Capitalization Champions
Correct the capitalization error:
my brother likes reading mystery books.
My brother likes reading mystery books.
Add punctuation to set off the extra information:
My teacher Mrs. Brown gave us homework.
My teacher, Mrs. Brown, gave us homework.
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
The dog barked loudly.
What is: Simple sentence
What is the antecedent of the pronoun?
Lena forgot her notebook.
What is: Lena
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The book is under the desk.
What is: under the desk
Is this a sentence or a fragment?
After the game ended.
What is: fragment
Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?
A. We visited sumter, south carolina.
B. We visited Sumter, South Carolina.
C. we visited Sumter, South Carolina.
D. We visited sumter, South Carolina.
What is: B. We visited Sumter, South Carolina.
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?
A. The game was canceled (because of rain).
B. The game was canceled because of rain).
C. The game was canceled (because of rain.
D. The game was canceled because (of rain).
What is:A The game was canceled (because of rain).
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
I wanted to play outside, but it started raining.
What is: Compound sentence
Identify the unclear pronoun:
Jayden told Marcus that he had won the prize.
What is: He
Identify the appositive phrase:
My brother, a talented artist, painted the mural.
What is: a talented artist
Correct the run-on sentence:
We practiced all week we were ready for the game.
We practiced all week, so we were ready for the game.
Correct the sentence:
on monday, our class will begin the grammar review.
On Monday, our class will begin the grammar review.
Add a colon correctly to this sentence:
The coach gave us one reminder “Never give up.”
The coach gave us one reminder: “Never give up.”
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Because I studied, I passed the quiz.
What is: Complex sentence
Revise the sentence to make the pronoun clear:
Ava gave Emma her pencil.
Ava gave Emma Ava’s pencil.
or
Ava gave Emma Emma’s pencil.
Is the underlined phrase prepositional or appositive?
The city of Charleston is beautiful.
Phrase: of Charleston
What is: Prepositional phrase
Choose the correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
A. The students brought his notebook.
B. The students brought their notebooks.
C. The students brought its notebooks.
D. The students brought they notebooks.
What is:B. The students brought their notebooks.
Identify the capitalization mistake:
We read the novel restart in class.
What is: The book title should be capitalized: Restart.
Add the hyphenation correctly:
We watched a two hour movie.
What is: We watched a two-hour movie.
Is this sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Because the bell rang, students packed their bags, and the teacher collected the papers.
What is: Compound-complex sentence
Choose the sentence with clear pronoun use.
A. When Malik talked to Jordan, he smiled.
B. Malik smiled when he talked to Jordan.
C. Malik talked to Jordan, and he smiled.
D. Jordan and Malik talked because he smiled.
What is: B. Malik smiled when he talked to Jordan.
Add an appositive phrase to this sentence:
Mrs. Johnson gave us directions.
Mrs. Johnson, our science teacher, gave us directions.
Correct the verb tense shift:
Yesterday, we walked to lunch and talk about the test.
Yesterday, we walked to lunch and talked about the test.
Rewrite the sentence with correct capitalization:
during winter break, maya traveled to atlanta, georgia, to visit the world of coca-cola.
During winter break, Maya traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to visit the World of Coca-Cola.
Edit the sentence with commas, dashes, or parentheses:
My older sister who is in college helped me study.
My older sister, who is in college, helped me study.
Combine these sentences into a compound sentence:
I finished my work. I helped my partner.
What is: I finished my work, and I helped my partner.
Revise the sentence to fix the unclear pronoun:
When the students finished the projects, they were messy.
When the students finished the projects, the projects were messy.
Identify the appositive and prepositional phrase in this sentence:
My cousin, a skilled dancer, performed on the stage.
What is: Appositive phrase: a skilled dancer
Prepositional phrase: on the stage
Edit the sentence for spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure:
my teacher mrs smith said “bring a two hour study guide” but i forgot mine
My teacher, Mrs. Smith, said: “Bring a two-hour study guide,” but I forgot mine.