Posessives
Who has possession in the following sentence?
Johnson's cat is in love with her new toy.
Johnson is in possession of his cat.
What is missing from the following sentence?
I hate homework, grumbles Timmy.
Quotation marks around the phrase "I hate homework."
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
I saw tyrone at the store.
Tyrone
What is the contraction for the words DO NOT.
Don't
How many errors are in the following sentence?
i love hyperboles.
One error.
i love hyperboles.
I love hyperboles.
Where does the missing apostrophe go in the following sentence?
Lucas forgot to ask before borrowing Tabithas car.
Before the s in Tabitha's name.
What is missing from the following sentence?
"I'm going to crash out," said Beth "you put butter on cooked rice!"
There should be a comma after Beth's name.
"I'm going to crash out," said Beth "you put butter on cooked rice!"
"I'm going to crash out," said Beth, "you put butter on cooked rice!"
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
I know i'm going to fail my ELA quiz today.
I'm
What two words make up the contraction SOMEONE'S?
Someone and is.
How many errors are in the following sentence?
johnny and jillian didnt fall down the hill on they're way to the beach.
Four errors
johnny and jillian didnt fall down the hill on they're way to the beach.
Johnny and Jillian didn't fall down the hill on their way to the beach.
How many apostrophes are missing in the following sentence?
Janets cousins birthday is next Sunday.
Two.
Janets cousins birthday is next Sunday.
Janet's cousin's birthday is next Sunday.
When writing dialogue, what should you do every time a new character speaks?
Start a new paragraph.
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
I can't believe mr. Hammar reads in his free time.
Mr.
You'd is made up of two words. One of those words is YOU.
What are the TWO other words that could stand in for 'D.
Had and would.
You'd have missed it. (You would have missed it).
You'd already left! (You had already left).
How many errors are in the following sentence?
"wait" said marcus "ill go with you."
Five errors.
"wait" said marcus "Ill go with you."
"Wait," said Marcus, "I'll go with you."
Is the apostrophe in the right place? Why or why not?
Australians’ love January, because it is strawberry season.
Yes, because Australians already ends in S, you place the apostrophe on the end.
DAILY DOUBLE (800 points)
Write a line of dialogue on a slip of paper in response to this following:
Andrea smiled and asked, "what's your favorite color?"
Which words in this sentence should be capitalized?
I ate captain crunch for breakfast.
Captain Crunch
What are three examples of informal contractions and what are the two words used to make them?
Whatcha: what are you
Wanna: want to
Gimme: give me
Gotta: got to
Gonna: going to
Ain't: am not
Lemme: let me
Dunno: don't know
Ya'll: you all
Kinda: kind of
How many errors are in the following sentence?
"I will not stare into the sun," said Viola, "I like my eyes."
Zero errors.
"I will not let him stare into the sun," said Viola, "Giovanni's eyes are already awful."
Where should the apostrophes go in the following sentence.
The students teachers dogs favorite toy is lost.
The students' were invested, because teacher's dog's lost.
Note: Dog's is a contraction, which means dog is.
Why is dialogue important to the piece of writing? Give three examples of it's benefits.
Efficiently moves the story along.
Helps to develop characters personality and voice.
Allows you to show the reader information, instead of telling them.
Build suspense by only revealing partial information.
Pulls the reader in and makes them feel like they are really there.
Share the opinion of characters the narrator isn't focused on.
Which words in this sentence should be capitalized?
jake and i are going to popeyes for lunch.
Jake, I, Popeyes
How many contractions COULD be used in the sentence below.
I am sorry, I should have called earlier, but I do not want to go to dinner tonight.
There are three possible contractions.
I am sorry, I should have called earlier, but I do not want to go to dinner tonight.
I'm sorry, I should've called earlier, but I don't want to go to dinner tonight.
How many errors are in the following sentence.
"how is nicks kitten?" asked deliah
"I dont know" said josh "i havent seen nick"
Thirteen errors
"how is nicks kitten?" asked deliah
"I dont know" said josh "i havent seen nick"
"How is Nick's kitten?" asked Deliah.
"I don't know," said Josh, "I haven't seen Nick."