Writing Center

Punctuation

100

 I like those big dogs over there but they look a little too big

 I like those big dogs over there but, they look a little too big.

200

 I bought these shoes groceries and this hat while I was out.

 I bought these shoes, groceries, and this hat while I was out.

300

“Dom why haven’t you been at class” said the whole class

“Dom, why haven’t you been at class?”, said the whole class.

400

She promised to finish the project by Friday but considering the complexity of the task and her other responsibilities I wonder if she can actually meet the deadline

She promised to finish the project by Friday, but, considering the complexity of the task and her other responsibilities, I wonder if she can actually meet the deadline.

500

•  If you want to succeed in life, you must work hard, be persistent, and embrace challenges; otherwise, you’ll likely fall short-something most people aren’t prepared for. 

•  If you want to succeed in life, you must work hard, be persistent, and embrace challenges otherwise, you’ll likely fall short something most people aren’t prepared for. 

Spelling

100

Teach in past tense

Taught

200

A machine that cleans your floors by sucking up all the debris. 

Vacuum 

300

The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.

Buoyancy

400

(of a person) Wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.

Conscientious

500

The fear of long words

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Grammar

100

Fix this sentence: "She don't like to eat vegetables"

"She doesn't like to eat vegetables" 

200

Fix this sentence: "The dog chased it's tail around in circles"

"The dog chased its tail around in circles"

300

Fix this sentence: "Him and I went to the store."

"He and I went to the store."

400

Fix this sentence: "If she would of studied harder, she would of passed the test, and she should of tried harder to focus." 

"If she had studied harder, she would have passed the test, and she should have tried harder to focus"

500

Fix this sentence: "Me and my brother went to the store to buy there groceries."

"My brother and I went to the store to buy their groceries"

Advers, Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs

100

Travis went snowboarding.

Verb

200

John flawlessly played the guitar.

Adverb

300

Jesper Tiader's run down the X-Games half pipe was flabbergasting

Noun

400

Peter went to the swimming clinic 

adjectives 

500

Darius went for a sprint at the park and loudly sounded the alarm

noun, adverb, verb