Round 1
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
What is capitalize Alaska?
1) Lizette found out about cheerleading tryouts a few weeks ago and she was excited.
comma after "ago"
Jane disaproved of the idea that she couldn't do what any man could do.
Change disaproved to disapproved.
(1) Francisco was watching television although a commercial for a new video game flashed on his television screen.
The word although does not appropriately connect the two clauses in sentence 1. Which word should replace the word although?
A. While
B. Since
C. When
D. As a result
What is "when". C
When writing and speaking about you and someone else, you always put yourself first.
What is False
Maya picked peppers watermelons and lettuce to plant in the garden.
Comma in a series...Maya picked peppers, watermelons, and lettuce to plant in the garden.
(4) They help prevent kids from getting into trouble by reduceing the amount of criminal activity, gangs, and reckless driving that takes place at night.
change reduceing to reducing
There was to much noise in the room for the baby to sleep.
the first "to" should be spelled "too"
(20) Having my credit history included on the family credit report, handling my card wisely became very important to me.
Sentence 20 is unclear. How should it be revised?
F. Having my credit history included on the family credit report encouraged me to handle my card wisely.
G. Because I had my credit history included on the family credit report, it was highly motivating to handle my card wisely.
H. It became a primary goal of mine to handle my card wisely with the family credit report having my credit history included on it.
J. I wanted to handle my card wisely with it including my credit history on the family credit report
What is F?
A team of athletes work hard in practice.
Change work to works
Gertrude Ederle was a great american swimmer.
American is a nationality-capitalize it!
14) My digital slang covered the page, and they raised a red flag for my dad.
Change "they" to "it"
I like to read stories aloud, Sam said to his mother.
Correct to: "I like to read stories aloud," Sam said to his mother.
(6) The best option for parents are to make sure their child has a curfew that keeps them out of harm’s way and in a safe environment at night.
A. Change are to is
B. Change child to children
C. Insert a comma after way
D. Change environment to enviroment
What is "change are to is". A
Alaskan huskies is my favorite animal.
Change is to are
The silk shoots out through tiny tubes in the spiders body.
spiders should be written....spider's showing possession.
(5) I am hoping that my parents see how good I am with my aunt’s puppies. (6) So they will buy me one of my own.
What is the best way to combine sentences 5 and 6?
Combine the sentences with a comma + FANBOYS
He took all the bees away in two boxs.
boxs should be written boxes.
(11) My next step was to obtain a credit card because my dad said this was a good way to learn how to manage credit. (12) Getting a credit card is not easy when you do not have a long work history.
What is the most effective transition to add to the beginning of sentence 12?
A. In either case
B. Correspondingly
C. To put it differently
D. Unfortunately
What is D?
(Wager points)
Have, has, and had are all examples of this type of verb.
Linking verbs
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence? On saturday, the beekeepers came to our house.
Saturday is the name of a day of week. It should be capitalized!
(16) Once an isolated group of people, the Uros were now being affected by the popularity and novelty of their culture.
Change were to are
As there friendship grew, they became inseparable.
Change there to their.
(10) As he stood outside and waited for the store to open it was the happiest moment of his life.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 10?
A. Change as to even though
B. Insert a comma after open
C. Change happiest to happier
D. No change is needed
What is "insert a comma after open". B
(Wager points)
What parts of speech can be used as the subject of a sentence?
nouns and pronouns