Parallel Structure
She likes reading, to write, and drawing.
She likes reading, writing, and drawing.
The dog ran quickly across the yard.
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word.
adverb
Yesterday, I go to the store and buy snacks, but I forget my wallet.
Yesterday, I went to the store and bought snacks, but I forgot my wallet.
She was tired but she finished her homework.
Prompt: What punctuation is missing?
She was tired**, but** she finished her homework.
(Comma before FANBOYS joining two complete sentences)
Who's/Whose fault is it that this computer isn't charged?
She wanted to go to the store, buying snacks, and to see her friend.
Fix the sentence so it uses correct parallel structure.
She wanted to go to the store, to buy snacks, and to see her friend.
She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
Adjective (it describes the noun “dress”)
Beverly hopped, skipped and sang on her way to school.
Put this sentence in the future tense.
Beverly will hop, skip and sing on her way to school.
I studied for the test, and passed it.
Fix the Sentence
I studied for the test and passed it.
(No comma needed—second part is not a complete sentence)
Colon, semi-colon, or comma?
The teacher brought the supplies_ pencils_ paper_ and crayons.The teacher brought the supplies: pencils, paper, and crayons.
The coach told the players to run faster, pass quickly, and dribbling carefully.
The coach told the players to run faster, to pass quickly, and to dribble carefully.
He gave a quick answer and spoke quickly.
Identify the part of speech of the italicized words.
quick- adjective
quickly - adverb
Yesterday, she walks to school.
Identify the Error
She walked to school.
(Past time → past tense verb)
He wanted pizza, so he ordered one.
Is the comma correct? Why?
Yes, because both parts are complete sentences joined by a FANBOYS conjunction.
At the mall, Sofia felt excited as she walked into the candy shop.
What is the italicized word describing? What part of speech is it (name the part of speech)?
Sofia, adjective
She was tired but finishing her homework and to study for the test.
She was tired but finished her homework and studied for the test.
They studied for the test all night.
Whats the verb? What's the adverb?
studied; all night
He was eating dinner and watches TV.
Fix it.
He was eating dinner and watching TV.
(Keep verbs consistent in tense/form)
She likes reading, and to write stories.
Fix the sentence.
She likes reading and writing stories.
(No comma + fix parallel structure)
to/too/two, there/their/they're, affecct/effect
I went to/too/two the store with there/their/they're car because I wanted to buy a Redbull. To/Too/Two many redbulls can have a negative affect/effect on people and make there/their/they're hands shaky.
to, their, effect, their
The movie was exciting, full of suspense, and it made me laugh.
The movie was exciting, suspenseful, and funny.
She sings beautiful in the choir
Error Fix – Wrong Part of Speech
She sings beautifully in the choir.
(Need an adverb to describe the verb “sings”)
While he was running, he falls down.
Fix it.
While he was running, he fell down.
I wanted to go to the party, ______ I had to stay home.
but (shows contrast)
Add punctutation:
My neighbor screamed watch out theres a car coming
My neighbor screamed, "Watch out, there's a car coming!"