Capitalization
Punctuation
Spelling
Organization
Verbs and Pronouns
100
Darby and i had a picnic in the yard.
Capitalize I. Darby and I had a picnic in the yard.
100
Sentence or fragment? Sarah and her floppy fairy wings.
Fragment...it's missing a verb. Sarah and her floppy fairy wings ____________ (did what?)
100
Do you know where there shoes can be found?
there----> their Their shows ownership.
100
I wish I could sink my teeth into a cheeseburger now. I can practically taste thick, juicy beef patty with creamy cheese melted on top. Tangy ketchup and mustard mixed together on the cheese. Wendy's has the best burgers. Crisp lettuce and ripe, red tomato add a perfect touch of chill. Oh my goodness, I am ready for lunch!
The sentence about Wendy's interrupts the flow of the description about the burger.
100
Me and my cousin went to the movies this weekend. He seen "It" last week, so he didn't want to see that movie again. (2 errors)
My cousin and I... He saw...
200
Our lazy dog mia slept on the couch while we watched America's got talent.
Capitalize the name. Capitalize the title of the show. Our lazy dog Mia slept on the couch while we watched America's Got Talent.
200
Sentence or fragment? When James and Jimmy were heading to the movies.
Fragment...missing a verb to tell what happened. When James and Jimmy were heading to the movies_____________________ (what happened?)
200
Were going to the movies after school today.
Were------> We're We're is the contraction for We are.
200
Our campsite in the woods is such a pleasant getaway from the city. The tall pine trees overhead wave away city noises. The shade of the shorter trees cools us from the bright sun. Mosquitoes and ticks are annoying, though. I love sitting in a camp chair and just relaxing by the fire, roasting a hot dog or marshmallow. It's so heavenly.
The sentence about mosquitoes and ticks interrupts the flow of peacefulness.
200
Mrs. Gibson came home and saw that her window was broken. She calls the cops and he was thinking someone had broken in.
She called... they were thinking... (or she was thinking...)
300
Today is monday, september 25.
Capitalize the day and the month. Today is Monday, September 25.
300
Separate the following run on into sentences. When astronauts land on the moon, they have a hard time walking unlike the 80's dance move called the 'Moon Walk', the astronauts actually take huge, weightless steps across the surface of the moon in front of them.
When astronauts land on the moon, they have a hard time walking. Unlike the 80's dance move called the 'Moon Walk', the astronauts actually take huge, weightless steps across the surface of the moon in front of them.
300
Their my good friends, and we do everything together.
Their--------> They're They're is the contraction for They are.
300
Spiders totally creep me out! They eat other bugs which is good. Their long legs seem like they are going to reach out and grab me when I walk by. Round abdomens are just bursting with poisonous venom, I just know. They have forty million eyeballs too, which can see anything. They are just disgusting!
The sentence about spiders eating bugs interrupts the flow of how creepy they are.
300
My favorite food is pizza because I like the hard crust. Then you add the cheese to the pizza and it made it taste good.
change you to I change made to makes My favorite food is pizza because I like the hard crust. Then I add the cheese to the pizza and it makes it taste good.
400
Are you and Margo going to the game at Jefferson Forest?
CORRECT! Capital at the beginning, capital name, and both parts of the school name are capitalized.
400
For Christmas this year, I would really like a dirt bike and I will tell you why because my friends live close to our house but too far to walk so if I had a dirt bike I could ride to their houses and I could also go exploring in the woods near our house and then I could come back home and do my homework.
For Christmas this year, I would really like a dirt bike and I will tell you why. My friends live close to our house but too far to walk. If I had a dirt bike I could ride to their houses. I could also go exploring in the woods near our house. Then I could come back home and do my homework.
400
Please go back to your room and put on diffrent clothes for school
diffrent------> different Differ is the base word, so just add the ending. Differ+ent=different
400
Dolphins are so graceful as they dive in and out of the ocean. Sharks eat dolphins. My family saw dolphins at Virginia Beach this summer. They eat schools of fish that swim together. They can be very friendly to humans.
The sentence about sharks disrupts the flow of the dolphin description. The sentence about the family trip could also be taken out.
400
I ate a delicious cake this weekend. The first treat that I eat from the pineapple upside down cake is the warm red cherry.
change eat to ate change is to was I ate a delicious cake this weekend. The first treat that I ate from the pineapple upside down cake was the warm red cherry.
500
Sam and Matt played in the leaf piles on maple street.
Capitalize the location. Sam and Matt played in the leaf piles on Maple Street.
500
Insert punctuation to correct this run on. Recycling helps our environment because it prevents landfills from over-flowing and when items are recycled that keeps factories from having to make more new items they can just reuse the previous items instead.
Recycling helps our environment because it prevents landfills from over-flowing. When items are recycled that keeps factories from having to make more new items. They can just reuse the previous items instead.
500
Tyler, do you have youre homework today?
youre------> your Your shows ownership.
500
Have you ever watched an ant? When an ant finds food, it will return to its home to tell the rest of the colony. The scout ant leaves a chemical trail so that it can find its way back to the food it found. My mom hates ants because they get into food in our kitchen. Ants are really very intelligent.
You know which sentence doesn't belong...
500
I love to eat fried chicken! The meat inside of my crusty drumstick has a real chewy, juicy taste. When you bit into it, you would think that you're in heaven.
change you to I change bit to bite change you're to I'm I love to eat fried chicken! The meat inside of my crusty drumstick has a real chewy, juicy taste. When I bite into it, I think that I'm in heaven.
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