Dashes / Apostrophes
What punctuation mark is used to show possession in the phrase “the teacher’s desk”?
What is an apostrophe?
Choose the correct word: “(Their/There/They’re) going to the game.”
What is “They’re going to the game”?
Fix it: “The dogs barks loudly.”
What is “The dogs bark loudly”?
Fix it: “Each student should bring their pencil.”
What is “Each student should bring his or her pencil”?
Fix it: “She likes to run, swimming, and hike.”
What is “She likes running, swimming, and hiking”?
Correct this sentence: “Steve’s and Lisa’s apartment was just remodeled.”
(They share the same apartment.)
What is “Steve and Lisa’s apartment was just remodeled”?
Choose the correct form: “I wanted to (hear/here) what she said.”
What is “hear”?
Identify the verb: “Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) late.”
What is “were”?
Choose the correct pronoun: “Nobody turned in (his or her / their) paper.”
What is “his or her”?
Identify the error: “He was tired, hungry, and he wanted to sleep.”
What is “He was tired, hungry, and sleepy”?
Where should the dashes go?
“Even my best friends Sue, James and Kari were shocked by my decision.”
What is “Even my best friends – Sue, James, and Kari – were shocked by my decision”?
Correct the error: “Jim could of helped you.”
What is “Jim could have helped you”?
Choose the correct form: “Each of the players (is/are) ready.”
What is “is”?
Identify the error: “The team gave their best.”
What is “The team gave its best”?
Revise: “The story showed kindness, generosity, and how helpful he was.”
What is “The story showed kindness, generosity, and helpfulness”?
Choose the correct version:
A. All of the teachers’ classrooms were repainted.
B. All of the teacher’s classrooms were repainted.
What is A: All of the teachers’ classrooms were repainted?
Fix the sentence: “I have less students than last year.”
What is “I have fewer students than last year”?
Correct it: “The herd of cows sleep in the barn.”
What is “The herd of cows sleeps in the barn”?
Fix it: “Somebody left their backpack.”
What is “Somebody left his or her backpack”?
Fix the sentence: “We saw her lack of interest and how negatively she acted.”
What is “We saw her lack of interest and negative attitude”?
Explain the function of the dash in this sentence:
“Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry – I love all kinds of ice cream.”
What is to set off a summary or explanation that follows a list?
Fix all the errors: “Their going to the store to get two many apples.”
What is “They’re going to the store to get too many apples”?
Fix the verb: “Joe’s lack of ambition and his laziness (make/makes) him fail.”
What is “make”?
Revise for clarity: “When a teacher is respected, they perform better.”
What is “When teachers are respected, they perform better”?
Correct the parallelism: “To graduate, students must pass exams, completing a project, and write essays.”
What is “To graduate, students must pass exams, complete a project, and write essays”?