Proper Grammar
Shells, wood, and animal horns were stuff used to make the first spoons. What word can be replaced with "stuff".
Materials/Objeects
I went buy the store too get some snacks.
Correct this sentence.
I went to by the store to get some snacks.
(17) My cousin sent me a Petoskey stone from Lake Michigan. (18) He is from Chicago.
My cousin, who is from Chicago, sent me a Petoskey stone from Lake Michigan.
The students sold candy, chips and drinks to raise enough money for their trip.
What does raise mean?
To collect.
The car was as loud as a bomb.
Simile. The car was loud.
Peter Pettigrew wanted to take a nap but he was only halfway through his homework assignment. What punctuation should be added to this sentence? Why?
the Bell Telephone Hour brought classical music into the lifes of listeners across the United States. What are two errors in this sentence?
Capitalize T in The, change lifes to lives.
Do they want to be adventurous and see the great outdoors? Do they want to spend time with the family while relaxing by the pool?
Do theey want to be adverturous and see the great outdoors, or spend time with hte family relaxing by the pool?
We went through an extensive interview process.
The team is a sinking ship.
Metaphor. The team is not doing good.
Lionel Messi is one athlete who’s / whose hard work and determination helped him keep up with his taller competitors. Which is the correct homophone to use in this sentence?
Whose
mens, womans, and children also enjoyed comedys such as Lum and Abner. What is the correct way to fix this sentence?
Men, women, and children also enjoyed comedies such as Lum and Abner.
24) The next day, I busily looked for things to include. 25) I noticed how much I actually had to be grateful for.
The next day, as I busily looked for things to include, I noticed how much I actually had to be grateful for.
I was very apprehensive when it came to confronting my bully about their behavior.
Fearful, frightened, scared.
SPLAT!
Nintendo could not continue to loose/ lose money in North America, so they asked a young engineer named Shigeru Miyamoto to create a game that Americans would enjoy. Which homophone is the correct way to use it in this sentence?
Lose.
Wolfs howl to gather their pack before and after a hunt. What is a grammar error in this sentence?
Wolves (plural)
Needs to be revised.
2) Others build sandcastles, collections of seashells, or swim in the waves.
Others build sandcastles, collect seashells, or swim in the waves.
The wings on an airplane allows it to fly and maneuver efficiently.
What does maneuver mean?
to change a position, to move through something
The thirsty grass drank the rain.
Personification. The grass and ground was dry, the rain absorbed it.
Though the original idea for the statue had been Laboulaye’s, Bartholdi became the project’s principal/principle advocate. Which homophone is used correctly in the sentence.
principle.
The flock of goose arrives at the lake about the same time each year. What is a correct way to fix the grammar error in this sentence?
Geese (plural)
9) Each August, her family brought a box of fresh hawaiian pineapples when they returned home with them.
Each August, her family brought a box of fresh hawiian pineapples when they returned home.
In science, you use different test tubes for materials so that you won't contaminate any of them.
Pollute, infect, impure.
I learned to ride a bike about a million years ago.
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole. I learned to ride a bike a long time ago.