Subject-Verb Agreement
(5) In this South American country, a van are not used to bring books to people.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 5?
Change are to is
(4) I learned how to make slime at summer camp last year, but I suggested that Max and I make our own.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
Change but to so
(2) I did not thought a field trip to an outdoor museum would be interesting I was wrong.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?
Change thought to think
(4) I saw deer bobcats, and wild turkeys.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
Insert a comma after deer
(4) She will play in a concert at rockwell park next Saturday.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
Change rockwell park to Rockwell Park
(9) The donkeys, Alfa and Beto, wears pouches that say “Biblioburro” on them.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 9?
Change wears to wear
(5) I used the directions from Science Kids magazine.(6) Soon we had slime.
What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6?
I used the directions from Science Kids magazine, and soon we had slime.
(8) Drawing was enjoyable, but walking around the garden to studied art was more fun.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 8?
Change studied to study
(5) As we made our way up a hill, we passed rocky cliffs patches of low cactus, and tall juniper trees.
What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 5?
Add a comma after cliffs
(2) tyler belvins is a 26 year old from Illinois.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?
Change tyler belvins to Tyler Belvins
(11) Soriano and his donkeys travels to small villages and rural areas where many children have no books.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 11?
Change travels to travel
(7) Slime is great because it is really easy to make. (8) Slime is great because it is fun to play with.
What is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8?
Slime is great because it is really easy to make and fun to play with.
(1) Benjamin Franklin was also known for an entertaining book he will write when he was only 26 years old.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?
Change will write to wrote
(6) Litter can lead to soil water, and air pollution.
What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 6?
Add a comma after soil
(2) The book, poor richard’s almanack was a collection of information and advice.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?
Change poor richard’s almanack to Poor Richard’s Almanack
(1) A bookmobile are a mobile library usually found in a vehicle such as a van or a truck.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?
Change vehicle to vehicles
(10) Max laughed so hard. (11) I laughed so hard.
What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
Max and I laughed so hard.
(5) There were many books like Franklin’s in the American colonies. (6) However, people believe his book was funnier and more useful than other books.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 6?
Change believe to believed
(8) Litter in the ocean affects seabirds whales, fish, and dolphins.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 8?
Add a comma after seabirds
(3) He wrote the book in italian when he lived in Italy for a summer.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 3?
Change italian to Italian
(2) Bookmobiles travels around, offering books to people who live far away from public libraries.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?
Change travels to travel
(10) In 1840 a U.S. inventor came up with a new process to make rubber. (11) The new process to make rubber was used to create new types of shoes.
What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?
In 1840 a U.S. inventor came up with a new process to make rubber which was used to create new types of shoes.
(7)It sold 10,000 copies per year from 1732 to 1758. (8) Even a French emperor will want a copy of the book.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 8?
Change will want to wanted
(1) Last spring I visited a canyon in West Texas with my sister Mom and Dad.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?
Add a comma before Mom
(2) An American soccer team from Briarcliff manor, New York, heard about them from friends and immediately sent all their uniforms and shoes to their “soccer sisters.”
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2?
Change manor to Manor