Editing Lesson & Review

What is a homophone?

Homophones are words that sound alike BUT have different spellings AND meanings.

sell

• give something in exchange for money

cell

• the smallest part of your body

sent

• past tense of go

• move from one place to another

​cent

• monetary unit in the US

​scent

• a distinctive smell

piece

• a portion of an object

​peace

• freedom from distrubance

scene

• place where an incident occurs

​seen

• past tense of see

• perceive with the eyes

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word for the following sentence:

There is an increase in the ____ of laptops.

• cell

• sell

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word for the following sentence:

I cannot find last puzzle _____!

• peace

• piece

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word for the following sentence:

The ____ coming from the kitchen smelled nice.

• sent

• scent

• cent

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word for the following sentence:

The last ____ in Avengers: ENGAME was the best!

• seen

• scene

Capitalization Rules

Rule 1: Proper Nouns

• a NOUN is a person, place or thing

• SPECIFIC names need to be capitalized

• do NOT capitalize "the principal of the high school", but DO capitalize "Halifax County High School's Principal, Mr. Lewis"

• LOTS of things are included in this rule

• Team names, places, holidays, historical events, etc.

• do NOT say "I love Basketball" but DO say "I am a fan of the Chicago Bulls"

Rule 2: Always capitalize "I"

• You are a specific person, so when you refer to yourself, use a capital letter!

• "No matter what, I always try my best."

Rule 3:

• Capitalize nationalities, races, and cultural groups

• Capitalize the names of religions and religious texts

Rule 4

• Capitalize titles of books, movies, plays, etc. EXCEPT for words like "a, an, it"

• For example: "My brother and I went to see Black Panther. It was way better than Guardians of the Galaxy!"

  
  

Multiple Select

Which of these should be capitalized?

• smith mountain lake

• central park

• ocean

• australia

• continent

Multiple Select

Which of these should be capitalized?

• the mountains

• the blue ridge mountains

• mount rushmore

Multiple Select

Which words should be capitalized in the title gone with the wind?

• gone

• with

• the

• wind

Multiple Select

Which of these should be capitalized?

• jewish

• bible

• roman

• puerto rican

Comma Rules

Comma Rule 1 Coordinating Conjunctions

Use a comma to separate independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

Example: Bob wanted to watch a movie, so he turned on Netflix.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I am preparing for a zombie invasion and I am building a strong zombie fort around my home.

• I am preparing for a zombie invasion and, I am building a strong zombie fort around my home.

• I am preparing for a zombie invasion, and I am building a strong zombie fort around my home.

• I am preparing for a zombie, invasion and I am building a strong zombie fort around my home.

Comma Rule 2: Commas in a series

• Use a comma to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a list.

  
  

  
  

• Example: Bob likes to watch action, fantasy, and sci-fi films.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The colors in the flag are red, white, and blue.

• The colors in the flag are red, white and blue.

• The colors in the flag are red white and blue.

• The colors in the flag are red white, and blue.

Rule 3: Commas and Adjectives

• Use a comma when you have more than one adjective modifying a noun.

• an adjective modifies/changes a noun. It describes a noun.

• You put a comma in consecutive adjectives where the meaning remains the same.

• Example: The musty, hot stench went in his nose as Bob

• In the above sentence, I can say: The hot, musty stench went to his nose. Both examples are correct.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence needs a comma?

• This cold December wind chills me to the bone.

• I love my purple dinosaur!

• Mr. Buckwalter always helps old ladies.

• Mr. Buckwalter would like a warm tasty doughnut this morning.

Rule 4 Commas: Extra Information

• Use a comma around interrupters or extra information  that is not essential to the sentence

• Example: Bob, a 30-year-old man, was unsure of how to do his own laundry.

• Extra info=Extra Commas

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The report, which we filed on Friday was incomplete.

• The report which we filed on Friday, was incomplete.

• The report which we filed on Friday was incomplete.

• The report, which we filed on Friday, was incomplete.

Multiple Choice

Most of the club members have________ on the Appalachian Trail

• hiken

• hike

• hiked

• hiking

Multiple Choice

Can you believe that Jean Valjean was put in prison because he had _____ a loaf of bread?

• steal

• stealing

• stole

• stolen

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to form past tense verbs in English?

• Add -ed to regular verbs

• Use irregular verb forms

• Be aware of spelling changes

• Practice using present tense verbs

Multiple Choice

I remember _____

about a company that lost a lot of money.

• to hear

• hearing

Multiple Choice

What is the Past Participle of fly?

• flown

• flied

Multiple Choice

Which is the best option? Nowadays cell phones get/ are getting smaller and more powerful.

• get

• are getting

Multiple Choice

What's the difference between a contraction and a possessive noun?

• Possessive nouns don't contain apostrophes;

  contractions do.

• Possessive nouns show ownership;

  contractions combine two words.

• Possessive nouns are nouns;

  contractions are adjectives.

Multiple Choice

Which word needs an apostrophe in the sentence below?

My cousins cats have 3 colors in their fur: black, white, and brown.

• cousin's

• cat's

• color's

• all of the above