Proper Nouns and More

Identify and correct the errors in the following sentence:

the boy runned quickly to catch the bus."

• The boy run quickly to catch the bus.
• No change needed

• The boy running quickly to catch the bus.
• The boy ran quickly to catch the bus.

Fix the capitalization and punctuation errors:

mrs. smith went to the store and bought apples bananas and oranges

• Mrs. Smith went to the store and bought apples, bananas and oranges.
• Mrs. Smith went to the store and bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
• Mrs. Smith went to the store and bought Apples, Bananas, and Oranges.
• Mrs. Smith went to the store and bought apples bananas and oranges.

Choose the best transition word: I was hungry. ________, I made a sandwich. (Options: However, Therefore, Meanwhile) Answer: "I was hungry. Therefore, I made a sandwich."

• However

• Therefore

• Meanwhile

• Because

Which sentence is written correctly?

• My best friend is from japan, and he speaks Japanese.

• My best friend is from Japan, and he speaks japanese.

• My best friend is from Japan, and he speaks Japanese.

• My best friend is from japan, and he speaks japanese.

What needs to be corrected in this sentence?

"The civil war changed American history.

• The Civil War changed American history.
• The civil war changed American histories.
• The Civil war changed American history.

• The Civil War changed american history.

What is wrong with this sentence?

The Industrial revolution changed the way people lived.

• The phrase 'changed the way' should be 'changed how'.
• The sentence is missing a period at the end.
• The word 'people' should be 'person' for singular form.
• The phrase 'Industrial revolution' should be 'Industrial Revolution'.

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. We read about martin Luther King Jr. in class today.
B. We read about Martin luther King Jr. in class today.
C. We read about Martin Luther King Jr. in class today.
D. We read about martin luther king jr. in class today.

• C. We read about Martin Luther King Jr. in class today.

• C. We read about martin luther king Jr. in class today.

• B. we read about Martin luther King jr. in class today.

• A. We read about martin Luther King in class today.

The students are excited for field day. it will take place in may.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• No change

• The Students are excited for Field Day. It will take place in may.

• The students are excited for Field Day. It will take place in May.

• The students are excited for Field Day. It will take place in may.

Add a transition:

Both novels were interesting. _______, the first one had a better ending."

• Similarly

• However

• Therefore

• Finally

Choose the transition word that shows sequence:

First, mix the ingredients. _______, bake the cookies for 15 minutes.

• Meanwhile

• Then
• Because

• Until then