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What is wrong with this sentence?? Let’s fix it! in japan its considered good luck to cross the path of an black cat A. In Japan its’ considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat. B. In Japan its considered good luck to cross the path of an black cat. C. In Japan it’s considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat. D. In Japan it’s considered good luck to cross the path of an black cat. Click a button by A, B, or C

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Are you ready to try another? Click on this X What needed to be fixed in the sentence you just saw? Let’s review the rules we needed. Click each button in order 1 1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence and always punctuate the end. 2. Add an apostrophe to “its” to show it is a contraction for “it is.” 2 3 3. Capitalize proper nouns (NAMES of people, PLACES, and things). 4 4. Use “a” before words beginning with a consonant sound. 5 In Japan it’s considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat. Are you ready to try another? Click on this X 6

How is the following sentence written correctly? according to legend king arthur becomes king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone A. According to legend, King Arthur becomes king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone. B. According to legend, King Arthur became king when he pulls the magic sword Excalibur from a stone. C. According to legend, King Arthur became king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone. Choose A, B, or C and click the red button.

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What was wrong with the sentence? according to legend king arthur becomes king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone Click each button to review the rules you used. 1 Capitalize the first word of a sentence and always punctuate the end. Capitalize proper nouns (NAMES of PEOPLE, places, and things) and titles that are part of a name (such as King, Mr., President, etc.) 2 3 Place a comma after an introductory phrase. 4 Make sure all verbs are the same tense throughout the entire sentence 5 Let’s move on! Click the car! According to legend, King Arthur became king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone.

cats may have 9 lives but it has only four rows of whiskers Which is the correct way to write the following sentence? cats may have 9 lives but it has only four rows of whiskers Cats may have nine lives, but it have only four rows of whiskers. Cats may have nine lives, but they have only four rows of whiskers. Cats may have nine lives, but they has only four rows of whiskers.

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What needed to be fixed in this sentence? cats may have 9 lives but it has only four rows of whiskers 1 Capitalize the first word of a sentence and always punctuate the end. 2 Always write out numbers under ten. 3 Place a comma between independent clauses, before conjunctions. 4 Pronouns must agree with antecedents in number. 5 Subjects and verbs must agree in number. Cats may have nine lives, but they have only four rows of whiskers. 6 Click the cat to continue!

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence. i asked my Biology teacher “what do camels keep in their humps he replied they keep fat, not water” A. I asked my Biology teacher “What do camels keep in their humps, he replied they keep fat, not water”. B. I asked my biology teacher “What do camels keep in their humps” he replied, “they keep fat, not water”. C. I asked my biology teacher, “What do camels keep in their humps?” He replied, “They keep fat, not water.” D. I asked my Biology teacher, “What do camels keep in their humps?” He replied, “They keep fat, not water.” Did you find everything?

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Did you find all the errors? Let’s review. i asked my Biology teacher “what do camels keep in their humps he replied they keep fat, not water” Always capitalize the first word of a sentence AND the first word in a new direct quote. Use a comma when beginning a direct quote. Do not capitalize subjects unless they are languages or followed by numbers. Begin a NEW sentence when a NEW speaker speaks. Put each individual speaker’s words in their own set of quotation marks. Make sure the ending punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. Click the turtle when you are ready to move on. Click each button, one at a time. I asked my biology teacher, “What do camels keep in their humps?” He replied, “They keep fat, not water.” OK, let’s go……..

90 Million People are added to the Worlds population each year Remember your rules and choose the correct way to write this sentence: 90 Million People are added to the Worlds population each year A. Ninety million people are added to the world’s population each year. B. Ninety million people are added to the worlds’ population each year. C. Ninety million people are added to the Worlds’ population each year. D. 90,000,000 people are added to the Worlds’ population each year.

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Let’s review what we did to correct the sentence. 90 Million People are added to the Worlds population each year Click each button. Never begin a sentence with a number unless you write it out in words. Only capitalize proper nouns (NAMES of people, places, and things) Add an apostrophe to a word before the ‘S’ (if the word is singular) to make it possessive. Time to go! Don’t forget to punctuate the end of a sentence. Click the light to go on ahead. Ninety million people are added to the world’s population each year.

How would you write the following correctly? did you know that sound travels threw steel more fast than threw heir Look carefully, then click the blue square next to your choice. Did you know that sound travels through steel more fast than through air? Did you know that sound travels through steal faster than through air? Did you know that sound travels through steel faster then through air? Did you know that sound travels through steel faster than through air?

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Did you find all the errors? Let’s look at the rules used to correct them. Click each button. Capitalize the first word and punctuate the end; notice this sentence needed a question mark. Be sure to use the correct word when the word is a homonym. Use comparative forms of words when making comparisons (-er, -est) Click a shark to continue. Not correct did you know that sound travels threw steel more fast than threw heir Did you know that sound travels through steel faster than through air? correct

Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Click each heart. Turn over the sheet you got. Do this before clicking the next heart. Complete the sheet. You may write on it. Go ahead and click the next heart Put your paper face down when done and read silently. Click the last heart.

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