Parts of Speech
prepositions:
After the tornado warning, the people went back to their routines in the school.(3)
after to in
no won noticed the misteaks in the sentence (4)
capitalize N, won/one, mistakes, period
No one noticed the mistakes in the sentence.
How do you cite:
the author, Marianne Watkins
According to the author, Marianne Watkins, ...
Make it past:
The cat's tail sweeps the papers off of the table.
The cat's tail SWEPT the papers off the table.
How do I know witch/which word to use?
which
conjunction:
The circus arrived in town at 2 a.m., and set up during the wee hours of the morning.
and
the kids herd a siren during the storm (3)
The kids heard a siren during the storm.
the American Dairy Council
According to the American Dairy Council,
Make it present:
The kids brought presents to the party.
The kids bring presents to the party.
We bumped along the course/coarse gravel on the path.
coarse
adjectives:
The scruffy gray cat purred beneath the rickety porch.(3)
scruffy gray rickety
After careful measuring the carpenter board a whole in the wall to install the railing (4)
After careful measuring, the carpenter bored a hole in the wall to install the railing.
the article, "Bees are Not Just Bugs"
According to the article, "Bees are Not Just Bugs," ...
Make it past perfect:
Layla drinks the lemonade on a hot day.
Laila had drunk the lemonade on a hot day.
The cheering and screaming at the game left everyone a little bit horse/hoarse.
hoarse
nouns
The timid mouse hid beneath the floorboards to avoid the cat.(3)
mouse floorboards cat
after his coronation the king promised to rain with compassion (4)
After his coronation, the king promised to reign with compassion.
How do you cite:
the graphic, Homework Policies by State
According to the infographic, "Homework Policies by State",
According to the illustrations on "Homework Policies by State,"
Make it past perfect:
The kids think the trip to Disneyland is both exciting and exhausting after they got home.
The kids had thought the trip to Disneyland was both exciting and exhausting after they got home.
The children took off there/their shoes on the porch.
their
Add three adjectives to the sentence:
The bear wandered.
Answers will vary
The flours blooming along the rode were pail pink and yellow (4)
The flowers blooming along the road were pale pink and yellow.
Jason Simpson's article, "Homework Helps Learning,"
According to the author, Jason Simpson, ...
or According to the article, "Homework Helps Learning," ...
or According to the article, "Homework Helps Learning" by Jason Simpson . . .
Make it future perfect:
My sister chose all the decorations for my birthday party in July.
My sister will have chosen all the decorations for my birthday party in July.
The path through the woods was an animal trail so it was not very strait/straight.
straight