Common Grammar Mistakes

All the students went to the championship game to support ________ classmates.

• there

• they're

• their

• theres

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which sentence correctly punctuates the appositive phrase?

• Ms. Philippe, principal of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School spoke to the student body in the auditorium.

• Ms. Philippe, principal, of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School spoke to the student body in the auditorium.

• Ms. Philippe, principal of Cristo Rey Brooklyn, High School, spoke to the student body in the auditorium.

• Ms. Philippe, principal of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, spoke to the student body in the auditorium.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1C

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is the name for a group of words with a subject and a verb but that does not express a complete thought?

• independent clause

• subordinating conjunctions

• direct objects

• dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

________ are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper.

• Their

• There

• They're

• Theres

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The festival was to be held today, however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather.

• The festival was to be held today; however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather.

• The festival was to be held today; however it was canceled due to the rainy weather.

• The festival was to be held today however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather.

Every one of my friends ________ I should join the team.

• think

• thinks

Which sentence is most correct if a writer was paying attention to parallel structure?

• The school dance included a lot of planning, coordination, and organizing.

• The school dance included a lot of plans, coordinating, and organized groups.

• The school dance included a lot of planning, coordinating, and organizing.

• The school dance included a lot of planning, coordinating resources, and organization of student groups.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3D

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Yawning widely, the student struggled to stay awake in class.

• in class

• struggled to stay

• yawning widely

• to stay awake

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Elisa had a party, but not everyone was invited.

• Elisa had a party but not everyone was invited.

• Elis had a party: but not everyone was invited.

• Elisa had a party; but not everyone was invited.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which part of a sentence tells what the subject of the sentence is or does?

• preposition

• predicate

• pronoun

• phrase