Common Mistakes

Run-on sentences can be fixed by adding:

• contractions, semicolons, or commas in between clauses

• contractions, colons, or commas in between clauses

• conjunctions, semicolons, or commas in between clauses

• conjunction junction what's your function in between clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is correct?

• I am agree with you.

• I agreeing with you.

• I am agrees with you.

• I agree with you.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which is correct?

• We are 12 students in this class.

• There is 12 students in our class.

• We having 12 students in our class.

• There are 12 students in our class.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is correct?

• The doctor say me to take some medicine.

• The doctor told me to take some medicine.

• The doctor speak me to take some medicine.

• The doctor tell me to take some medicine.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

They didn't played the piano.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Which sentence is correct? 

• The vet's job is to care for pets. 
• The vets job is to care for pets. 
• The vets' job is to care for pets. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which sentence is correct? 

• The firefighter's hose sprays water. 
• The firefighters hose sprays water. 
• The firefighters' hose sprays water. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which sentence is correct? 

• The spiders' web is in the corner. 
• The spiders web is in the corner. 
• The spider's web is in the corner. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

My ___ farm has five different kinds of animals. (grandfather)

• grandfathers

• grandfather's

• grandfathers'

• grandfathers's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

The book club ________________ their personal opinions on the plot.

• discusses

• discuss

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F