Conventions
Fix the Mistakes
Which word?
What is missing?
(Blank)
100

Every sentence must start with this.

A capital letter.

100

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.

100

It's/its going to rain this weekend. 

It's

100

Donna _____ Sara went to the movies.

What word is missing to correct this sentence?

Donna and Sara went to the movies.

100

Spell. ________

Mississippi

200

This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.

I

200

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

We goes to the movies last friday.


We went to the movies last Friday.

200

I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store. 

too

200

We _____ hiking walking biking and fishing at the park.

We went hiking, walking, biking, and fishing at the park.

200

Give me an example of a proper noun

Ms. Young (real person)

New England Patriots 

something like this.....

300

Every sentence must end with a mark. What are three possible end marks?

A period, question mark and exclamation mark.

300

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

What did i do wrong.

What did I do wrong?

300

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 party.

They're (They Are)

300

I would love to _______ Germany England next summer.

Which word fits BEST?

A.  see

B. visit

I would love to visit Germany and England next summer.

300

What is a noun?

Person, place, animal, thing, idea

400

What are 2 reasons that you capitalize a letter in a sentence?

proper noun

beginning of sentence

letter I

Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )

400

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

I ____ walking to the store yesterday and something funny happened. 

A. was

B. were

C. will be

was

400

Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.

Their

400

Brad and Pat will buy the blue car.

How many subjects are in the sentence?  What is this subject called?

2 subjects are in the sentence.


A sentence with more than one subject is called a Compound subject.

400

In 58 B.C. Julius Caesar __________ his army into Gaul.

A) lead

B) led

C) leads

B

500

In body paragraphs, where should the topic sentence go?

A topic sentence is the first sentence in body paragraphs. 

500

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

I hope we will go to brooklynnew york soon.

I hope we will go to Brooklyn, New York soon.

500

I love the New Hampshire campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend. 

there

500

John needs to bring his phone charger ______ wallet with him to the ball game.

What is the missing word ?

John needs to bring his phone charger and wallet to the ball game.

500

Last year, Joe _____ the 400 yard dash in 58 seconds.

A.  runs

B.  ran

C.  wins

B

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