Green
Apostrophes
Blue
Commas
Red
Compound Sentences
Green
Capitalization
Blue or Red
Mixed Bag
100
The mistake in the following sentences: Male penguins sometimes are in charge of protecting the mother penguins egg.
What is the missing apostrophe in the singular possessive noun penguin's?
100
The mistake in the following sentence: My favorite foods are tortilla soup pizza and pasta.
What are the missing commas after the words "soup" and "pizza"?
100
The mistake in the following sentence: Kara likes listening to music and she enjoys singing along to the songs.
What is the missing comma before the conjunction "and"?
100
The mistake in the following sentence: today is a good day.
What is the lower case "t" at the beginning of the sentence?
100
The mistake in the following sentence: I use the following ingredients when making brownies butter, sugar, eggs, and cocoa powder.
What is the missing colon (:) before the list?
200
The mistake in the following sentence: Their going to Disney World for spring break this year.
What is the misspelled "their" in place of "they're"?
200
The mistake in the following sentence: To stay healthy, you need to eat well get plenty of sleep and exercise daily.
What are the missing commas after the phrases "eat well", "get plenty of sleep", and "exercise daily"?
200
The mistake in the following sentence: My family has vacationed in South Carolina, and in Colorado.
What is the unneeded comma after South Carolina?
200
The mistake in the following sentence: Don't forget to thank joe for lending you a pencil.
What is the lower case "j" in Joe?
200
The mistake in the following sentence: My dog, Bailey, chew bones on a regular basis.
What is the verb "chew" which should be "chews"?
300
The mistake in the following sentence: Some say that unicorns horns have magical properties.
What is the missing apostrophe in "unicorn's horns"?
300
The mistake in the following sentence: We are so lucky to live in Mt. Vernon IA!
What is the missing comma between the town and state: Mt. Vernon, IA?
300
The mistake in the following sentence: Fifth graders in Mt. Vernon attend school at the middle school; and the fourth graders attend the elementary school.
What is the unneeded coordinating conjunction "and" after the semicolon?
300
The mistake in the following sentence: You should check in mrs. Smith's room to see if you left your jacket.
What is lower case "m" in the proper noun Mrs.?
300
The mistake in the following sentence: 105 students are enrolled in fifth grade this year.
What is the numeral at the beginning of the sentence?
400
The mistake in the following sentence: Do you know if its your turn to clean the hamster's cage?
What is the missing apostrophe in the contraction "it's"?
400
The mistake in the following sentence: If you want to do well in class you need to make sure you bring all your materials with you and keep them organized.
What is the missing comma after the introductory phrase "If you want to do well in class"?
400
The mistake in the following sentence: A popular saying is that March enters like a lion, And it leaves like a lamb.
What is the capital "A" in the coordinating conjunction?
400
The mistake in the following sentence: I love the book Where the red fern Grows.
What are the missing capital letters "r" and "f" in the title?
400
The mistake in the following sentence: My neighbors always blast they're music at night in the summer.
What is the homophone "they're"?
500
The mistake in the following sentence: Don't get too close to a porcupine, or you may get stuck with one of it's quills.
What is the apostrophe in "it's"?
500
The mistake in the following sentence: The Green Bay Packers the best team in the NFL play their games in Lambeau Field.
What are the missing commas around the appositive phrase "the best team in the NFL"?
500
The mistake in the following sentence: Archery is one after school activity that students can participate in, exercise club is another activity offered after school.
What is the comma splice?
500
The mistakes in the following sentence: My grandmother is proud that i am an honor student at mt. vernon middle school.
What are the lower case letters "i", "m" in Mt., "v" in Vernon, "m" in Middle, and "s" in School.
500
The mistake in the sentence: Today you have too make sure you don't make two many mistakes in your first to sentences.
What are the homophones "to, too, two"?
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