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
Donna Jake and Sara went to the movies.
Donna, Jake, and Sara went to the movies.
Past form of have
Had
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
We went hiking walking biking and fishing at the park.
We went hiking, walking, biking, and fishing at the park.
Past tense of the e word bring.
brought
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)
I would love to visit Germany England next summer.
I would love to visit Germany and England next summer.
Say the present form of the italic type word. The spoon was stuck to the table.
sticks, is sticking
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:
I ____ walking to the store yesterday and something funny happened.
A. was
B. were
C. will be
was
Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.
Their
I think I will buy the red car, or I will lease the blue one.
Compound sentence
In 58 B.C. Julius Caesar __________ his army into Gaul.
A) lead
B) led
C) leads
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 will go to new york soon.
I hope we will go to New York soon.
I love the New Hampshire campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend.
there
John needs to bring his phone charger wallet with him to the ball game.
John needs to bring his phone, charger, and wallet to the ball game.
Which sentence doesn't have verb with an irregular past tesne? (say the number)
(1) I have a goldfish and I take care of it. (2) It swims around in a big bowl of water. (3) It also eats special food. (4) I love my dog.
4