Friendly Letter Writing
Who is a friendly letter written to?
Your boss
The President
Someone you know well
Someone you know well
Add correct punctuation & capitalization:
"I really enjoy science because it's so fascinating" replied Jane.
Hint: 1 error
"I really enjoy science because it's so fascinating," replied Jane.
Tell if the sentence has compound subjects or predicates. Remember, compound means two or more.
Mom and I went shopping at Target last night.
Subjects
Name 8 possessive pronouns
my, your, her, his, its, our, your, their
Name the irregular possessive noun in the sentence.
The teacher put the children's papers on their desks.
children's
What does the Heading contain?
The writer's address
The writer's city, state, zip code
month/date/year
Add correct punctuation & capitalization:
Emily suggested "let's go hiking in the mountains."
Hint: 2 errors
Emily suggested, "Let's go hiking in the mountains."
Tell if the sentence has compound subjects or predicates. Remember, compound means two or more.
Dad mowed the yard and trimmed the trees last Saturday.
predicates
Before you can use a pronoun, you must first introduce the noun that the pronoun is replacing. An Antecedent is the noun to which the pronoun refers.
Mom is picking me up today. She is driving her new car.
Name the antecedent.
mom
Name the irregular possessive noun in the sentence.
The women's dresses were on sale for Easter.
women's
How must the greeting be written?
Dear (name of person getting letter),
Capitalize each word and put a comma
Example: Dear Mrs. Dumond,
Add correct punctuation & capitalization:
what do you want to do this weekend Tom asked his friends.
Hint: 4 errors
"What do you want to do this weekend?" Tom asked his friends.
Tell if the sentence has compound subjects or predicates. Remember, compound means two or more.
The students and the teachers had a pep rally before the championship football game.
subjects
`Replace the antecedent with a possessive pronoun.
She will buy the parakeet and the parakeet's cage.
its
Name the irregular possessive noun in the sentence.
The deer's feed was placed in a feeder.
deer's
Explain what is in the body of a friendly letter?
What the writer wrote about
Add correct punctuation & capitalization:
Have you finished reading the book yet asked Sarah.
Hint: 3 errors
"Have you finished reading the book yet?" asked Sarah.
Tell if the sentence has compound subjects, verbs, or objects. Remember, compound means two.
The teachers and students entered the gym quietly and sat down in the bleachers.
subjects and predicates
Replace the antecedent with a possessive pronoun.
Max and I help Mr. Lee at Mr. Lee's pet shop.
his
Name the irregular possessive noun in the sentence.
My teeth's gums are sore from eating hard toast.
teeth's
Yours Truly,
is an example of what?
The closing
Add correct punctuation & capitalization:
nick explained my sister had too much homework to finish.
Hint: 5 errors
Nick explained, "My sister had too much homework to finish."
Tell if the sentence has compound subjects or predicates. Remember, compound means two or more.
The students read the passage and answered the questions on the test.
predicates
The students passed the student's test.
Which possessive pronoun could you put in place of the student's ?
thier
Name the irregular possessive noun in the sentence.
The Geese's wings were flapping in the breeze.
Geese's