Grammar #13

Nick, Jess, and Monica, friends since eighth grade went shopping at the local pet store.

• grade, gone

• grade gone

• grade, went

• no change

Nick bought a super-sized bag of Kibbles ‘n Bits, his only Labrador retrievers favorite food.

• retrievers'

• retriever

• retriever's

• no change

While Nick paid for the dog food, Jess looked at the turtles.

• food; Jess

• food Jess

• food Jess,

• no change

Monica fed crackers to Scarlet a red parrot, while she waited.

• scarlet, a

• scarlet a

• Scarlet, a

• no change

Before they left, everybody decided to pet the new baby kittens’.

• kitten's

• kittens

• kittens's

• no change

The above sentences form a paragraph called “A Trip to the Pet Store.” This paragraph would most likely appeal to people who are interested in

(1) Nick, Jess, and Monica, friends since eighth grade went shopping at the local pet store. (2) Nick bought a super-sized bag of Kibbles ‘n Bits, his only Labrador retrievers favorite food. (3) While Nick paid for the dog food, Jess looked at the turtles. (4) Monica fed crackers to Scarlet a red parrot, while she waited. (5) Before they left, everybody decided to pet the new baby kittens’.

• Buying the land around the pet store.

• Making a visit to this pet store

• Environmental issues

• Crime against pets