Writing: Language in Writing 3B

Xavier is writing a report for class. One of his sentences has an error in grammar. Read the sentence from the report and choose the word that is incorrect.

I taught my younger brothers how to tie their shoes because they kept tripping over their own foots.

• taught

• shoes

• tripping

• foots

Becky is writing a story for class. One of her sentences has an error in grammar. Which word or phrase corrects the underlined error in the sentence?

In gym class, I ran more quickly because I wanted my team to win the game.

• quickestly

• quickerly

• very quickly

• most quickestly

Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence using correct grammar.

Mr. Carpenter gave us extra recess because we ____________ all of our classroom rules yesterday.

• followed

• follow

• will follow

• are following

Which book title uses correct capitalization?

• A flight in the clouds

• A Flight In The Clouds

• a flight in the clouds

• A Flight in the Clouds

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

I ran out of chocolate chips, _________ I added raisins instead.

• and

• so

• but

• or

Which sentence uses correct grammar?

• Laurens' grandpa made delicious pancakes.

• Laurens's grandpa made delicious pancakes.

• Lauren's grandpa made delicious pancakes.

• Laurens grandpa made delicious pancakes.

Which sentence uses correct grammar?

• We play ball outside with out dog when the day is nice.

• Carly play ball with her dog at the park after school.

• We plays ball with out new dog in the backyard.

• Josef and Liam plays ball with the neighbor's dog.

Kyra is writing a story for class. One of the sentences is missing a comma. Choose the word in the sentence that needs a comma added after it.

Our parents told us that we are going to Miami Florida, this summer.

• parents

• us

• that

• Miami

A student is writing a story for class. One of the sentences has an error in grammar. Read the sentence from the story and choose the best phrase to correct the error.

"After Ian returns from school today, he ___________ at the pool," said Grandma.

• do swims

• will swim

• does swim

• will swims

Derek is writing a report for class. One of the sentences has an error in grammar. Read the sentence and choose the word or phrase that corrects the underlined error.

My sister says that playing the drums is fun than playing the piano.

• funner

• funnest

• most fun

• more fun