Sentence Surgery
Fix:
She walk to school every day.
She walks to school every day.
She ___ basketball every Saturday.
A. play
B. plays
B. plays
Add the missing punctuation:
Where are you going
Where are you going?
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
The dog ran across the yard.
Complete sentence
___ going to the movies tonight.
Your / You’re
You're
Identify what rule is being broken:
They was excited.
Subject-verb agreement
Fix:
My brother he plays soccer.
My brother plays soccer.
Yesterday, they ___ pizza.
A. eat
B. ate
C. eaten
B. ate
Fix:
My favorite foods are pizza tacos and sushi.
My favorite foods are pizza, tacos, and sushi.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
Because I forgot my homework.
Fragment
The dog wagged ___ tail.
its / it’s
its
Identify what rule is being broken:
We goed to the store.
Incorrect past-tense verb
Fix:
Yesterday, we go to the mall.
Yesterday, we went to the mall.
Neither of the students ___ ready.
A. is
B. are
A. is
Fix:
After school I went home.
After school, I went home.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
I love summer it is my favorite season.
Run-on
I have ___ books than she does.
less / fewer
fewer
Identify what rule is being broken:
My teacher gave the assignment to Sarah and I.
Incorrect pronoun case.
Fix:
Because I was tired. I went to bed.
Because I was tired, I went to bed.
By the time we arrived, the movie ___.
A. started
B. had started
C. has started
B. had started
Which is correct?
A. I was tired, so I went home.
B. I was tired so, I went home.
A. I was tired, so I went home.
Identify if the sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on:
Although we practiced for three hours, we still weren't ready.
Complete sentence
Everyone brought ___ own lunch.
their / there / they’re
their
Identify what rule is being broken:
The students studied for the test they wanted to pass.
Run-on sentence
Fix:
The students finished their work, they went outside.
The students finished their work, and they went outside.
OR
The students finished their work, then went outside.
Also accept a period or semicolon.
Explain the difference:
I lived in Tennessee for five years.
I have lived in Tennessee for five years.
The first suggests the person no longer lives there. The second suggests they still live there.
Correct the punctuation:
I wanted to go to the game however I had to work.
I wanted to go to the game; however, I had to work.
Fix this without changing its meaning:
When I got home from school. My mom was cooking dinner.
When I got home from school, my mom was cooking dinner.
The weather can ___ your mood.
affect / effect
affect
Identify what rule is being broken:
Walking down the hallway, the bell suddenly rang.
Dangling modifier