Common grammatical Errors
Commonly confused words
Get it Write I
Get it Write II
Semicolon or colon?
100

We understand each other [really well; really good].

What is really well?

100

Everyone is going (accept/except) Jada.

What is except?

100

Correct the sentence or state that it is correct: Everyone carries their backpack to school everyday.

What is his or her?

100
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: Lets eat Grandma.
What is Let's eat, Grandma.
100
Add a semicolon or a colon: Call me tomorrow I will give you my answer then.
What is Call me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
200

My Lamborghini is the (faster, fastest) of the two.

What is faster?

200
Give the dog (it's/its) ball back before he bites you.
What is its?
200

Correct the sentence or state that it is correct:The girl's faces were covered in makeup!

What is girls'?

200
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: I wanted to go to the doctor I had a cold
What is I wanted to go to the doctor. I had a cold.
200

Add a semicolon or a colon: The team accomplished an amazing feat winning the championship against an undefeated team.

What is, The team accomplished an amazing feat: winning the championship against an undefeated team.

300
Every one of you [have; has] earned my respect.
What is has?
300
Those people need to wash (their/there/they're) filthy truck!
What is their?
300

Correct the sentence or state that it is correct: I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door, hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door;

What is "....nets waiting by the back door;?

300
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: My mother said, "Please John, don't eat the daisies".
What is My mother said, "Please, John, don't eat the daisies."
300

Add a semicolon or a colon: You will want to bring many camping items for example, sleeping bags, pans, and warm clothing will make the trip better.

What is You will want to bring many camping items; for example, sleeping bags, pans, and warm clothing will make the trip better.

400
I am the one [who; whom] tells you where to go.
What is who?
400

Would you like to go to the mall (to,too,two)?

What is too?

400

Correct the sentence or state that it is correct: I would rather pay for my education than financial aid.

I would rather pay for my education than receive financial aid.

400
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: When I was young, the Oscar Mayer company had a song that said, "Oh! I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener!"
What is correct.
400

Add a semicolon or a colon: I want an assistant who can do the following (a) input data, (b) write reports, and (c) complete tax forms.

What is I want an assistant who can do the following: (a) input data, (b) write reports, and (c) complete tax forms.

500
To [who; whom] should I write my letter?
What is whom?
500

Drugs adversely (affect/effect) people every day.

What is affect?

500

Correct the sentence or state that it is correct: Hoping to garner favor, my parents were sadly unimpressed with the gift.

What is, "Hoping to garner favor, my boyfriend/name/someone bought my parents a gift that, sadly, failed to impress them."

500
Correct the punctuation in this sentence or state that it is correct: When are you Daisy and Sam going to Chicago.
What is When are you, Daisy[,] and Sam going to Chicago?
500

Add a semicolon or a colon: They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark therefore, they decided to camp for the night.

What is They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark; therefore, they decided to camp for the night.

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