Verbs/Modifiers/Parallelism
Rewrite this sentence using the correct verb.
On Saturdays, Jeremy mows the grass, raked the leaves, and pulls the weeds.
On Saturdays, Jeremy mows the grass, RAKES the leaves, and pulls the weeds.
What error is in the sentence- fragment, run-on, comma splice? Correct the error.
Snow piled up in great drifts outside the door. Making it impossible to open.
Fragment:
Snow piled up in great drifts outside the door, making it impossible to open.
Correct the sentence using the proper pronoun.
If I have an "A" average, does that mean you don't have to take the final exam?
If I have an "A" average, does that mean I don't have to take the final exam?
Correct the error in the sentence: capital letter, apostrophe, quotation marks, or comma.
During my haircut it made me nervous to hear my barber say, oops.
Comma and quotation marks:
During my haircut, it made me nervous to hear my barber say, "oops."
Each sentence contains two errors. Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
Although Maria and Teresa are the best of friends, there personalities are very different. Maria is quite and shy, while Teresa is talkative and outgoing.
Although Maria and Teresa are the best of friends, THEIR personalities are very different. Maria is QUIET and shy, while Teresa is talkative and outgoing.
Rewrite this sentence using the correct verb.
When George first met Lana, he thinks she was the most beautiful girl in the world.
When George first met Lana, he THOUGHT she was the most beautiful girl in the world.
What error is in the sentence- fragment, run-on, comma splice? Correct the error.
How can you eat that chili? It is so hot it made my eyes water I couldn't eat more than a spoonful.
Run-on:
How can you eat that chili? It is so hot it made my eyes water. I couldn't eat more than a spoonful.
Correct the sentence using the proper pronoun.
Each of the football players had the team's name printed on the back of their jersey.
EACH of the football players had the team's name printed on the back of HIS jersey.
Correct the error in the sentence: capital letter, apostrophe, quotation marks, or comma.
"Please close your books and put away your notes" said Mrs. Shoup. "It is time for a quiz."
Comma:
"Please close your books and put away your notes," said Mrs. Shoup. "It is time for a quiz."
Each sentence contains two errors. Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
The girl that Paul is beginning to date seems to really like him. She has all ready invited him to hang out with her family at Thanksgiving.
The girl that Paul is beginning to date seems to really like him. She has ALREADY invited him to SPEND TIME with her family at Thanksgiving.
Does the sentence contain a misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, or parallelism?
Playing cards, to watch football, and working in the garden are my grandfather's favorite activities.
Parallelism:
Playing cards, WATCHING FOOTBALL, and working in the garden are my grandfather's favorite activities.
What error is in the sentence- fragment, run-on, comma splice? Correct the error.
The juice of the aloe plant is very soothing, it can help heal burns and scrapes.
Comma splice:
The juice of the aloe plant is very soothing, AND it can help heal burns and scrapes.
Correct the sentence using the proper pronoun.
I don't like the new movies even though every reviewer has praised it.
I don't like the new movies even though every reviewer has praised THEM.
Correct the error in the sentence: capital letter, apostrophe, quotation marks, or comma.
If you drive forty miles north of here, you will reach the michigan line.
Capital Letter:
If you drive forty miles north of here, you will reach the Michigan line.
Each sentence contains two errors. Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
"I worked my fingers to the bone preparing the desert for tonight's dinner," Hannah laughingly told her guests.
"I WORKED REALLY HARD preparing the DESSERT for tonight's dinner," Hannah laughingly told her guests.
Does the sentence contain a misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, or parallelism?
Forgetting that it was due, my English paper was turned in late.
Dangling Modifier: Your English paper forgot it was due?
Because I forgot that it was due, my English paper was turned in late.
What error is in the sentence- fragment, run-on, comma splice? Correct the error.
The customer waited impatiently the clerk seemed to be filling his grocery bags in slow motion.
Run on:
The customer waited impatiently. The clerk seemed to be filling his grocery bags in slow motion.
Correct the sentence using the proper pronoun.
The thing that customers like about shopping at McRay's Hardware is that you get a great deal of assistance from the clerks there.
The thing that customers like about shopping at McRay's Hardware is that THEY get a great deal of assistance from the clerks there.
Correct the error in the sentence: semicolon, colon, hyphen, or dashes.
My father's dream has been the same for years a black cat is sitting on his chest, suffocating him.
Colon:
My father's dream has been the same for years: a black cat is sitting on his chest, suffocating him.
Each sentence contains two errors. Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
At the county fair, we saw the fattest pig in size you can imagine. We also walked threw a barn where cows were being milked.
At the county fair, we saw the FATTEST PIG you can imagine. We also walked THROUGH a barn where cows were being milked.
Does the sentence contain a misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, or parallelism?
Bob noticed a police officer driving behind him with a sense of dread.
With a sense of dread, Bob noticed a police officer driving behind him.
What error is in the sentence- fragment, run-on, comma splice? Correct the error.
The most popular song in the world was composed in 1893, it was written by two sisters in Kentucky.
Comma splice:
The most popular song in the world was composed in 1893; it was written by two sisters in Kentucky.
Correct the sentence using the proper pronoun.
Somebody who tries to start a relationship by e-mail could be lying about their age, marital status, or even gender.
Somebody who tries to start a relationship by e-mail could be lying about HIS OR HER age, marital status, or even gender.
Correct the error in the sentence: semicolon, colon, hyphen, or dashes.
Psychologists say that nightmares especially the recurring kind tell us a great deal about our inner fears.
Dashes:
Psychologists say that nightmares--especially the recurring kind--tell us a great deal about our inner fears.
Each sentence contains two errors. Find the mistakes and correct the sentence.
Larry thinks the secret of happiness is being rich. Coming into the possession of money is more important to him then anything else in the world.
Larry thinks the secret of happiness is being rich. MAKING MONEY is more important to him THAN anything else in the world.