Homophones
Common Errors
Possessives
Common Errors
Constructed Response
100
Which their, they're, or there should you use to complete this sentence? Jack and Jill left pale of water.
What is their?
100
Find the error in this sentence: Lisa got alot of groceries at the store!
What is the word a lot? (Two Words)
100
Rewrite the phrase using a possessive noun. The bowl of the dog.
The dog's bowl.
100
Correct the following sentence: Tre has written less poems since he got his new job.
What is fewer? (If you can count it, use fewer!)
100
What is the highest numerical score a student can receive on the constructed response section of the ECA test?
What is a two?
200
Which it's/its should be used in the following sentence? too cold to go outside today.
What is it's?
200
Find the error in this sentence: Meg had four ticket's to the IU football game this past Saturday.
What is tickets? (Ticket's does not need an apostrophe)
200
Rewrite the phrase using a possessive noun. The sports-cars belonging to Richard.
Richard's sports-cars.
200
Correct the following sentence: The principle, Mrs. Woolpy, was quite positive with her students and staff.
What is principal? (Principle is a noun meaning fundamental truth or standard.)
200
What are two ways one can score proficient (highest score) on a constructed response?
What is -using evidence from the text -restating the prompt -writing in complete sentences
300
Which your/you're should completes the phrase below? Those are shoes! Mine are over here!
What is your?
300
Find the error in this sentence: She be doing her mother wrong.
What is be? (She is doing her mother wrong.)
300
Rewrite the phrase using a possessive noun. The monitors of the computers
The computers' monitors
300
Correct the following sentence: My students often give me complements that make me smile.
What is compliments? (Complement is something that adds to or supplements something.)
300
Fill in the blank... Always the prompt!
What is restate?
400
Which patience/patients fits in the phrase below? is a virtue!
What is patience?
400
Find the error in this sentence: Meg is planning a game night she loves to play games with her friends.
What is a run-on sentence? (Separate the independent clauses with the use of a semi-colon, period, or comma and conjunction!)
400
Rewrite the phrase using a possessive noun. The bowls of the children
The children's bowls.
400
Correct the following sentence: She would of had a million dollars if she did not have financial aid debt.
What is would have? (Do NOT use of in replace of have!)
400
Fill in the blank: Always your answer with evidence from the text.
What is support?
500
Which whether/weather best completes the phrase below? I do not know she will go or stay at the skating rink!
What is whether?
500
Find the error in the sentence: They is going to get in lots of trouble if they're not careful!
What is subject-verb agreement? (They are going to get in lots of trouble if they're not careful!)
500
Rewrite the phrase using a possessive noun. The ideas of the women.
The women's ideas.
500
Correct the following sentence: After rotting in the cellar for weeks, my brother brought up some oranges.
What is a dangling participle? (My brother brought up some oranges that had been rotting in the cellar for weeks.)
500
Fill in the blank: Support your answer with from the text.
What is evidence?