Subject/Verb Agreement
This sentence is wrong. Fix it.
There is many reasons I could not get there on time.
There are many reasons...
This pronoun is wrong. Fix it.
The red car with the black stripes is mines, not his.
The red car with the black stripes is mine, not his.
Is this a complete sentence?
We rushed to work.
Yes
Which of the following is correct?
1) I love chicken but I do not like beef.
2) I love chicken, but I do not like beef.
3) I love chicken but, I do not like beef.
I love chicken, but I do not like beef.
This sentence is wrong. Fix it.
The months of fall is my favorite times of the year.
The months of fall are my favorite times of the year.
Her and Dave have been married for twenty-five years.
She and Dave have been married for twenty-five years.
Is this a complete sentence?
Which was on sale for $5.
No. You can't start sentences with "which". You need a complete thought.
I bought a magazine, which was on sale for $5.
Which of the following is correct?
1) We realized the bill had passed, after the final vote was taken.
2) After the final vote was taken we realized the bill had passed.
3) After the final vote was taken, we realized the bill had passed.
3) After the final vote was taken, we realized the bill had passed.
This sentence is wrong. Fix it.
The quality of the different foods were not very good.
The quality of the different foods are not very good.
Choose the correct pronoun: it's or its
I was worried it was too late to hand in the assignment, but ___ not.
I was worried it was too late to hand in the assignment, but it’s not.
it's = it is
Is this a run-on sentence?
I couldn't sleep last night, I am exhausted
Yes, there are 2 complete sentences joined together with a comma. To fix it, add a conjunction.
I couldn't sleep last night, so I am exhausted.
I couldn't sleep last night, and I am exhausted.
Which of the following is correct?
1) Although, we leave very early we are never on time in the morning.
2) Although; we leave very early, we are never on time in the morning.
3) Although we leave very early, we are never on time in the morning.
3) Although we leave very early, we are never on time in the morning.
This sentence is wrong. Fix it.
Either my mother or my father are going to visit me this summer.
Either my mother or my father is going to visit me this summer.
Choose the correct pronoun: who or whom
To ____ was that package sent?
To whom was that package sent?
Use "whom" after prepositions, such as to or with
Is this a complete sentence?
Because he had never seen the sunrise.
No, it doesn't have a complete thought:
He woke up early because he had never seen the sunrise.
Which of the following is correct?
1) For example we need to follow the directions in the book.
2) For example, we need to follow the directions, in the book.
3) For example, we need to follow the directions in the book.
3) For example, we need to follow the directions in the book.
This sentence is wrong. Fix it.
My mother, together with her good friend Ruth, going on a cruise.
My mother, together with her good friend Ruth, is going on a cruise.
or
My mother and her good friend Ruth are going on a cruise.
Choose the correct pronoun: who or whom
The woman ____ works at the library has twelve cats at home.
The woman who works at the library has twelve cats at home.
use "who" after the subject of the sentence or in place of the subject.
Is this a complete sentence?
Rushing to the mall before it closed.
No, it does not have a subject or complete verb.
We were rushing to the mall before it closed.
Which of the following is correct?
1) We're going to the beach because it's too hot in our apartment.
2) Because it is too hot in our apartment we're going to the beach.
3) Because, it is too hot in our apartment we're going to the beach.
We're going to the beach because it's too hot in our apartment.
another option:
Because it is too hot in our apartment, we're going to the beach.