Let's be specific!
1. The teacher gave students some time to complete their homework.
2. Mrs. Smith gave the fourth graders ten minutes to work on their homework.
Mrs. Smith gave the fourth graders ten minutes to work on their homework.
Name all 7 FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
You may send a note in the mail and I'm sure he will get it.
after mail (before and)
A pronoun replaces what part of speech?
a noun
The plant needs a lot of light, so I placed it by the window.
(it is the pronoun that refers to what?)
plant
1. breakfast
2. muffin
3. Belgian waffle
Belgian waffle
Compound sentence or not?
Melinda loves swimming, shopping, and crafting.
No - not a compound sentence. It only has 1 complete thought.
Tell where the comma should be added.
Agnes likes the idea of running during the cool mornings of fall but she disliked the morning dog walkers.
after fall (before but)
Write the pronouns from the following words:
Sam, we, it, us, friend, dog
we, it, us
_______ going to run the 5K at North Park this weekend.
(they're, there, their)
They're
2. Kendra and Paul bought school supplies from Target.
1. Kendra and Paul bought new pencils and assignment books before the start of school.
We love going to the outlets and shopping for Christmas presents.
No - not a compound sentence. The sentence only has 1 subject (we)
Rewrite the nouns that should be capitalized in the sentence.
On saturday we will report to hampton middle school for our baseball tournament.
Saturday
Hampton Middle School
Blacksmiths need special training to help them do their jobs. They would find their jobs more difficult without ________.
those, it, them, one
it
The puppy likes to chase (its / it's) tail.
its
Janice's Jewelry Expo featured several items. What words would best replace "several items" to make the sentence more exact.
1. many types of gems
2. over thirty brilliant diamonds
3. a variety of really amazing stones
2. over thirty brilliant diamonds
Compound sentence or not.
Marcia plays volleyball, but she is considering leaving the sport at the end of the season.
Yes - compound sentence.
1. Marcia plays volleyball.
2. She is considering leaving the sport at the end of the season.
What word has a mistake in capitalization and should be revised?
The Howard County library has a book club on Mondays.
library (because it is a specific library, it should be written Howard County Library)
Find the pronoun and identify if the pronoun is singular or plural.
He went ice skating with Sandra.
He, singular
(Your / You're) new binder appears to be very sturdy.
Your
Rewrite the sentence to make it more specific.
The teacher told the students to wear the right stuff on hiking field trip.
Answers will vary
Mrs. Smith told the fourth graders to wear sturdy boots and a warm jacket on the hiking field trip.
Write your own compound sentence using the FANBOYS conjunction AND.
Answers will vary.
"After your Dad drops you off for school, please have him stop at the store to pick up my medicine," said Mom.
Identify the error in the sentence above.
Dad should not be capitalized in the sentence because (your) is before it. Dad in the sentence is not being referred to by name so it should be lowercase.
your Bob? my Bob?
What is the possessive pronoun in the sentence?
Is this map yours?
yours
Jim and I consumed the cake all by ________.
(fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun)
ourselves