Proofreading Review

What word needs a capital letter?

The young boy, carlos, was crying

• boy

• carlos

• crying

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me

• I wanted to go. to the store My mom took me?

• I wanted to go to the store? My mom took me.

• I wanted to go to the store. My mom took me.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Why do you want to be a teacher! when you grow up.

• Why do you want to be a teacher? when you grow up?

• Why do you want to be a teacher when you grow up?

• Why do you want to be? a teacher when you grow up.

Which sentence is correct?

• i had a terrific weekend with my family.

• i had a terrific weekend with my family?

• I had a terrific weekend with my family.

• i had a terrific weekend. with my family.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell.
• Jim ate the sandwich.
• On a tree-lined path
• In our neck of the woods.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? 

•  In the dead of night. The van pulled up. 
• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.  
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job. 
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
Devin give me a menu from the new downtown restaurant.

• Correct
• gave

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
We had never went there before.

• gone
• Correct

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
I had spoke to my parents last week about trying this restaurant.

• had spoken
• Correct

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
We had almost reached the restaurant when Jose hit a curb.

• Correct
• reach