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What is wrong with this sentence??

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.

B. In Japan its considered good luck to cross the path of an black cat.

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A. In Japan its’ considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat.

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In Japan it’s considered good luck to cross the path of a black cat.

What needed to be fixed in the sentence you just saw?

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.”3. Capitalize proper nouns (NAMES of people, PLACES, and things).4. Use “a” before words beginning with a consonant sound.

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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.

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according to legend king arthur becomes king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone

What was wrong with the sentence?

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.)Place a comma after an introductory phrase.

Make sure all verbs are the same tense throughout the entire sentence

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According to legend, King Arthur became king when he pulled the magic sword Excalibur from a stone.

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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.

Which is the correct way to write the following sentence?

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You chose the wrong answer. Remember the subject and verb must agree in number!

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You chose the wrong answer. Remember the subject and verb must agree in number!

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cats may have 9 lives but it has only four rows of whiskers

What needed to be fixed in this sentence?

Capitalize the first word of a sentence and always punctuate the end.Always write out numbers under ten.

Place a comma between independent clauses, before conjunctions.

Cats may have nine lives, but they have only four rows of whiskers.

Pronouns must agree with antecedents in number.Subjects and verbs must agree in number.

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i asked my Biology teacher “what do camels keep in their humps he replied they keep fat, not water”

Choose the best way to correct the following sentence.

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.”

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i asked my Biology teacher “what do camels keep in their humps he replied they keep fat, not water”

Did you find all the errors? Let’s review.

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.

Make sure the ending punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.

Put each individual speaker’s words in their own set of quotation marks.

I asked my biology teacher, “What do camels keep in their humps?” He replied, “They keep fat, not water.”

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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

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.

Don’t forget to punctuate the end of a sentence.

Ninety million people are added to the world’s population each year.

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How would you write the following correctly?did you know that sound travels threw steel more fast than threw heir

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.

Did you know that sound travels through steel faster than through air?

did you know that sound travels threw steel more fast than threw heir

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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)

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Now it is time to practice what you have learned.

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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Now ‘quit’ and close your laptop and work on your sentences.

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