Punctuation Power
Add any missing full stops:
I went to the park it was fun
I went to the park. It was fun.
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing
Join into a compound sentence:
I like pizza. I like pasta.
I like pizza and I like pasta.
Also accepted: I like pizza and pasta.
Is this a fragment, run-on, or correct?
Because I was late.
Fragment
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings/spellings
What punctuation is used to show someone is speaking?
Quotation marks (speech marks)
Identify the verb:
She quickly ran to the store.
Ran
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex?
I went home because I was tired.
Complex
Fix the error:
I went to the shops I bought milk.
One of the following:
1. I went to the shops; I bought milk.
2. I went to the shops and I bought milk.
3. I went to the shops. I bought milk.
Their/There/They're going to the park.
They're
Add correct punctuation:
I have three favourite foods pizza pasta ice cream
I have three favourite foods: pizza, pasta, ice cream.
What type of word describes a noun?
Adjective
Define 'complex sentence'.
A complex sentence contains a dependent and an independent clause.
Fix the tense:
Yesterday, I go to school.
Yesterday, I went to school.
Add a prefix to make the word 'happy' mean 'not happy'.
Unhappy
Fix the punctuation errors:
lets go to the movies said tom
"Let's go to the movies," said Tom.
Identify any prepositions in this sentence:
The cat slept under the table during the storm.
Under, during
Identify the dependent (subordinate) clause:
Although it was raining, we went outside.
Although it was raining
Fix the subject-verb agreement:
The group of students are loud.
The group of students is loud.
What does the root word 'bio' mean?
Life
Where do the commas go?
After school we wanted to get ice cream but it started raining.
After school, we wanted to get ice ceam, but it started raining.
Identify they noun group in this sentence AND the head/main noun.
The tall, mysterious man in the black coat walked into the room.
Noun group: The tall, mysterious man in the black coat
Head noun: man
Write a complex sentence using 'because'
Sample response:
I will smash this grammar game because I listened in class.
Explain why this sentence is grammatically incorrect and provide the correct version:
The team of players are practicing for their big match tomorrow.
The subject and verb do not match. The subject 'team' is singular, so the verb must be 'is'.
The team of players is practicing for their big match tomorrow.
What is one rule for spelling words ending in -ing?
Example rules:
Drop the silent āeā before adding -ing (make ā making)
Double the consonant if needed (run ā running)