present tense
Look at that woman! She __________(wear) an ugly Christmas sweater
is wearing
Sam ________ (take) Bill's phone as a joke
took
Why do you skim or scan a reading
to find main idea or answers to questions
too much or too many
There is ____________ information in these instructions
too much
but because for
____________ it's raining, we'll cancel our picnic
because
____________(we/have/usually) this much rain in November?
usually have
When ___________(you / arrive) in Savannah
did you arrive
If you have a reading that is 5 paragraphs long, where is the main idea commonly located
end of 1st paragraph
a an or the
Let's go to ________ mall after class today
the
Is this sentence ok?
Jason takes the bus to school, but he doesn't take it home.
yes!
______________(you / know) how to surf?
Do you know
Jin __________________(drive) while his friend was telling him directions
was driving
What is a thesaurus?
dictionary for synonyms
a an the or nothing
A lot of people like _______high-end fashion brands like LV and Prada
nothing
Is this sentence OK
Let's get some food after class today, I am so hungry!
No (run-on sentence)
I ______________(listen / negative) to you because I am trying to pay attention to the teacher!
am not listening
____________________(you /study) at the library last night from 8-10?
What is a sentence fragment?
a sentence that's missing a main subject or verb / not complete sentence
the a few some many
Mom, can I have ___________money to go to the movies?
some
Most of the money in my accounts __________(be) for my tuition
is
What ______________(you / make) in the kitchen? It smells delicious
are you making
Abby _____________(hear / negative) from her friends until it was too late!
didn't hear
What is the difference between subjective and objective writing?
subjective = based on personal feelings
objective = based on fact
Add the appropriate pronoun
Marcie looks at ____________ in the mirror as she does her hair
herself
Is this sentence OK? If no, fix it so it's OK
After Betty finished her assignment.
no (fragment)
Betty finished her assignment
After Betty finished her assignment, she went home