Punctuation
Even though she works long hours. She keeps working hard after she gets home.
Change the period to a comma after the word--hours and lowercase the s in --she
Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.
What is the correct way to write the two sentences?
Mabel had basketball practice. She also had homework.
a. Mabel had basketball practice, but she also had homework.
b. Mabel had basketball practice because she also had homework.
A. Mabel had basketball practice, but she also had homework.
"Snake! yelled Samantha" pointing to the long, slippery snake coming towards her.
Delete the quotation mark after Samantha and add quotation after the exclamation point.
"Snake!" yelled Samantha pointing to the long, slippery snake coming towards her.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
The Rangers was formed in 1823.
a. Change The to A
b. Change Rangers to rangers
c. Change was to were
d. Make no change
c. Change was to were
Subject verb agreement
Because it requires a lot of skill and determination.
Fragment
Fix by changing the period to a comma and adding to the sentence. It would become a complex sentence (AAAWWUBBIS).
My sister needed help with her social study's project this week.
Remove the apostrophe in --study's-- and change the word to --studies.
My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.
What is the correct way to write the two sentences?
Nate wanted to win the competition. He practiced every night.
a. Nate wanted to win the competition, then he practiced every night.
b. Nate wanted to win the competition, so he practiced every night.
B. Nate wanted to win the competition, so he practiced every night.
I was hungry as a lion and ready too eat Grandma's peach cobbler.
Homophone-- change too--to.
I was hungry as a lion and ready to eat Grandma's peach cobbler.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
Taylor and his friend's cleaned their bikes to enter the contest.
a. Change bikes to bike's
b. Change friend's to friends
c. Change their to they're
d. Make no change
b. Change friend's to friends
It's plural not possessive.
Water can be found in the earth's surface and it can be found under the earth's surface.
Run on
Fix by adding a comma before the FANBOYS.
Its their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
Change --Its to It's?
It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
What is the correct way to rewrite the sentence?
If people would pick up trash after they go to the beach, it would always be clean.
a. If people would pick up trash, after they go to the beach, it would always be clean.
b. The sentence is correct.
B. The sentence is correct.
"That is great! Kendrick did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game" said Coach Phillips.
Add a comma after the word- game.
"That is great! Kendrick did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game," said Coach Phillips.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
The fourth graders through pies at each other and had to clean themselves off.
a. Change graders to grader's
b. Change through to threw
c. Change themselves to themselfs
d. Insert a comma after other
b. Change through to threw
They throw pies--homophone
If you want to become famous.
Fragment
Two options to fix it...
...by changing the period to a comma and adding to the sentence. It would become a complex sentence (AAAWWUBBIS).
...by adding to the beginning of the sentence and leaving the conjuction in the middle (no comma needed).
Writing camp is the best and you get to come to school on Saturday!
Add a comma after best. Compound sentence
Writing camp is the best, and you get to come to school on Saturday!
What is the best transition to add to the beginning of the sentence?
We all jumped into my uncle's big red truck.
a. After
b. When
c. Because
d. Immediately
d. Immediately
All the other options would turn the sentence into a fragment.
All of those long hours of practise finally paid off!
Correct the spelling of practise --to practice.
All of those long hours of practice finally paid off!
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
As I look at the buildings in New York city, I realize the beauty of this place.
a. Change realize to realized
b. Change buildings to building's
c. Change city to City
d. Make no change
c. Change city to City
Proper noun
Being a straight A student is great, but understanding the material is more important.
Sentence
Compund--uses FANBOYS.
While I was minding my own business walking through the woods a scorpion stung me on the foot.
Add a comma after woods. Complex sentence
While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot.
What is the BEST way to revise the sentence?
I shook his cold hand, and it was a clammy hand.
a. I shook his cold, clammy hand.
b. A clammy hand I shook that was cold.
c. I shook his cold hand, but it was clammy, too.
d. Cold and clammy, I shook his hand.
a. I shook his cold, clammy hand.
Jose shook his head and sighed as he puzzled. Over the math problem.
Remove the period and change the "O" to lowercase.
Jose shook his head and sighed as he puzzled over the math problem.
What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
The Houston Zoo was the most coolest field trip in fourth grade.
a. Change Zoo to zoo
b. Change was to were
c. Change most coolest to coolest
d. Make no change
c. Change most coolest to coolest
Superlatives
When it rains, the rain forms runoff, the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.
Run on--change the comma after runoff to a period. Capitalize "the".
When it rains, the rain forms runoff. The abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.