Commonly Confused Words
Fill in the blank: to, too, two
I have a bike, _____!
too
Where can we stop this run-on sentence with a full stop?
I like showing my family the work I've done in school I have worked very hard this year.
I like showing my family the work I've done in school. I have worked very hard this year.
a pronoun replaces a noun.
A (capital letter)
What part of speech is the ITALISIZED word?
My cat is brown.
noun
What is the missing relative pronoun?
Ms. Heidi is a person ____ likes a lot of fresh flowers!
who
Correct or Incorrect?:
I have too many erasers in my pencil case!
Correct!
What's missing?
I watched the movie, Puss in Boots five times I think it's the funniest movie
I watched the movie, Puss in Boots five times. I think it's the funniest movie.
A phrase is only part of a sentence
Full stop/period (. )
What part of speech is the ITALISIZED word?
I eat an orange every day for breakfast.
eat=verb
What is the missing relative adverb?
2011 is the year ______ I was born.
when
new or knew?
I ______ that boy when he was in my class last year.
knew
Where can we stop this run-on sentence? Where do we place the end punctuation?
My teacher says that we are the best students she has ever had we think she's the best teacher we've ever had
My teacher says that we are the best students she has ever had. We think she's the best teacher we've ever had! (or full stop).
A prepositional phrase must a preposition in it.
a verb like "have" or "include"
What part of speech is the ITALISIZED word?
My books are inside my backpack.
preposition
What is the missing relative adverb?
That is the city __________ my mother used to live.
where
Correct or incorrect?
Witch yogurt brand do you want to by?
Incorrect!
Which, buy
In unit 3, we learned about Vietnamese culture we learned about rice farming, pho, ao dai, and land formations we also learned about the importance of the Mekong Delta.
In unit 3, we learned about Vietnamese culture. We learned about rice farming, pho, ao dai, and land formations. We also learned about the importance of the Mekong Delta.
My cousin speaks vietnamese fluently.
capital letter for Vietnamese
What part of speech is the ITALISIZED word?
Mrs. Howe has a lot of blue pens.
adjective=blue
Fill in the missing relative pronoun:
Ice cream and birthday cake, ________ are considered desserts, can sometimes be eaten before dinner!
which
Correct or Incorrect?
I have all of my books accept the heaviest one.
Incorrect!
except (is an exception--all but that one)
accept-to allow or to agree
We are here today to show you how much I have learned at SSIS I am proud of my work and what I have done over the past 7 months!
We are here today to show you how much I have learned at SSIS. I am proud of my work and what I have done over the past 7 months!
There are many mountains and valleys in Vietnam and the tourists like to come and take pictures of them.
comma after Vietnam
It's a compound sentence with a conjunction, "and"
What part of speech is the ITALISIZED word?
Tae Eun runs quickly!
adverb=quickly
Fill in the missing relative pronoun:
She is the person with __________ I ride the bus.
whom