Text Speak and Slang
What phrase does lol stand for when texting?
Laugh out Loud
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Is this Jim's house?
Yes, that's her house.
Is this Jim's house?
Yes, that's his house.
Place 2 periods where they belong in this run-on sentence.
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yesterday I saw my friend she told me her brother won a karate competition
Yesterday I saw my friend. She told me her brother won a karate competition.
If you are disappointed, you can say the name of these rodents that are bigger than mice.
Rats!
Rats! I missed the bus again.
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I had to go to the dentist becawse my tooth was hurting.
because
Your girlfriend/boyfriend texts you this:
C U L8r
What are they saying?
See you later.
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This phone is hims.
That phone is hers.
This phone is his.
That phone is hers.
Use these punctuation marks to fix this sentence .?! ,
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do you prefer your fish seasoned with salt lemon or thyme
Do you prefer your fish seasoned with salt, lemon, or thyme?
If you don't want to make a stink, you can use this 5-letter SH word. It sounds like the command to fire a gun.
Shoot!
Oh shoot! I forgot my charger.
Find and correct 2 spelling errors in this sentence:
After I caught the two small fishs, I releast them back into the lake.
Fishes
Released
What is this person's problem?
"I'm broke. I ain't got a buck!"
"I'm out of money. I don't even have a dollar!"
The dog likes it when you scratch ___ ears.
______ time to get ready for bed.
I listened to your idea and I think ______ a good plan.
The garbage can fell over on ____ side.
The dog likes it when you scratch its ears.
It's time to get ready for bed.
I listened to your idea and I think it's a good plan.
The garbage can fell over on its side.
Place quotation marks "", one question mark ?, and one period.
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are you moving to massachusetts next year trina asked me
"Are you moving to Massachusetts next year?" Trina asked me.
If you don't want to invite the devil in, you can replace the name of his kingdom it with this more polite 4-letter H word.
Heck
What the heck was that sound?
Where the heck have you been?
How the heck are you doing?
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Ever sinse the fight, I don' talk to my freind anymore.
Since
don't
friend
What is this person saying?
"I feel salty because my boyfriend ghosted me."
I feel angry/upset because my boyfriend disappeared/stopped talking to me.
Correctly use 's to show ownership in these sentences.
The shirt (that belongs to Jake) is bright yellow.
The hair (that belongs to the cat) makes me sneeze.
The coffee (that belongs to Mr Smith) is really strong.
The Jake's shirt is bright yellow.
The cat's hair makes me sneeze.
The Mr Smith's coffee is really strong.
Add quotation marks "", an exclamation point ! , and a period.
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drop your weapon and keep your hands where i can see them the police officer shouted
"Drop your weapon and keep your hands where I can see them!" the police officer shouted.
If you are really surprised, you might use this phrase, appealing to a sacred farm animal.
Holy Cow!
HOLY COW! Did you see how fast that ambulance was driving?
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When I wint on vacation to France, I mist the trane to the airport, so I took a taxi instaed.
Went
Missed
Train
Instead
What are this person's plans for the evening?
"First I'm gonna hit my friend up. Then I'm gonna hit the books. Then I'm gonna hit the sack."
"First I'm gonna call my friend. Then I'm gonna study. Then I'm gonna go to bed."
The toy (that belongs to my dogs) is dirty.
The toys (that belong to my dog) are dirty.
The toys (that belong to my dogs) are dirty.
My dogs' toy is dirty.
My dog's toys are dirty.
My dogs' toys are dirty.
Place 2 sets of quotation marks "", 2 commas, and 2 periods.
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that's really a shame she said after a moment she continued i wish there was some way i could help you
"That's really a shame," she said. After a moment she continued, "I wish there was some way I could help you."
When English speakers say a bad word in front of someone that shouldn't hear them talking that way, they may jokingly apologize for speaking what language?
"Pardon my ________"
French
Daddy, what did you just say?
Oh, pardon my French, darling. Your mom and I were just talking...
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Last night their was a really intence lightning storm. It took me all evning to git to sleep, but I finaly drifted off around midnight.
Last night there was a really intense lightning storm. It took me all evening to get to sleep but I finally drifted off around midnight.