Sentence Surgery
Fix:
He don't like waking up early.
He doesn't/does not like waking up early.
Question: My friends ___ to the gym after school.
A. goes
B. go
B. go
Add the missing punctuation:
Did you finish your homework
Did you finish your homework?
Is this a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?
The students waited for the bus.
Complete sentence
I left ___ backpack in the classroom.
my / mine
my
Find the noun and the verb in this sentence:
The baby cried.
Noun: baby
Verb: cried
Fix:
Last night, I watch a movie with my family.
Last night, I watched a movie with my family.
We ___ a quiz yesterday.
A. take
B. took
C. taken
B. took
Fix:
Before class we talked to our friends.
Before class, we talked to our friends.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
While I was waiting for the bus.
Fragment
We ___ going to eat after the game. our/are
are
Find the adjective in this sentence:
The nervous student walked to the front of the class.
nervous
Fix:
Me and my friend went to the football game.
My friend and I went to the football game.
Each student ___ a Chromebook.
A. has
B. have
A. has
Fix:
I needed three things for class a pencil paper and my notebook.
I needed three things for class: a pencil, paper, and my notebook.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
Is this a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?
The teacher gave us homework we had to finish it before Friday.
Run-on
She is ___ than her older brother.
tall / taller/ tallest
taller
Find the adverb in this sentence:
The students quietly entered the library.
quietly
Fix:
I didn't understand the directions so I ask my friend for help.
I didn't understand the directions, so I asked my friend for help.
When I called her, she ___ already ___.
A. has / left
B. was / leave
C. had / left
C. had/left
Which is correct?
A. After practice, we went home.
B. After practice we went home.
A. After practice, we went home.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
Since the weather was nice, we decided to eat outside.
Complete sentence
I don't know ___ coming to the game.
whose/ who's
who's
Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex?
I wanted to go outside, but it started raining.
compound
Fix:
When we was leaving school my friend tell me she forgot her phone in class.
When we were leaving school, my friend told me she forgot her phone in class.
Explain the difference:
I finished my homework.
I have finished my homework.
"I finished my homework" describes a completed action in the past. "I have finished my homework" emphasizes that it is completed now.
Correct the punctuation:
I wanted to stay after school however I had to catch the bus.
I wanted to stay after school; however, I had to catch the bus.
Fix this without changing its meaning:
I forgot to charge my Chromebook it died during class I couldn't finish my assignment.
I forgot to charge my Chromebook, so it died during class, and I couldn't finish my assignment.
The new schedule had a positive ___ on attendance.
affect / effect
effect
Is this sentence simple, compound, or complex? Explain how you know.
Although Sofia was nervous, she gave her presentation to the class.
It has one dependent clause ("Although Sofia was nervous") and one independent clause ("she gave her presentation to the class").