Parts of Speech
Name the part of speech for the word in italics
Forest Gump runs fast.
Verb
The girl walked the dog in a skirt.
The girl walked the dog in a skirt.
The girl in a skirt walked the dog.
I like to play with there dog.
I like to play with there dog.
I like to play with their dog.
I ate a slice of pizza it was good.
I ate a slice of pizza it was good.
I ate a slice of pizza. It was good.
Which sentence is correct?
Who are you going with?
With whom are you going?
Whom are you going with?
With whom are you going?
Name the nouns in the sentence:
The blue bike leaned against the yellow house.
The blue bike leaned against the yellow house.
Bike and house are nouns.
What is wrong with the sentence below?
Because I like elephants.
Because I like elephants.
This is an incomplete sentence that starts with because. There is no cause for the because.
Correct the error in the sentence below:
Your my best friend, of course I'll help you.
Your my best friend, of course I'll help you.
You're my best friend.
What is wrong with the sentence below?
Do you want to go to the movies!
Do you want to go to the movies!
This is a question, not an exclamation.
Do you want to go to the movies?
Correct the error below:
Did I do good on the test?
Did I do good on the test?
Did I do well on the test?
Name the part of speech for the words in italics
Nemo was lost and his father found him.
Both was and found are verbs.
Correct the error below.
I got a Lego set for Christmas and used them to build a castle.
I got a Lego set for Christmas and used them to build a castle.
I got a Lego set for Christmas and used it to build a castle.
Correct the spelling error below.
My favorite food is pizza so I eat it alot.
My favorite food is pizza so I eat it alot.
A lot is two words:
My favorite food is pizza so I eat it a lot.
List 2 times when you should use an apostrophe.
You should use an apostrophe when:
There is a contraction "don't"
Something is possessive "Stephen's cat is fat."
Correct the mistake below:
Instead of spending all of my money on snacks, I should of saved it so I could by AirPods.
Instead of spending all of my money on snacks, I should of saved it so I could by AirPods.
Instead of spending all of my money on snacks, I should have saved it so I could by AirPods.
What is the past tense form of the word be when it refers to more than one person?
Example: The people were happy when the war was over.
Correct the error in the sentence below:
Jennifer, Leo, and me are going to the movies.
Jennifer, Leo, and me are going to the movies.
Jennifer, Leo, and I are going to the movies.
Correct the spelling error in the sentence below:
My resolution for the new year is to develop healthy eating habbits.
My resolution for the new year is to develop healthy eating habbits.
My resolution for the new year is to develop healthy eating habits.
Which sentence below is correct?
I love you!
I love, you.
I love you!
I love, you.
What is a run on sentence?
A long sentence that should be broken into more than one.
Example: Harry loves Sally.
The word love can also be used as a very specific type of noun.Love is an abstract noun.
What is wrong with the sentence below?
Who did you buy that for?
Who did you buy that for?
The sentence ends in a preposition (for).
A better sentence would be:
For whom did you buy that?
Which is the correct spelling of the word below:
Gray
Grey
Both gray and grey are correct.
Fix the errors below:
I have always wanted to visit: China there is so much to see there.
I have always wanted to visit: China there is so much to see there.
I have always wanted to visit China. There is so much to see there.
What is the difference between then and than?
Then is sequential.
Than is comparative.