Fix That Sentence!
Dr. Thomas, a first aid specialist, is handling the surgery.
The people of Washington has always agreed on gun restrictions.
The people of Washington have always agreed on gun restrictions.
** Plural subject, plural verb
Tamara is going to lose her mind when she sees my new Jordans.
- Which of these words is the antecedent to the word "her"?
Tamara
Tamara is going to lose her mind when she sees my new Jordans.
Which of the following is the Main Idea of #3:
A. Hillenburg and Rocky the Shrimp used to work together.
B. Hillenburg based many of the Spongebob characters off of his job.
C. Bob the Sponge is the original name for Spongebob
B. Because it includes what it's about and why it's important aka what it's doing.
Which one of the following words is the subject of the sentence?
Frank gave out free fish to everyone on Fullerton this Friday.
Frank = subject
The presence of mysterious cave paintings in the Mississippi Valley have puzzled archaeologists for years.
The presence of mysterious cave paintings in the Mississippi Valley has puzzled archaeologists for years.
Pledging allegiance to the flag, like the bald eagle, are American traditions.
Pledging allegiance to the flag, like the bald eagle, is American traditions.
** Singular, Singular
The soccer team wanted it's posters up all over the school.
a. No change
b. it is
c. their
d. its
C. Their
The soccer team is people.
Quiz Question #1
D.
How many prepositions are in this sentence:
Darren drove through the woods, under the bridge and across the state to find his mom's missing luggage; she'd left it on a train to Kentucky!
Six
through, under, across, to, on, to
Tim, Jim's brother, have already gone to sleep.
Tim, Jim's brother, has already gone to sleep.
Joey or Pablo ______ already visited grandma.
Joey or Pablo have already visited grandma.
** Because "or" is plural
Once you cross the river, (one, she, they, you) will take a right onto the wooded path to find the trail.
Once you cross the river, you will take a right onto the wooded path to find the trail.
* If the pronoun refers back to another pronoun, it must be the same pronoun.
Quiz Question #2
D.
What is the predicate (verb) in the following sentence:
Fear of heights is a thing may save your life.
is
Some people prefer natural butter, the kind you have to stir to mix the oil and peanuts, and others like store-bought Jif.
Some people prefer natural butter, the kind you have to stir to mix the oil and peanuts, but others like store-bought Jif.
** Rule - but is for exceptions and changes
When the coach asked her to to select her favorite sport, she had trouble deciding. "Basketball and soccer (has, had) long been my primary interests," she explained.
When the coach asked her to to select her favorite sport, she had trouble deciding. "Basketball and soccer have long been my primary interests," she explained.
*And statements usually mean plural
The boy's lacrosse team captain took their award at the ceremony.
- What would you change about this sentence?
The boy's lacrosse team captain took his award at the ceremony.
* captain = singular
Which one of the highlighted areas tells the story of Hillenburg's early version of Spongebob Squarepants?
#1
#2
#4
#5
#2 - Mentions Bob the Sponge and how it was in a children's pamphlet.
What is the subject?
Johnathan, Michael and Timothy are all new students at Speer Academy; they are currently all tardy.
Johnathan, Michael and Timothy
They are skinny, Jackson is the only fat one.
They are skinny; Jackson is the only fat one.
Add a semicolon
Neither Yanis nor Jennifer (is, are) to blame for the poor attendance at last night's dance.
Neither Yanis nor Jennifer is to blame for the poor attendance at last night's dance.
The government never does their job right.
What do you change the underlined word to, in order to make the sentence correct?
The government never does its job right.
* "the government" is a thing, not an actual group of people.
Which one of the highlighted areas best supports the viewpoint that Hillenburg also cared about protecting the wildlife of the ocean?
#3
#4
#5
#6
#6 - He says that by watching the show, hopefully you'll care about the ocean.
A subject can only be two parts of speech. What are they?
Noun, pronoun