Grammar Rules

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I just baked cookies for Grandma

• I just baked cookies, for Grandma.

• I just baked cookies for Grandma.

• I just baked cookies. For Grandma.

Answer explanation

There needs to be a period at the end.

Fix this sentence.

During thanksgiving break my Sisters and i are going to visit Our Dad in washington.

Answer explanation

Sisters and dad don't need to be capital because we are not addressing them.

You need a comma after a dependent clause.

You need to capitalize holidays.

Which two sentences use the homophone correctly?

• I want to affect the science experiment by using vinegar instead of water.

• The affect of using vinegar was an explosion.

• Chloe needs to except my invitation to the book club.

• Macy likes many fruits except kiwis and limes.

Rewrite this sentence correctly. Don't forget quotation marks and commas!

When I got to the corner I heard someone scream My toesie woesies are so cold!

Answer explanation

You need a comma after dependent clauses/prepositional phrases that start the sentences.

You also need a comma before the quote. The quote needs to be capital if it is the start of what they said.

Quotes around what someone directly says.

Which sentence correctly follows our number rules?

• Miss Wells was born in the 90s.

• James Madison was president from 1809-1817.

• There were 36 scooters and ten bikes.

• My pizza felt like it took seven hundred years to bake.

Fix this sentence using the correct apostrophe rules.

Whos going be Logans partner for the Science review?

Which sentence CORRECTLY follows the number rules?

(note: One of these is not following number or apostrophe rules. *cringe*)

• Nick brought 37 peach rings and 11 lemon heads.

• Miss Barnes's class voted on favorite apples, and the results were twenty-five green and 21 red.

• The girls like to dress up as if they are from the 80's.

• During the storm, I heard ten 30 second rolls of thuder.

Pick the correct plural.

• tables'

• monkeyes

• heroes

• babys

Respond to this prompt in AT LEAST 3 complete sentences.

(Don't forget to capitalize and punctuate, use commas and apostrophes, and restate the question.)

What is something you are (or can be) working on doing better in Writing class?

How do you feel today?

(You can pick more than one, but please use this seriously.)

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