Punctuation & Capitalization
Find the error in this sentence.
I walked my dog this morning
Missing punctuation!
I walked my dog this morning.
I will go their this afternoon.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Their needs to be changed to "there".
Which of these words is a noun:
jump, crawl, write, see, toy, girl
Toy and girl
Which word from the following sentence is a verb:
Paelyn took her homework out for Mrs. Johnson to see.
Took (to take)
see (to see)
What acronym helps you remember conjunctions?
FANBOYS
BONUS: What does FANBOYS stand for?
Find the error in this sentence.
Kylie and carly went to the store yesterday.
Carly is a proper noun and needs to be capitalized.
Kylie and Carly went to the store yesterday.
It is so nice to meat you!
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Meat needs to be changed to meet.
Which of these are proper nouns?
woman, natalia, goldfish, train, taco, taco bell
Natalia
Taco Bell
BONUS: Give another example of another proper noun.
Which of these is a verb:
see, boy, shore, saw, eye
see, saw
BONUS: What tense is "saw" written in?
What is the interjection in this sentence?
Lilly was shocked to see the room looked different for STAAR. "Woah! Mrs. Johnson, your room looks so different!"
"Woah"
BONUS: What is another example of an interjection?
Find the error in this sentence.
Riley asked, "Can we go to the library".
The question mark is missing from this dialogue. The question mark needs to be inside the quotation marks after the word library.
BONUS: Tell another rule for quotation marks.
This chair is two high! I can't get on it.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Two needs to be changed to "too".
BONUS: Think of another set of words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
How do you change this word to show that there are 2 or more? (Plural)
leaf--> ?
Child-->?
leaves
Must remove f and add ves.
Child-Children
Which of these words is an adverb:
safely, quietly, long, funny
Safely and quietly
BONUS: Give an example sentence with one of the adverbs.
What is the best way to write this sentence?
I want to visit Paris and Venice.
OR
I want to visit Paris, and Venice.
I want to visit Paris and Venice.
Find the errors in this sentence.
Tonight I will go to walmart to buy some t-shirts. I will also call aidan to see what he is up to.
Walmart- The W needs to be capitalized. (Proper Noun)
Aidan-The A needs to be capitalized. (Proper Noun)
Last weak, we reviewed for Writing STAAR.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Weak needs to be changed to week.
Which of the following are adjectives:
Crab, Red, Funny, Long, Train, small
Red, Funny, Long, small
What word in this sentence is an adverb?
The cat softly jumped over the fence.
softly
BONUS: Give another example of an adverb that could be used in this sentence.
What changes, if any, are needed in the sentence below.
When I go to the store, I will buy bugspray popcorn pasta and sunscreen.
There needs to be commas when listing 3 or more items.
When I go to the store, I will buy bugspray, popcorn, pasta, and sunscreen.
BONUS: When should you add commas to the sentence?
Find the errors in this sentence.
On july 2 2019, I will visit austin.
July needs to have a capital J.
There needs to be a comma after July 2. (July 2, 2019)
Austin needs to have a capital A.
Did you sea the plain that flew overhead?
What changes, if any, should be made in this sentence?
Sea needs to be changed to see.
Plain needs to be changed to plane.
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun.
What is an adverb?
An adverb describes a verb.
BONUS: Give 3 examples of adverbs.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences?
Joshua wanted to go to the library. That he could get new books.
Joshua wanted to go to the library, so that he could get new books.