Punctuation/Capitalization
Fix the capitalization errors in the following lyric.
"And when i'm back in chicago i feel it."
Fix the capitalization errors in the following lyric.
"And when I'm back in Chicago I feel it."
Fill in the correct coordinating conjunction:
Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then, I fall apart
_____ I need you now tonight
And
Rewrite the sentence so it is not a run-on or comma splice. If it's fine as is, do nothing.
You cling to your papers and pens wait until you like me again.
You cling to your papers and pens. Wait until you like me again.
You cling to your papers and pens; wait until you like me again.
You cling to your papers and pens, but wait until you like me again.
Fix these lyrics so that the subject and verb agree.
(I guess) "The apple don't fall far from the tree"
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"All you gotta do is just meet me at the apateupateu...."
"All you have to do"
"All you have got to do"
"All you've got to do"
Fix the punctuation errors in the following lyric.
Thunder only happens when its raining/Players only love you when their playing."
Fix the punctuation errors in the following lyric.
Thunder only happens when it's raining/Players only love you when they're playing."
Identify the conjunction. Say whether it is subordinating or coordinating.
"I can only see your face when I close my eyes, so can I get a kiss?"
Identify the conjunction. Say whether it is subordinating or coordinating.
So (coordinating)
Rewrite the sentence so it is not a run-on or comma splice. Add two conjunctions.
There's a tornado in my city hit the basement that ain't pretty.
There's a tornado in my city hit the basement that ain't pretty.
There's a tornado in my city, so hit the basement because that ain't pretty.
Identify all the verbs in the lyric and change them to past tense.
I wouldn't give these nobodies sympathy/I'd take away the pain/I'd give you everything.
Give (gave)
Take (took)
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"If the world was ending I'd wanna be next to you"
"If the world was ending I'd want to be next to you"
"If the world was ending I would want to be next to you"
Fix the two mistakes.
"Court order from florida/Whats in that clear blue water?"
"Court order from Florida/What's in that clear blue water?"
Identify the conjunction. Say whether it is subordinating or coordinating.
"And I'm too perfect until I open my big mouth. I want to be me; is that not allowed?"
Identify the conjunction. Say whether it is subordinating or coordinating.
Until (subordinating)
Rewrite the sentence so it is not a run-on or comma splice. If it's fine as is, do nothing.
I know I have good judgment, I know I have good taste. It's funny and it's ironic that only I feel that way.
I know I have good judgment; I know I have good taste.
I know I have good judgment. I know I have good taste. It's funny and it's ironic that only I feel that way.
I know I have good judgment, and I know I have good taste. It's funny and it's ironic that only I feel that way.
Identify all the verbs in the lyric and change them to past tense.
"Oh my life, how do you/Breathe and take my breath away?"
Identify all the verbs in the lyric and change them to past tense.
Do: Did
Breathe: Breathed
Take: Took
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"Hey with it, baby, cause you're fine and you're mine"
"Hey with it, baby, because you're fine and you're mine"
"Ooh baby do you know what that's worth?
Ohh heaven is a place on earth."
Heaven, Earth
Think of a coordinating conjunction that makes sense in the space. Do you need a comma?
"I said what I said ____ I'd rather be famous instead."
"I said what I said, and I'd rather be famous instead."
And, but, and for all work!
Rewrite the sentence so it is not a run-on or comma splice. If it's fine as is, do nothing.
Birds of a feather, we should stick together.
Birds of a feather, we should stick together.
This is fine because "birds of a feather" is not a complete sentence.
What is the subject and the verb in this lyric?
"I'm spinning like a ballerina"
Subject: I
Verbs: am spinning
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"You know you don't gotta pretend/baby, now and then/don't you just wanna wake up dark as a lake?"
"You know you don't have to pretend/baby, now and then/don't you just want to wake up dark as a lake?"
"In this world, ____ just us/You know ____ not the same as it was."
Fill in the blanks with the correct its/it's
"In this world, it's just us/You know it's not the same as it was."
Think of a subordinating conjunction that makes sense in the space. Do you need a comma?
"I said what I said ____ I'd rather be famous instead."
Think of a coordinating conjunction that makes sense in the space. Do you need a comma?
"I said what I said although I'd rather be famous instead."
(Many correct answers)
Rewrite the sentence so it is not a run-on or comma splice. If it's fine as is, do nothing.
And I already told you I just wanted to dance, could you see me standing out there with my outstretched hand?
And I already told you I just wanted to dance. Could you see me standing out there with my outstretched hand?
And I already told you I just wanted to dance; could you see me standing out there with my outstretched hand?
And I already told you I just wanted to dance, so could you see me standing out there with my outstretched hand?
"I didn't want to leave you.
I didn't want to fight.
Started to cry but then remembered.
I can buy myself flowers."
One of these lines is missing something. Which line? Is it a subject or a verb?
I started to cry but then remembered...
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"Never gonna give you up/Never gonna let you down/Never gonna run around and/Desert you"
Please rewrite the lyrics as formal English.
"Never going to give you up/Never going to let you down/Never going to run around and/Desert you"