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100
The Band Director asked John to put his saxophone away for the Day. What change should be made?
What is "band director" should not be capitalized. It is not a pronoun.
100
Lastly you should add the sugar in the smooth mixture to bake. Where should a comma be added?
What is after "Lastly"?
100
I am way more determined then my sister. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "then" to "than"? Than is a comparison, while then refers to time.
100
In fact, my sister and I became so interested in the topic that we decide to base our science project on replacing human workers with a machine. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "decide" to "decided"? This verb needs to match the past tense in the rest of the sentence.
100
It's main functions are to control your balance and to enable your muscles to work together. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is "it's" to "its"? It's is a contraction for "it is", but "its" is possessive. (possessing "main functions".
200
Haley asked mom if she could go to the movies on Saturday with her friends. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is capitaliza "Mom"? It is used as a pronoun. (You can replace it with a name)
200
She would like to go to the birthday party but she was grounded. Where should the comma be added?
What is after "party"? "but" is a FANBOYS, so a comma goes before it.
200
Her artistic skills are very simular to a famous artist from the eighteenth century. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "simular" to "similar"?
200
The answer came to us one evening when Mom and Dad was out to dinner. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "was" to "were"? "was" does not match the plural subjects of the sentence (Mom AND Dad).
200
If they were in the same room, all there things would be in one place. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "there" to "their"? There refers to a place, while their is a possessive noun. (possessing "things")
300
Did you know that captain Jack's treasure was buried on the island of Hawaii? What change should be made in this sentence?
What is captain should be capitalized? "Captain" is part of the proper noun as a title.
300
Her dad a police officer went to check out the scary noise downstairs. Where are two commas needed in this sentence?
What is after "dad" and after "officer". This is extra information, the sentence would still be complete without it.
300
The little girl was so embarassed at her first ever musical in elementary school.
What is changed "embarassed" to "embarrassed"?
300
Educating kids and adults are one of the most important things these zookeepers do. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "are" to "is"? Educating kids and adults is a singular action and "are" would refer to actions (plural).
300
If I had my own room, I would paint it a color appropriate for a teenager and hang some posters without no Disney princesses on them. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is delete the word "no"? "without no" is a double negative.
400
My Dad went to Las Vegas, Nevada for a business trip on Monday. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is "Dad" should not be capitalized? Since it says "my" before it, Dad is not used as a pronoun. (You cannot replace it with a name)
400
Tina went to Destin which is a city in Florida. Where is the comma needed in this sentence?
What is after "Destin"? The rest of the sentence needs to be behind a comma because is is a prepositional phrase (extra information to describe the condition of what is being described). The part of the sentence before the comma could stand alone as a complete sentence.
400
She was challenged to correctly seperate the igneous rocks to the sedimentary rocks.
What is change "seperate" to "separate"?
400
This is where the baby animals go to grow and where hurt animals gotten a chance to heal. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "gotten" to "get"? "gotten" is past tense, but needs to match the present tense of "grow".
400
It helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "breath" to "breathe"? Two different words.
500
Dusty asked, "where are my shoes?" as he was leaving the smith's house. What TWO corrections need to be made in this sentence?
What is capitalize "where" and to capitalize "smith's"? Where needs to be capitalized because is it the beginning of a quotation, and Smith's need to be capitalized because it is a proper noun.
500
My brother got to travel to New Zealand, he saw a lot of great scenery. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change the comma to a semicolon? There are two complete sentences here, making this a run-on with the comma. A semicolon connects two complete sentence that go together.
500
Janice was so determinned to loose weight, she cut sugar out of her diet completely. What TWO changes should be made in this sentence?
What is change "loose" to "lose" and change "determinned" to "determined"?
500
Today, specially trained dogs were also doing detective work for ordinary people. What change should be made in this sentence?
What is change "were also doing" to "are also doing"? Because they are describing what's going on "today", the tense needs to match the present tense.
500
A human technician might not spot the first few termites in a house, but Flash, a detective terrier from Pennsylvania, can smell it!
What is change "it" to "them"? It would refer to one termite, but them correctly refers to the "few" termites.
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