Verb Tense
Which verb tense does the following sentence represent?
"I am running as fast as I can to keep up with her, but she is going way too fast."
Present Tense
Identify the preposition(s), conjunction(s) and interjection(s) in this sentence:
"After his baseball practice, James couldn't decide between eating chips or ice cream. He peeked into the kitchen and said, "Oh no! We are out of both!"
Preposition: "After" "Into"
Conjunction: "Or" "and"
Interjection: "Oh no!"
Rewrite the sentence to include commas as needed:
"My cat enjoys playing with yarn eating food sleeping and hunting."
"My cat enjoys playing with yarn, eating food, sleeping, and hunting."
*Oxford comma may or may not be included*
Rewrite the sentence using contractions when possible.
"He would not have gone to the beach if I had not asked him to go."
"He wouldn't have gone to the beach if I hadn't asked him to go."
Rewrite the sentence with appropriate capitalization:
My dad bought nike tennis shoes from canada for me.
My dad bought Nike tennis shoes from Canada for me.
Choose the correct verb tense for the given verb.
"The author _____ _____ (have, write) so many books in the past year that I lost count."
has, written
Identify the preposition(s), interjection(s) and conjunction(s) in the following sentence:
"Did you dance on this stage before the concert?" she asked. "I did, but I was sure to put everything back," I reassured her. "Yay!" she replied.
Prepositions: "on" "before" "to"
Interjections: "Yay!"
Conjunctions: "but"
Respond to the question in a complete sentence with a comma where it is needed.
"Do you want to go to the park with me on Sunday?"
"Yes, I want to go to the park with you on Sunday."
"No, I do not want to go to the park with you on Sunday."
Rewrite the sentence using quotation marks/commas when possible.
I don't know what you're talking about Harry lied to Ron but I think Hermione does.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Harry lied to Ron, "but I think Hermione does."
Rewrite the sentence using appropriate capitalization
in december, my school has a schoolwide program where principal smith sings a classic song.
In December, my school has a schoolwide program where Principal Smith sings a classic song.
Rewrite this sentence to describe an event that will happen in the future:
Levi is studying for his test.
"Levi will study for his test."
"Levi will study for his test tomorrow/next week/in a few days."
Which correlating conjunctions should go in the sentence? (HINT: DO NOT USE "OR" IN THIS SENTENCE)
"_______ my mom ______ my dad knows about the failing grade I have in math class."
Neither, Nor
"Without a second glance at him she stomped off to her bedroom and slammed the door."
"Without a second glance at him, she stomped off to her bedroom and slammed the door."
I do not know if I can believe what you are saying anymore James said to Julie.
"I don't know if I can believe what you're saying anymore," James said to Julie.
Rewrite the sentence using appropriate capitalization
"mom, do you know where I put my calvin klein dress? i last wore it on thanksgiving."
"Mom, do you know where I put my Calvin Klein dress? I last wore it on Thanksgiving."
Naomi and Charlie had been walking all day and they _____ (to be) very exhausted. They _______ (choose) to skip dinner and go to bed early.
were, chose
Fill in the sentence with the correct correlative conjunctions:
"_______ my sister _____ my brother love to play football."
Both, And
Rewrite the sentence to add commas to directly address someone and anywhere else needed.
"I do not agree with you Mrs Smith. I think your work appears lazy weak and pathetic."
"I do not agree with you, Mrs. Smith. I think your work appears lazy, weak, and pathetic."
Write out the contractions with the correct verb tense and add quotation marks where they are needed.
He's decided that painting is not the subject for him Mrs. Smith said to the class but it's important that he pursue his dream
"He has decided that painting is not the subject for him," Mrs. Smith said to the class, "but it is important that he pursue his dream."
Rewrite the sentence using appropriate capitalization.
"did you know that president tyler james cameron actually said that his favorite city is charleston, south carolina?" tyler said.
"i'm not surprised; it's one of the most historical cities in the united states. dad said so," susan replied.
"Did you know that President Tyler James Cameron actually said that his favorite city is Charleston, South Carolina?" Tyler said.
"I'm not surprised; it's one of the most historical cities in the United States. Dad said so," Susan replied.
Fill in the correct verb tense of the given verb.
“I ____ (be) having so much fun at the amusement park. Next, I think we should _____ (ride) the roller coaster."
am, ride
Write a sentence that correctly uses a preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Answers will vary.
Rewrite the sentence and add commas where they are needed:
"You know what Caroline? I think I might swim today," Luke said.
"Really? But that pool is dirty covered with germs and green," she replied.
"Yeah but that's all part of the experience you know?" he stated.
"You know what, Caroline? I think I might swim today," Luke said.
"Really? But that pool is dirty, covered with germs, and green," she replied.
"Yeah, but that's all part of the experience, you know?" he stated.
Place contractions where they can be placed and add ANY needed punctuation.
Can you believe that James is dropping art Elle said
I could not believe it when Mrs. Smith said it Levi replied
Yeah but it is in his best interest Elle reminded him anyway do you want ice cream
"Can you believe that James is dropping art?" Elle said.
"I couldn't believe it when Mrs. Smith said it," Levi replied.
"Yeah, but it's in his best interest," Elle reminded him, "anyway do you want ice cream?"
Rewrite the sentences using correct capitalization AND punctuation.
"in jamaica we had to drink a lot of gatorade" mom told us
"why did you have to do that mom?" i asked
"because it was sweltering there sweetheart" she stated
"whew i'm glad we live in seattle washington" i laughed
"In Jamaica, we had to drink a lot of Gatorade," Mom told us.
"Why did you have to do that, Mom?" I asked.
"Because it was sweltering there, Sweetheart," she stated.
"Whew! I'm glad we live in Seattle, Washington," I laughed.