Complete Sentences
Is this a complete sentence?
"Ms. Sandiford ate."
Not a complete sentence.
What editing should be made to this sentence?
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Nat in boston.
Boston is the name of a city -- capitalize it!
Is this a complete sentence?
After the tents are set up by the lake.
This is not a complete sentence. It is a fragment.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
How would you get rid of a huge colony of bees!
How would you get rid of a huge colony of bees?
How should sentences 2 and 3 be combined?
(2) She became well known by studying how animals act. (3) And lived to become famous.
She became famous by studying how animals act.
well-known and famous mean the same thing, so they do not have to be repeated!
Is this a complete sentence?
"Like to eat pizza"
Not a complete sentence.
What editing should be made to this sentence?
Ms. Sandiford is is missing her class today.
Take out the extra "is" - Ms. Sandiford is missing her class today.
How should this sentence be rewritten?
I like to read stories aloud, Sam said to his mother.
"I like to read stories aloud," Sam said to his mother.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
My mom desided to call some local beekeepers.
'desided' is spelled 'decided.'
How could you combine sentences 11 and 12 using a coordinating conjunction?
(11) She wanted to see wild animals in nature. (12) She hoped to one day become a scientist so she could study animals in their habitats.
She wanted to see wild animals in nature, and hoped to one day become a scientist so she could study them in their habitats.
Is this a complete sentence?
"Mr. C likes to eat ice cream."
Complete sentence
What editing should be made to this sentence?
Ivory enjoys eeting ice cream.
Ivory enjoys eating, not eeting
How should this sentence be rewritten?
He then climbed inside the canoe he made his way across the lake.
He then climbed inside the canoe and made his way across the lake.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
On saturday the beekeepers came to our house.
Saturday is the name of a day of the week. It should be capitalized.
What conjunction would better combine this sentence?
At first it was difficult for her to be alone with the chimps, for she soon learned to enjoy watching them in the wild.
At first it was difficult for her to be alone with the chimps, but she soon learned to enjoy watching them in the wild.
What is the subject of this sentence:
"Layla and Hawa like to play soccer at recess"
Layla AND Hawa
What editing should be made to this sentence?
How much longer until recess
You need a question mark - How much longer until recess?
How should this sentence be rewritten using a subordinating conjunction?
She was a year old. Before we learned about her unusual skill.
She was a year old before we learned about her unusual skill.
The beekeepers was happy to have all our bees.
The beekeepers were happy to have all our bees.
What sentence does not belong in this paragraph?
(20) She learned that they were more like humans than people used to think. (22) She wrote reports about all the things she saw.(23) Her reports taught the rest of the world how chimps behave. (24) Over the years, she wrote many letters home.
(24) Over the years, she wrote many letters home.
This is unnecessary to the topic of the paragraph.
What is the predicate of this sentence:
"Noah and Kevin are eating lunch together today"
eating lunch together today.
What editing should be made to this sentence?
Meadow went to mcdonalds for lunch yesterday.
McDonalds is the name of a restaurant - it needs to be capitalized
How should this sentence be rewritten?
We brought her inside and we made her a house dog.
We brought her inside, and we made her a house dog.
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? He took all the bees away in two boxs.
'boxs' is spelled 'boxes'
The writer would like to add a transition between sentences 28 and 29. Which of the following 2 transition words works the best?
(28) Dr. Goodall doesn't live among the chimps any longer. (29) She still gives speeches and writes about her experiences.
A ) First
B) However
There is a contrast in ideas-she no longer lives with the animals so you would not expect her to be talking and writing about them.