Homophones
I want to ______ that apple. (buy, by, bye)
buy
What words make up "it's?"
It is
What is the PQ rule?
Punctuation goes before quotations
Make this sentence correct.
"my name is vivi and i like tea."
"My name is Vivi and I like tea."
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
She wash her car.
He help with the meal.
I travel to Japan last year.
We played soccer yesterday.
We played soccer yesterday.
I need a ________ from you! (break or brake)
Break
What words make up "can't?"
Cannot or can not
When should a capital letter be used (give 3 examples.)
Start of a sentence, name, place, date, titles, I as a pronoun, trademark names (Blue Jays) etc.
"My name is Sam". she said.
PQ rule!
"My name is Sam." She said.
Choose the sentence that is written correctly. (2018)
To clean my bike, I need the following items: a hose, a bucket, soap and a towel.
To clean my bike, I need: the following items, a hose, a bucket, soap and a towel.
To clean my bike, I need the following: items a hose, a bucket, soap and a towel.
To clean: my bike, I need the following items a hose, a bucket, soap and a towel.
A
Put your coat down over _____ (there, they're, their)
There (often an adverb meaning in, at or certain place/position)
Their (possessive)
They're (contraction of they/are)
What words make up "we'll?"
We will
_____ is used to connect 2 ideas in a sentence. (it's a type of punctuation)
A comma. i.e. He’s seventy, yet he still swims regularly.
Make this sentence correct.
I like apples oranges and cake.
I like apples, oranges, and cake.
Oxford comma!
“________ is the ball you asked for.” said the salesperson. “Did you _______ that the ball is blue? It only cost me $1 to ______!”
Hear, here, buy
Hear, here, by
Here, Hear, Buy
Here, hear, buy
4
What is the _______ like today? (whether/weather)
Weather
What words make up "what's?"
What is
This is an example of a ____-___ sentence.
"I went to the store today to get some tea but they didn't have any so I had to go to another store but they also didn't have any tea so I just decided to go home but then I realize I did have tea at home oh well gas isn't that expensive right?"
a run-on sentence. A sentence that omits punctuation.
I like to look at my reflection in the miror I am very pretty because my hair flows like the wind?
I like to look at my reflection in the mirror. I am very pretty because my hair flows like the wind,
Mirror, period, and period instead of "?"
Choose the sentence that correctly joins the words “we are.”
We’re planning to walk along the path to the beach.
Were planning to walk along the path to the beach.
Were’ planning to walk along the path to the beach.
Wer’e planning to walk along the path to the beach.
1
EQAO isn't going to be _____ hard (two, too or to)
To is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.” Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.”
Two means the number 2.
What words make up "I'll?"
I will
When can a semicolon be used? (;)
The most common use of the semicolon is to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction like and. i.e. We can go to the museum to do some research; Mondays are pretty quiet there. Use semicolons to replace commas when individual items in a series are long or contain commas.
The toronto blue jays are a spektacular basketball team.
The Toronto Blue Jays are a spectacular baseball team.
How many dogs does Mrs. Waterhouse have?
7