CUPS 1
What correction should be made to this sentence?
on our trip through the southern region of the united states, we made a stop through savannah, Georgia.
Savannah is the name of a city-capitalize it!
Capitalize "On" because it is the beginning of a sentence.
Capitalize "United States" - it is a proper noun.
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They is going to needs more cream to make that custard.
Subject-verb agreement!
They are going to need more cream to make that custard.
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the continent of africa is rich in natural resources such as minerals oil plant life and animals.
Capitalization and commas in a series
The continent of Africa is rich in natural resources such as minerals, oil, plant life, and animals.
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it did not take them long to fix there car.
Capitalize the beginning of a sentence "It".
Change "there" to "their" because it is referring to possession, not a place.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Neil armstrong and buzz aldrin first landed on the moon on July 29 1969.
Capitalization and punctuation
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the moon on July 29, 1969.
What correction should be made to this sentence? serena williams is a awesome american sprinter.
"Serena Williams is a proper noun and someone's last name. Capitalize It!
American is a nationality. Capitalize It!
Replace "a" with "an" since the word "awesome" begins with a vowel.
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Aftur her moms surgery, Trudy hancocks family are going to ibiza this year for their summer vacation
Subject-verb agreement, possessive noun, incorrectly spelled word, capitalize proper nouns, punctuation.
After her moms surgery, Trudy Hancock's family is going to Ibiza this year for their summer vacation.
What change should be made?
Tanya shouted Get out of my room or im going to punch you in the face to her brother.
Comma, quotation marks, capitalization, and contraction.
Tanya shouted, "Get out of my room or I'm going to punch you in the face!"
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I desided to end the relationship semply because it was toxik.
desided is spelled incorrectly - decided
semply is spelled incorrectly - simply
toxik is spelled incorrectly - toxic
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Shaun loved playing gitar acording to his best friend
Spelling and punctuation
Shaun loved playing guitar, according to his best friend.
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The Tudors airs are still alive and well as royalty in the united Kingdom.
Tudors should have an apostrophe since it is a possessive noun. (Tudor's)
Replace "airs" with "heirs". They sound the same, but mean different things.
Capitalize "United" - it is part of a name of a place and proper name.
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Whose going to they're house after we leave grandma's funeral!
Change Whose to Who's.
Change "they're" to "their"
Change "!" to "?" at the end of a sentence because "Who's" signals a question is being asked.
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How many chances am I going to giver her to be a better girlfriend!
This is a question! Correct the punctuation at the end of the sentence.
How many chances am I going to giver her to be a better girlfriend?
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? He took all of Janices clothes away in two boxs.
boxs should be written boxes.
Janices should be Janice's - this is a possessive
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Marie disaproved of the idea that she couldn't do what any man could do.
Change disaproved to disapproved.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? On tuesday june 23rd the plumbers came to our house from john moore plumbing in sugarland, tx.
Tuesday is the name of a day of week. It should be capitalized!
June is a proper noun and name of a month. It should be capitalized!
There should be a comma (,) after "Tuesday" and after "23rd". This is a nonrestrictive clause.
Capitalize "John Moore" because it is a proper noun and name of a business.
Capitalize "Sugarland, TX" because it is the name of a city and a proper noun.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
There are to many people with the wrong pear of shoes on at star lanes bowling alley.
Change "to" to "too".
Change "pear" to "pair"
Capitalize Star Lanes Bowling Alley because it is a proper noun.
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Justin and Brad did most of the hard work for there landscaping project by getting the ground ready, but didnt so the seeds.
Change "there" to "their"
Change "so" to "sow"
Correct the contraction "didnt" to "didn't" with an apostrophe.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
i can no longer whatch the show ridiculousness on mtv because I believe there promoting dangerous behavur.
Capitalization, spelling, punctuation, title of a tv show, homophones
I can no longer watch the show Ridiculousness on MTV because I believe they're promoting dangerous behavior.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
As there friendship grew, they became to inseporable peas in a pod.
Change "there" to "their".
Change "to" to "two"
"inseporable" is spelled incorrectly. It should be spelled "inseparable".
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
eden promised that she would take out the garbage put the dishes into the dishwasher vacuum the upstairs rooms fold the laundry and wipe the counters before her moms christmas party that evining.
Capitalize "Eden" because it is someone's name and proper noun. It is also the beginning of a sentence.
Comma in a series...
Eden promised that she would take out the garbage, put the dishes into the dishwasher, vacuum the upstairs rooms, fold the laundry, and wipe the counters before her mom's Christmas party that evening.
You need an apostrophe after the "m" in moms because it is possessive (mom's).
Christmas is a proper noun - Capitalize it!
"evining" is spelled incorrectly. It should be spelled "evening".
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Without intending to i sed something that hurt Carlas feelings.
Subordinate clause - Place a comma (,) after "to".
"I" is always capitalized.
Change "sed" to "said" because it is spelled incorrectly.
There should be a letter "s" in Carlas because it is a possessive noun (Carla's).
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
"Wuthering Heights" is a novel full of whoa and trajidy.
Titles of books/novels are italicized - Wuthering Heights
Change whoa to woe.
The correct spelling of trajidy is tragedy.
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
There was to much noise in the room for the baby to sleep.
The first "to" is used incorrectly, it should be spelled too.
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Though Mr. Hertenbergers daughters pretended to be luving and kind they were actually wolfs in sheeps clothing
Possessive noun, comma for introductory clause, plural nouns, punctuation, spelling.
Though Mr. Hertenberger's daughters pretended to be loving and kind, they were actually wolves in sheep's clothing.