Capitalization
Answer and Rule? A. My brother is a nutritionist. B. My brother are a nutritionist.
A. My brother is a nutritionist. / A singular subject (one person or thing) takes a singular verb.
Correctly puntuated and Rule? A. Paulette bought fresh broccoli, baker's chocolate, flour, sugar, and eggs. B. Paulette bought fresh broccoli baker's chocolate, flour, sugar, and eggs.
A. Paulette bought fresh broccoli, baker's chocolate, flour, sugar, and eggs. / Place commas between three or more items in a series.
Answer and Rule? A. box, boxs B. box, boxes
B. box, boxes / Nouns that end in ch, sh, s, x, or z add an -es
Answer and Rule? A. She is smart, but she's lazier than I am. B. she is smart, but she's lazier than i am.
A. She is smart, but she's lazier than I am. / capitalize first word of a sentence and the pronoun I
Answer and Rule? A. Anything is possible if you believe. B. Both is possible if you believe.
A. Anything is possible if you believe. / Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.
Correctly puntuated and Rule? A. cannot --> cant do not --> dont B. cannot --> can’t do not --> don’t
B. cannot --> can’t do not --> don’t / A contraction (two words collapsed into one)
Answer and Rule? A. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. B. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars.
A. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. / If your second sentence begins with however, consequently, finally, furthermore, however or therefore, you must use a comma & semicolon to connect the two sentences.
Answer and Rule? A. Most of the work are finished. B. Most of the work is finished.
B. Most of the work is finished. / Singular or plural indefinite pronouns depend on the noun it stands for.
Correctly puntuated and Rule? A. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. B. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, but her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars.
B. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, but her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. / Glue two sentences together with a comma and conjunction (FANBOYS)
Answer and Rule? A. mouse, mouses B. mouse, mice
B. mouse, mice / Certain English nouns change a vowel sound when they become plural.
Answer and Rule? A. Someone is taking out the trash. B. Several is taking out the trash.
A. Someone is taking out the trash. / Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs.
Answer and Rule? A. Many are planning to attend the party. B. Everybody are planning to attend the party.
A. Many are planning to attend the party. / Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs.
Correctly puntuated and Rule? A. Ronni’s computer B. Ronnis computer
A. Ronni’s computer / Possessive (someone or something owns or possesses something)
Answer and Rule? A. nieghbor and wiegh B. neighbor and weigh
B. neighbor and weigh / I before E except after C or when sounding like AY as in neighbor and weigh
Answer and Rule? A. An industrial park is located North of the city. B. An industrial park is located north of the city.
B. An industrial park is located north of the city. / capitalize specific geographic regions, but not compass directions.
Singular indefinite pronouns? A. anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, nothing, somebody, someone, something B. both, few, many, others, several
A. anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, nothing, somebody, someone, something
Correctly puntuated and Rule? A. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. B. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars.
A. Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, furthermore; her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars. / If your second sentence begins with however, consequently, finally, furthermore, however or therefore, you must use a comma & semicolon to connect the two sentences.
Answer and Rule? (bankers is both plural and possessive) A. the bankers' meeting B. the banker's meeting
A. the bankers' meeting / When a noun is both plural and possessive you place the apostrophe after rather than before the s