Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My mother taked me to the museum of science yesterday.
My mother took me to Museum of Science yesterday.
It's/its going to rain this weekend.
It's
What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?
The introduction
What is the subject of the sentence below?
“Sometimes some people in the city are busy all day.”
a. some
b. people
c. village
d. day
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
We goed to the movies last friday.
We went to the movies last Friday.
I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store.
too
What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?
The conclusion
My brother and ________ asked my grandma to buy some meat.
a. I
b. me
c. her
d. his
Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are three possible end marks?
A period, question mark and exclamation mark.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
What did i do wrong.
What did I do wrong?
I invited my friends to go to the mall. They're/There/Their going to be so surprised when they realize I am actually throwing them a birthday party.
They're (They Are)
Words or phrases used to go from one idea to the next in your writing
Transitions
You can find many interesting books _______ the table _______ the window.
a. on, beside
b. at, between.
c. under, on
d. next, in
What are 2 of the 4 reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
proper noun
beginning of sentence
letter I
Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
She been watching TV all day
She has been watching TV all day.
Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.
Their
Editing means
To fix your mistakes
Which is the correct sentence from each group of words?
motorcycle / rides / his / he / every day / to school.
a. He to school rides his motorcycle every day.
b. His motorcycle rides he every day to school.
c. Every motorcycle he rides his school to.
d. He rides his motorcycle to school every day.
Give me one reason you need to use a comma in a sentence.
- To separate items in a list
- To separate a compound sentence before the conjunction
-To separate an dependent clause from the rest of the sentence
-To separate a quotation
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
I hope we got to go to new york soon.
I hope we get to go to New York soon.
I love the New Hampshire campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend.
there
Which sentence does not belong?
(1) A goldfish is an easy pet to take care of. (2) It needs a big bowl of water to swim around in. (3) It also needs special food. (4) Turtles are good pets. (5) It is fun to watch the fish swim.
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I can’t stop ………… . There are some excellent jokes in this magazine.
a. is laughing
b. laughing
c. to laugh
d. laughed