Writing Bridge Review

Types of Sentences

100

What type of sentence is this?

Ms. Paasch ate lunch.

Simple

200

What type of sentence is this?

Although she wasn't hungry, Ms. Paasch ate lunch.

Complex

300

What type of sentence is this?

Ms. Campbell eats coup for lunch, and Mr. Cornell eats green beans.

Compound

400

Create a complex sentence with the given independent and dependent clauses.

Ind: Mrs. Paulson squealed very loud

Dep: When Ms. Engel scared jumped out from behind the door

Mrs. Paulson squealed very loud when Ms. Engel jumped out from behind the door.

OR

When Ms. Engel jumped out from behind the door, Mrs. Paulson squealed very loud.

500

Create a compound sentence with the following independent clauses:

Mrs. Bentrup put on a sweater.

She drank a cup of hot tea.

Mrs. Bentrup put on a sweater, and she drank a cup of hot tea.

Types of Nouns

100

What type of noun is the bolded word?

Perdo looked upon the crew with a worried expression.

Proper Noun

200

What type of noun are the bolded words?

I'm smoothing out this map,

rolling it into a tube,

peering through one end,

wishing it were a telescope

Common nouns

300

What type of noun is the bolded word?

We are a fleet of three ships.

Collective noun

400

Replace the bolded noun with a proper noun.

"I need your help boy!" shouted Columbus from across the deck.

"I need your help Pedro!" shouted Columbus from across the deck.

500

Replace the bolded noun with a common noun.

"I need your help boy!" shouted Columbus from across the deck.

"I need your help boy!" shouted the captain from across the deck.

Capitalization

100

Identify the the capitalization mistakes. (3 mistakes)

she has a friend from london, england.

She has a friend from London, England.

200

Identify the 5 mistakes. 

terry and louis went to central park last july.

Terry and Louis went to Central Park last July.

300

Identify the 7 capitalization mistakes.

“My favorite books are green eggs and ham and horton hears a who,” Said Martha.

“My favorite books are Green Eggs and Ham and Horton Hears a Who,” said Martha.

(the "s" in said should not be capitalized!)

400

Identify the capitalization mistakes.

"did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth President?" dan asked Jeff.

"Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president?" Dan asked Jeff.

500

Which 2 sentences have capitalization mistakes?

1. Big Ben of London is a clock.
2. I drove east to the city and turned north.
3. My family supports the American cancer society.
4. Yellowstone National Park is a great Park.
5. I work for the New York Times.

1. Big Ben of London is a clock.
2. I drove east to the city and turned north.
3. My family supports the American cancer society.
4. Yellowstone National Park is a great Park.
5. I work for the New York Times.

Punctuation

100

Edit for punctuation. Add comma(s).

I only eat carrots oranges and butternut squash.

I only eat carrots, oranges and butternut squash.

OR

I only eat carrots, oranges, and butternut squash.

200

Edit for punctuation. 

Pizza is my favorite food I love adding a lot of cheese and pepperoni on top my favorite thing about pizza is that you can share it with friends

Pizza is my favorite food. I love adding a lot of cheese and pepperoni on top. My favorite thing about pizza is that you can share it with friends.

300

Edit for punctuation.

Yes, Jim said, I'll be home by ten.

"Yes," Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."

400

Edit for punctuation.

When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Amina replied All the members of my family are poor spellers

When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Amina replied, "All the members of my family are poor spellers."

500

Edit for punctuation.

Whoever thought said Herold that Anesa would be elected class president?

"Whoever thought," said Herold, "that Anesa would be elected class president?"