question:Which word should be capitalized?
The students studied the declaration of independence in social studies.
Answer:What is
Declaration of Independence
What does the ellipsis show in this sentence?
“I thought I had the answer... but now I need to check my work.”
A. The sentence is a question
B. The sentence is a command
C. The speaker is pausing or trailing off
What is C
Identify the infinitive in the sentence:
Jada wanted to improve her writing before the test.
What is: to improve
Identify the mood of the sentence: Please check your answer before submitting your test.
A. Indicative
B. Subjunctive
C. Conditional
D. Imperative
What is D: Imperative
Which sentence is a run-on sentence?
A. The bell rang, and students entered the classroom.
B. The bell rang students entered the classroom.
C. After the bell rang, students entered the classroom.
D. Students entered the classroom when the bell rang.
What is B: The bell rang students entered the classroom.
Fix the sentence so it uses parallel structure:
The coach told the players to hustle, to listen, and staying focused.
The coach told the players to hustle, to listen, and to stay focused.
OR
The coach told the players to hustle, listen, and stay focused.
Question:Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization:
my favorite book is the crossover by kwame alexander.
Answer:
My favorite book is The Crossover by Kwame Alexander.
Add punctuation to show a break in thought:
The team was ready to win or so they thought before the final question appeared.
The team was ready to win — or so they thought — before the final question appeared.
Identify the participle in the sentence:
The cheering students filled the gym with excitement.
What is cheering
Identify the mood of the sentence: If I were the team captain, I would encourage everyone to participate.
A. Indicative
B. Imperative
C. Subjunctive
D. Passive
What is C: Subjunctive
Fix the run-on sentence:
The students finished the passage they answered the questions.
The students finished the passage, and they answered the questions. OR The students finished the passage. They answered the questions.
Which part of the sentence breaks parallel structure?
The students practiced reading passages, answering questions, and to write responses.
What is: to write responses
Question:Explain why the capitalization is incorrect in this sentence.
On monday, principal curry announced that furman middle school would begin testing.
On Monday, Principal Curry announced that Furman Middle School would begin testing.
Explain the difference between the dash and the ellipsis in writing.
What is:
A dash shows a sudden break, interruption, or added thought. An ellipsis shows a pause, hesitation, trailing off, or missing words.
Identify the verbal and its type:
To succeed on the exam, students must read each question carefully.
What is: To succeed — infinitive
Rewrite this passive voice sentence in active voice:
The final answer was chosen by the team.
What is: The team chose the final answer.
Revise this sentence to correct the inappropriate shift in verb tense:
Maya studies the passage carefully and answered each question with evidence.
Maya studied the passage carefully and answered each question with evidence. OR
Maya studies the passage carefully and answers each question with evidence.
Rewrite the sentence using parallel structure:
Successful students are organized, work hard, and they are focused.
Successful students are organized, hardworking, and focused. OR
Successful students organize their materials, work hard, and stay focused.