Apostrophes
What it the possessive of girl?
girl's
Correct the sentence below.
The boy bought bananas apples and oranges.
The boy bought bananas, apples, and oranges.
What is the correct word?
One employee's negativity can affect/effect all the workers.
Affect
How do you correct the fragment below?
Salt-water fish can be very colorful. For example, Parrot Fish.
Salt-water fish can be very colorful, for example, Parrot Fish.
Which is the correctly spelled word?
lollipop
lollypop
lollipop
What word is the contraction of will not?
won't
Where does the comma go?
Today is a beautiful day but yesterday it rained.
Today is a beautiful day, but yesterday it rained.
What is the correct word?
A lot/Allot of people came to the party.
A lot
How do you correct the sentence fragment below?
Merwin passed the exam. Although, he got the last five questions wrong.
Merwin passed the exam, although he got the last five questions wrong.
OR
Although he got the last five questions wrong, Merwin passed the exam.
Which is the correct spelling?
beautaful
beautiful
beautiful
What is the contraction of you are?
you're
Where does the comma go?
Near a small stream at the bottom of the canyon park rangers discovered a gold mine.
Near a small stream at the bottom of the canyon, park rangers discovered a gold mine.
What is the correct word?
The magician created the allusion/illusion that he was levitating.
Illusion
How do you correct the sentence fragment below?
Jenny never finished high school. Despite the fact that her parents were supportive and allowed her to stay at home after her arrest.
Despite the fact her parents were supportive and allowed her to stay at home after her arrest, Jenny never finished high school.
Which is the correct spelling?
reminisce
reminice
reminisce
What is the plural possessives of boys?
boys'
Where do the commas go?
John who spent the last three days fishing is back on the job again.
John, who spent the last three days fishing, is back on the job again.
What is the correct word?
She gave me a nice complement/compliment when she said I looked thin.
Compliment
How do you correct the following sentence?
The house survived the tornado. Which clearly demonstrated that the building and zoning codes were sufficiently strict.
The house survived the tornado, which clearly demonstrated that the building and zoning codes were sufficiently strict.
Which is the correct spelling?
agression
aggression
aggression
What is the plural possessive of fish?
fish's
Where do the commas go?
"I dislike concerts" proclaimed Mary "because the music is too loud."
“I dislike concerts,” proclaimed Mary, “because the music is too loud.”
What is the correct word?
The dog will only eat it's/its food when I am also eating.
its
How do you correct the sentence below?
When I was given the opportunity to write a research paper on any topic of my choice.
When I was given the opportunity to write a research paper on any topic of my choice, I chose Alabama (or something similar).
Which is the correct spelling?
Supercede
Supersede
supersede