Punctuation
Fix this sentence:
Even though she works long hours. She keeps working hard after she gets home.
What is change the period to a comma after the word--hours and lowercase the s in --she? Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.
What change should be made:
There house was on fire.
What is change there to their.
Thesis =
What is main idea of the essay.
During the test, you may be able to find punctuation, capitalization and spelling rules here.
What is either in the front or the back of the dictionary.
When combining sentences using a FANBOY, the comma goes where?
Fix this sentence: My sister needed help with her social study's project this week.
What is remove the apostrophe in --study's-- and change the word to --studies? My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.
What change, if any, should be made:
Jimothy are really freaking me out.
What is change are to is. Jimothy is just one person. This helping verb needs to be singular, not plural.
To add a thesis to someone else's work, what do you have to do first?
What is read the essay and find the main idea.
What change if any needs to be made to this sentence: Sara's car broke down, so she took it to the mechainic.
What is change mechainic to mechanic. Make sure you use your dictionary to rule out or confirm any answer choices that have spelling options.
A semicolon can be used to combine sentences when _______.
What is when both clauses on either side of the semicolon are INDEPENDENT clauses and are closely related.
Hint: this is a semicolon ;
Fix this sentence:
Its their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
What is change --Its to It's? It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
What change, if any, needs to be made:
I was extremely hungry, after running The Boston Marathon.
What is remove the comma after hungry.
How much of the revision passages should you read?
What is ALL of it
Plastic trash in the ocean causes bad consequences for animals.
What word could be used in place of "bad" to help the author get his point across better?A. substandard, B. devastating C. awesome D. ineffectual
What is B - devastating. USE YOUR DICTIONARY to look up the words and pick the one that really enhances the point the author is trying to make.
What is the best way to combine these sentences? Video games can be good for teens. They promote socialization, hand-eye coordination and relaxation in teens.
What is: Video games can be good for teens because they promote socialization, hand-eye coordination and relaxation.
Hint: watch for words that repeat unnecessarily.
Fix this sentence:
For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real world situations.
What is add a hyphen between --real and world? For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real-world situations.
What change, if any, needs to be made?
I was too stubborn to except the fact that my husband was right and I was wrong.
What is change except to accept.
Read the whole passage once, then when answering the questions, at least read the sentence before and after the sentence the question is asking about.
Fix this sentence: My sister goes to school at white oak middle school.
What is capitalize White Oak Middle School. Names of places should be capitalized -- this includes schools, departments, cities, states, countries and even political parties.
When combining sentences, pay attention to _____.
What is punctuation, commas, FANBOYS or other "connecting" words and watch for words that are repeated unnecessarily.
Fix this sentence:
While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot.
What is change the period to an exclamation mark? While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot!
What change, if any, is needed?
My dog, Kona, became exhausted after chasing the squirrel for more then thirty minutes.
What is change then to than.
Then = place in time
Than = comparison.
If asked where to add a sentence, what should you do?
Read the paragraph it is asking about, and find where the sentence is most effective. Watch for similarities in topics. Add the sentence where the answer choices tell you and see which option makes the most sense.
This tool should be used throughout your whole test and will help you score higher.
What is the dictionary.
Combine these sentences:
The Great Red Spot is a giant hurricane on Jupiter. It has existed for over 400 years.
What is add a FANBOY and a comma.
The Great Red Spot is a giant hurricane on Jupiter, and it has existed for over 400 years.