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Jeff's English teacher asks the students in her class to write a story about a lesson they learned.
Which strategy will Jeff narrow down his topic?
A. Brainstorming a list of important lessons he has learned
B. Creating a cluster of lessons he hopes to learn in the future
C. Creating a list of unimportant lessons
D. Thinking about last week's math lesson
A. Brainstorming a list of important lessons he has learned
Combine these two sentences into one sentence without losing their meaning.
1) It started on a warm spring day close to the end of the school year. 2) Wanda's class was having a picnic on the playground.
A) On a warm spring day close to the end of the year, Wanda's class was having a picnic on the playground.
B) On a warm spring day, there was a picnic on the playground, and it was Wanda's class.
C) Picnicking on the playground on a warm spring day at the end of the year was Wanda's class.
D) On a spring day, Wanda's class was having a picnic.
A) On a warm spring day close to the end of the year, Wanda's class was having a picnic on the playground.
How could you best change the sentence to create a cheerful tone?
Matt went into his favorite store to buy a video game.
A. Rolling his eyes, Matt stomped into his favorite store to buy a video game.
B. Excited, Matt grinned broadly and skipped eagerly into his favorite store to buy a video game.
C. Glowering, Matt stalked over to the video games to buy one in his favorite store.
D. Yawning, Matt dragged his feet as he went into his favorite store to buy a video game.
B. Excited, Matt grinned broadly and skipped eagerly into his favorite store to buy a video game.
The water dripped real quick down the sides of the desk and created a pool of liquid on the ground.
How is real quick correctly written?
A. really quick
B. As it is
C. real quickly
D. really quickly
D. really quickly
real quick is slang
really quick is common but slang
you might hear real quickly BUT really quickly is actually correct
all are the same...spoken English in a low form uses the first two just like we might say "go slow" BUT it should be "go slowly"
It's showing how=adverb
Lucy is writing a story about the time she went to the Mall of America with her best friend. To help her plan what she wants to write, she creates a story map that shows the events of their day in order.
This story map will help Lisa--
A. revise her rough draft for final submission
B. edit all of the grammar mistakes she makes
C. keep the events she wants to use in order
D. understand the writing assignment
C. keep the events she wants to use in order
Remember how a thesis is like a road map for your reader to guide them in order through your essay?
The story map Lisa is creating for her story will guide her through her writing.
He stared at the empty bottle of water--all of it were on the table and ground.
How is all of it were correctly written?
A. all of it are
B. none of it were
C. all of it was
D. As it is
C. all of it was
Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he, she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and they.
It=singular=was
Jill's friend accidentally broke Sylvia's favorite toy. Sylvia looked Jill straight in the eye and said, It's okay.
How is It's okay. correctly written in the sentence?
A. "It's okay."
B. As it is
C. "it's okay."
D. "It's okay.
A. "It's okay."
Remember the rules:
1) Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation-a person's exact words.
2) A directly quoted sentence begins with a capital letter.
Example: Mrs. Trenton said, "Please get a pencil."
Kristina asked, it is my turn?
Yesterday it rained allot.
In this sentence, how is allot correctly written?
A. alot
B. a lot
C. As it is
D. a lots of
B. a lot
Many people think that because a lot is pronounced without a pause between the two words that it is okay to spell the two words without a space between them. However, these are actually two separate parts of speech: the article a and a noun lot. They are two separate words.
a lot means a great amount
How is he has not answered correctly written?
A. he hasn't not answered
B. As it is
C. he has not not answered
D. he hasn't never answered
Avoid using double negatives. A double negative is the use of two or more negative words to express one negative idea.
not and never are both negative words.
Alexis will bring the juice and cookies for the snack after there game on Tuesday.
How is there game correctly written?
A. As it is
B. their game
C. them's game
D. they're game
B. their game
The job of students and teachers at F.C. are to Grow no matter where you are.
How is are correctly written?
A. have been
B. As it is
C. is
D. were
C. is
Generally, “are is used for singular objects and “is” is used for plural objects.
The job is the noun. Singular object.
Lauren, taking the book and turning toward the door, were feeling much better than a few moments earlier.
How is were were feeling correctly written?
A. were feeling much best
B. As it is
C. was feeling much better
D. is feeling much better
C. was feeling much better
Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he, she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and they.
Lauren=singular=was
"Yes," he said, "the game is at 5 o'clock on Friday."
A. "Yes," He
B. "Yes." He
C. "Yes" he
D. As it is
How could you change the original sentence so that the H in he would be capitalized?
As my sister said this morning "You can use my curling wand, but you can never use my makeup."
How is morning "You correctly written?
A. As it is
B. morning, "You
C. morning, "you
D. morning, you
B. morning, "You
Andrew my oldest brother, plays on the baseball team at his school.
In this sentence, Andrew my oldest brother, plays should be written--
A. as it is
B. Andrew, my oldest brother, plays
C. Andrew, my oldest brother plays
D. Andrew my oldest brother plays
B. Andrew, my oldest brother, plays
What's the comma rule?
My uncles best friend gave him a gift card for his 40th birthday.
In this sentence, uncles should be written--
A. uncles'
B. uncles's
C. as it is
D. uncle's
D. uncle's
uncle's best friend
Why is the comma needed between the e and s?
During a walk on the trail, my brother found a turtle.
A. trail my brother found
B. as it is
C. trail my brother, found
D. trail, my brother, found
B. as it is
Why is the comma used here?
Practice soccer several hours a week after school.
In this sentence, Practice soccer several hours a week after school. should be written--
A. They practice soccer several hours a week after school.
B. And practice soccer several hours a week after school.
C. Oftentimes practice soccer several hours a week after school.
D. as it is
A. They practice soccer several hours a week after school.
Why?
Hillarys' lunch bag fell in the hallway as she rushed to class.
A. as it is
B. Hillarys's
C. Hillary's
D. Hillarys
C. Hillary's
Why is the comma between the y and the s?
(1)Something wacky happened during snack time in first grade. (2) My favorite teacher, Miss Coles, was placing food and water on the snack table. (3) I watched her use a can opener to push two holes through the bottle of the water. (4) I really like juice. (5) I was puzzled by what she was doing. (6) I wasn't surprised when water started spewing everywhere.
Which sentence should be removed from the paragraph because it is off topic?
A. Sentence 1
B. Sentence 4
C. Sentence 2
D. Sentence 6
B. Sentence 4