1.02 Capitalization: Basic Rules
Identify the error(s):
erin will take the trash out this evening.
E in Erin should be capital
What is an adjective?
Word that describes nouns and pronouns
Contractions and to show possession
Whose
Which word is used to compare 2 items?
Between or among
Between
Identify the error(s):
tomorrow is ms. Taylor's last day of work.
T in Tomorrow, M in Ms.
Name 1 question that an adjective answers
Accept any of the following: what kind?, which one?, how many?, how much?
Correct or incorrect:
Emily's dog barked loudly.
Correct
The medicine did not (affect, effect) her at all.
Affect
Bonnie (sit, set) the tea down on the table.
Set
Identify the error(s):
Michael's parents always travel to England in the Summer.
S in summer should be lowercase
Identify the adjective(s):
Michelle purchased a rare artifact from the museum gift shop.
Rare, gift
Correct or incorrect:
Dont put your feet on the couch.
Incorrect
The medicine had a negative (affect, effect) on the patient.
Effect
Michelle had (fewer, less) children in her book club today (than, then) she did yesterday.
Fewer, than
Identify the error(s):
Last year, christmas was on friday december 25th.
C in Christmas, F in Friday, D in December
Identify the adjective(s):
The winning ticket was underneath the broken chair.
Winning, broken
Fix the error:
Michaels dog was playing with it's bone.
Michael's, its
There were (alot, allot, a lot) of children on the playground.
a lot
Erin did not listen to Rachel's (advise, advice).
Advice
Identify the error(s):
michelle lives on Pine street in san Diego, california.
M in Michelle, S in Street, S in San, C in California
Identify the adjective(s):
Rachel will use four small boxes to package the delicate jewelry.
Four, small, delicate
Fix the error:
Several tree's leaves are changing colors.
trees'
Rachel and Hannah placed (their, there) presents under the tree, which was located over (there, they're).
Their, there
I was not expecting to (loose, lose) the competition. I probably (could've, could of) practiced more (then, than) I did.
lose, could've, than