Do we need a comma?
I love to eat spaghetti and tacos with bean and cheese.
No comma
How are you today
?
The boy played a game.
Complete Sentence
Make baby a plural noun.
babies
Find the error: I had a great time at my friends house this weekend.
friend's house
Before I take the STAAR test I will make sure to get a good breakfast.
Yes - Before I take the STAAR test, I will make sure to get a good breakfast.
"I am not looking forward to sitting quietly all day" grumbled Anthony.
Insert a comma after day
Driving down the road.
Fragment
Add -ing to plan
planning
Find the error: I saw a family of raccoons at the park. It was digging through a trash can.
They were digging through a trash can.
KFC is totally awesome but Popeye's chicken is way better!
Yes! KFC is totally awesome, but Popeye's chicken is way better!
"Mom can I go outside and play?"
, after Mom
I went to Wal-Mart and I bought some cat food.
Run-On
Make leaf plural - There were many ______ on the trees.
leaves
Find the error: Peter piper pizza is so much fun!
Capitalize - Peter Piper Pizza
Franklin went with his family to the zoo and to a trampoline place called Amazing Jump.
No comma needed
After many hours of practice, Sallys dragon drawings are amazing!
Insert an apostrophe - Sally's
My mom likes pizza, but she loves lasagna.
Complete Sentence
add -ing to dance
dancing
Which part of the STAAR writing test are you going to work on first?
A) the revising and editing section
B) the written composition
C) the math story problems
A) the revising and editing section!
We can worry about the STAAR writing test tomorrow or we can have a great attitude and do our very best to rock it!
Yes! We can worry about the STAAR writing test tomorrow, or we can have a great attitude and do our very best to rock it!
I took a book towel sack lunch and an umbrella to the beach
I took a book, towel, sack lunch, and an umbrella to the beach.
Sara who is my cousin.
Fragment
____________ going to my grandma's house. (There, Their, or They're)
They're
What do you think is the MOST important thing to remember when writing your expository essay?
A) mention the prompt
B) stay on topic
C) write in detail
D) A, B, and C
D) A, B, and C