Grammar Check-Up: Prepositional Phrases, Frequently Confused Words, and Linking Words

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Elephants have excellent memory, recalling food, water, and loved ones' burial places.

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sentence 1

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Wind blew fiercely; rain poured down.

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Wind blew fiercely, and rain poured down.

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Incorrect use of 'wood' or 'would': Antoine spent the day chopping would.

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Antoine spent the day chopping would.

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Victory wants to swim, but she has a cast on her arm. Fill in the blank: Victory wants to go swimming _________.

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too

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The bakers are selling ______ most popular cupcakes at the fair.

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their

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Prepositional phrase from: 'When Mary Beth visited New York, she took a picture beside the Statue of Liberty.'

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beside the Statue of Liberty

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Never worry about my computer because ________ security features are up to date.

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its

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Put the box over ______________.

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there

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The park is __________ the lake.

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by

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Prepositional phrase from: 'I enjoy going to the mall because I can shop for CDs, and I get to hang out and see my friends.'

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to the mall