Sentence Surgery
Identify the sentence type: "Because I was late, I missed the bus."
What is Complex sentence
Add commas where needed: "After dinner we went to the movies."
What is "After dinner, we went to the movies."
100 Their / They’re / There — choose the correct one: "_____ going to the store."
What is They’re
Which is stronger? "The reason why he left is because he was tired." or "He left because he was tired."
What is "He left because he was tired."
Which words should be capitalized? "the queen of england visited."
What is "The" "Queen" and "England"
Combine: "She studied all night. She forgot her lines."
What is "Although she studied all night, she still forgot her lines."
True or False: Commas always go before "because"
What is False
Affect vs. Effect — choose the correct one: "The weather had a big _____ on the game."
What is Effect
Rewrite concisely: "In my opinion, I think that we should start now."
What is "We should start now."
Add punctuation: "Wow that test was brutal"
What is "Wow, that test was brutal!"
What's the difference between a fragment and a run-on?
What is incomplete sentence vs multiple clauses
Identify the error: "My brother, who lives in Boston loves seafood."
What is comma before 'loves'
Who vs. Whom — "To _____ should I address the letter?"
What is Whom
Combine smoothly: "I read the novel. It was long. It was meaningful."
What is "I read the long, meaningful novel."
Identify parallelism error: "She likes swimming, to hike, and biking."
What is "She likes swimming, hiking, and biking."
Correct this run-on: "He wanted to leave he forgot his keys."
What is "He wanted to leave, but he forgot his keys."
Explain why a comma is used in "In the morning, we jog around the park."
What is Introductory phrase
Fewer vs. Less — "There are _____ students in class today."
What is Fewer
Identify if this sentence is passive or active voice: "The essay was written by the student."
What is Passive voice
Colon or semicolon: "She packed three things toothpaste, shampoo, and a towel."
What is "She packed three things: toothpaste, shampoo, and a towel"
Identify and correct the misplaced modifier: "Running to school, the backpack bounced on my shoulders."
What is "Running to school, I felt my backpack bounce on my shoulders."
Fix the comma splice: "The test was difficult, I didn’t study."
What is "The test was difficult because I didn’t study."
Explain the difference between imply and infer.
What is suggest and interpret or conclude.
Rewrite in active voice: "The cookies were eaten by the class."
What is "The class ate the cookies."
Identify the error: "Each of the students have finished their essay."
What is "Each of the students HAS finished their essay"