ELA Common Mistakes, with Mr. Cassidy

Things are getting TENSE

100

Choose the past tense:

I (will eat/ate/am eating) almost all of this morning's breakfast.

ate - past tense

200

Choose the present tense:

I (am perspiring/will perspire/perspired) right now as we play basketball in the stuffy gymnasium.

am perspiring - present tense

300

Choose the future tense:

I (will go to/went to/am attending) tonight's game.

will go to - future

400

Choose the past tense:

I (completed/will complete/am completing) my essay in Mr. Cassidy's class.

completed - past tense

500

Choose the future tense:

We (will go to/went to/are currently attending) the Crimson Tide wrestling match.

will go to - future tense

Apostrophe mania!

100

Is the apostrophe in the proper place?

This is the Martin's house.

No - Martins' house.

200

Is the apostrophe in the proper place?

These are Joes' shoes.

No - Joe's shoes.

300

Is the apostrophe in the proper place?

Its' a great place to chill with friends.

No - it's.

400

Is the apostrophe in the proper place?

It is'nt a big deal if you put the apostrophe here.

No - isn't.

500

Is the apostrophe in the proper place?

This is Columbias' best restaurant.

No - Columbia's.

To capitalize or lowercase?

100

Which word should be capitalized but isn't?

We watched as the harlem Globetrotters entered the arena.

Harlem

200

Which word should not be capitalized?

I Love it when the bell rings at the end of class.

love

300

Which word should not be a capitalized?

I love Winter because it's so cold.

Winter is a common noun and should be lower case.

400

Which word should be capitalized?

I can't wait for our trip to baltimore.

Baltimore is a city name and a proper noun.

500

Which word should be capitalized but isn't? Which word should not be capitalized but is?

i enjoy the feel of my Air Jordan 1 Sneakers.

I and sneakers.

Try to be punctual

100

Correct the punctuation:

Watch out for that deadly snake.

The period (.) should be an exclamation point (!).

200

Correct the punctuation:

What is the name of this song.

The period (.) should be a question mark (?).

300

Correct the punctuation: 

Please hand me that pencil?

The question mark (?) should be a period (.)

400

Correct the punctuation:

I just won $10 million dollars.

The period (.) should be an exclamation point (!).

500

Correct the punctuation:

Mr. Cassidy is the best?

The question mark (?) should be an exclamation point (!).

Choosing the right word

100

Choose the right word based on context:

I was sprinting and almost ran out of (breathe/breath).

breath

200

Choose the right word based on context:

I really hope my team doesn't (loose/lose) this game.

lose

300

Choose the right word based on context:

I remembered to pack all of my necessities (accept/except) my toothbrush.

except

400

Choose the right word based on context:

I can jump higher (then/than) you can - I guarantee it.

than

500

Choose the right word based on context:

(Among/Between) the two of them, I would choose Michael Jackson.

Between, because it is used in the case of two items; among is used in the case of three or more items.