What NOT to do
Capital or no capital?
punctuation and grammar
sentence erros/misc
comma
100
What is missing?


Wrote several articles about flying penguins. 


No subject
100

Capital D or lowercase D

1. I want to be a Doctor and help sick children. 

2. The world-famous physician, Doctor Charles Brantley, was the first person to operate successfully. 


no capital


capital

100
What's one reason to use a :


to set off a list 


I want: new shoes, coffee, summer vacation, and a puppy. 

100

What's wrong with this?

Thesis: While homeschooling is an option for some, you can't assume that all students would benefit. 
don't use "you"
100

Correct or incorrect?

Wednesday, March 25, 2017

correct
200
What is missing?


Homeschoolers with no social skills.

No verb
200

Why is this incorrect?

Most students have read The House On Mango Street. 


on should not be capitalized.
200

A group of words that cannot stand-alone but contains a subject and a verb is called.....

a dependent clause 
200

Correct or incorrect?

My sisters and I arrived for the first day in the new school and we were all nervous.

incorrect.  needs a comma to separate independent clauses connected with a conjunction. (, and)

200
Correct or incorrect?


The last day of school is May 25. 

Correct
300
What is missing?


Because Ms. Crouse made Ms. R laugh.

Because Ms. Crouse really isn't funny. 


No, because it's an incomplete thought. 

300
Which is correct?

Friday, March 30th, the students and Teachers will run out of the building excited for Spring Break!

Friday, March 30th, the students and teacher will run out of the building excited for spring break!

Friday, March 30th, the teachers and students will run out of the building excited for Spring Break!

Friday March 30th, the teachers and students will run out of the building excited for Spring break!

Friday, March 30th, the students and teacher will run out of the building excited for spring break!

300
sister in law needs what? 
hyphens 

 sister-in-law

300

if it's a shorter work like journals, magazines, newspaper articles, television episodes, or songs, it should be in _____________

it if it's a longer work like books or an entire website, it should be in  ____________.

quotation marks, italics
300
How many commas are missing?


Dad I think your flight to Miami Florida is on Saturday June 12 2018 and you will have a car waiting to pick you up from the airport. 

5
400

Why is this incorrect?

Pet therapy is a valuable service in the community, dogs are so cute people can't help but get happier.  
Comma splice - (2 more independent clauses are joined by a comma).
400

What gets capitalized in this sentence?

the research team of martin and smith were funded through a grant when they attended harvard university. 
The, Martin, Smith, Harvard, University
400
Is this semi-colon used correctly?


Extensive research has been done on farming; cows and pigs are the most commonly studied farm animals. 

Yes
400

Which is correct?

The person checking tickets at the counter asked for a form of identification.

The person, checking tickets at the counter, asked for a form of identification.

The person checking tickets at the counter asked for a form of identification.



400

Which is correct?

The United States, a world superpower, can greatly influence the laws of other countries. 

The United States a world superpower can greatly influence the laws of other countries. 

The United States, a world superpower, can greatly influence the laws of other countries. 

500

Why is this incorrect?

Most people think bad body image is something that only girls deal with but boys struggle with bad body image, as well.  
Need a comma before a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
500
How many of these should be capitalized?


youtube, ted talk, galileo, time magazine, the bible, 

all of them
500
List the coordinating conjunctions

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

500


English/Language Arts

English/language arts 

Which is correct for your paper's heading?

English/Language Arts
500
What's the rule that makes this sentence incorrect?


Before our society can make any real progress we need to learn to work together. 

Commas follow introductory clauses that introduce the main clause