Describe errors you find in the following sentences AND tell what grammar rule declares them to be errors. For example: Capitalize the g in gopher because it is the first letter of the sentence. Also follow additional directions in italics. The number in parenthesis is the number of errors in the sentence.
1. without taking his eyes off the huge animal for one second david reached over his shoulder for his rifle (4) Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
W in without should be capitalized because it is the first word in the sentence.
a comma after one second because you should take a pause.
the D in David for it is a proper noun
period after rifle its the end of the sentence
Mrs. Lazo's example: eyes (c) David (p) (but please list one at a time.)
2. david livingstone were far from his home in scotland. he was fighting for his life in the wilds of africa (7) Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
capital D in David because it is a proper noun
capital L in Livingston for it is a proper noun
were should be was for it is a different of past tense.
S in Scotland should be capitalize(zb).
There should be a space between from and his. (That is true, but that was my mistake and not one of the 7. Sorry! If you had put your initials, I would have given you a bonus point for finding my error.)
A in Africa should be capitalize.(zb)
And should be between Scotland and he. (Not one of the 7 mistakes. That could be done, however.)
A period should be at the end of the sentence.(c)
3. boom the mouth of the rifle exploded in a flash of burning gun powder. the lead bullet found its mark slamming into the lion neck (7) Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
the b in boom should be capitalize because it is at the begining of a sentence.p
a should go between of and burning because it does not make sence with out it.c
and should go between powder and the because it needs to be together in one sentence and both of them is short.c
' should go between t and s in its because that is the rule.
gun and powder should go together because in the book gun and powder is the same .
there should be a commua between boom and the .
there should be a exclamation point between boom and the because boom is a excitement word and it is a surpising part or it makes a sound.
Boom (P),a(C),and (C),gunpowder(C),
4. come on charles lets leave david to his book. Ill give you a head start and then ill chase you said john (16)
C in Charles (Its a proper noun)
C in come should capitalized because it is the first word.JA
J in john should be capitalized because it is a proper noun.JA
' should be between t and s because it is a contrastion.NC
D in David should be capitilized because it is someones name.NC
' should be between l and l in the word l'll because it is a contrastion.NC
' should be between l and l in the word i'll because it is a contrastion.NC
" should be before l'll and after you because it is the begnning and the ending of what John was saying.NC
A period should go after John because it is at the snd of the sentence.NC
5. while I visit with grandfather you boys run out to play said father. turning to john davids older broher he said son be back before dark (18)
while I visit with grandfather you boys run out to play in this sentence needs quotoin marks.md
Turning in the sentence neds to be capitilized because it is the begining of a sentence.md
6. david would you take the morning bible reading for us before you go mr livingstone asked his some handing him the family bible (12)
D in David is to be capitalized because its a name.MD
L in Livingstone is suppose to capitalized because its a name.JA
7. david started to scratch his head. no dont do that yelled roger (9)
N in no should be capitilizedbecause it is at the begning of the sentence.NC
D in david should be capitilized because it is a name.MD
R in Roger needs to be capitalized because it is a name.MD
An apostrophe should be between n and t in the word don't because it is a contrastion.
A period should behind Roger because it is at the end of the sentence.NC
8. they want me to get things out of the wagon said pomar . what kind of things asked david (11)
They in this sentence should be capitalized because it is the begining of a sentence.MD
Pomar should be capitalized becuse it is his name .MD 9. oh, no the lion did not run to the hills yelled roger. there it is, just ten feet away (11)
Oh in this needs to be capitalized because it is the starting of a sentence.MD
Roger should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
10. he had made up his mind. despite the danger he was going to find out who lay to the north and that was all there was to it (5)
He in this (zb) sentence needs toe capitalized because it is the beging of a sentence.
D in despite because it is the beginning of a sentence.(zb)
lay should be layed because it is past tense.(zb)
N in North because it is a proper noun.(zb)
a period after it for it is the end of the sentence.(zb)
11. have you ever drove on the mount saint helens expressway. we drove on it to the mountain county police department (13) Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
Mount Saint should be capitalize because it is a name of something.Md
Helen needs to be capitalized because it is a name.md
12. we need a 1/4 horsepower motor that is 24.5 inches tall and 13.5 inches wide. please mail this information to the acme garage door company (6) Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
We needs to be capitalized because it is at the beginning of a sentence.
13. did you no that you can visit the national aeronautics and space administration in florida texas and kansas the aeronautics parkway in hutchinson kansas was closed for construction (19) Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
Did in this sentence needs to be capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence.MD
Florida,Texas should be capitalized because it is the name of two states. MD
Kansas should be capitalized because it is the name of a state.MD
Hutchinson Kansas should be capitalized because it is a name of a town.MD
14. have you finished reading david livingstone africas trailblazer. Im at the chapter along the zambezi river (16)
D in David should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
L in Livingstone should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
Africa should be capitalized because it is a continent.MD
Have should be capitalized because it is the begging of a sentence.MD
15. last month I read the book mary slessor, missionary lady. did you sea the article jungle ma in the ceter city post (18)
16. the forerunner the ship on which david had sent all his reports had been lost at see. daid was thankful that he had not tgraveled on that ship however he had many letters and reports to rewrite (10)
17. the chief was speechless. how many of you have come backto us he asked. all of us replied david. not one of us was lost (14)
T in the should be capitilize because it is the first letter in the sentence.
18. much to his surprise queen victoria asked to meet him. tell me about the people you were serving she said (9)
M should be capitilized because it is the first word in the sentence.NC
V in Victoria should be capitilized becauseit is someones name.NC
A period should go after said because it is at the end of the sentence.NC
Q in queen should be capitilized because it is part of somes one name.NC
19. david published his book missionary travels and researches in south africa. it contained maps stories journal entries and observations (13)
D in David should be capitilized because it is someones name.NC
A in Africa should be capitilized because it is a noun and it is a country.NC
20. in spetember 1859 the missionary and his helpers found two lakes nestled between high mountains. the first lake shirwa was about fifty miles long while the second lake nyassa was to large to map (15)
S in Spetember should be capitilized because it is the name of the month.NC
I in in should be capitilized because it is the firist word in the sentence.NC
T in the should be capitilized because it is the word of the sentence .NC
S in Shirwa should be capitilized because it is was a noun and it is a name of a place.NC
L in lake should be capitilized because it is part of the noun and it is also apart of the name of the noun.NC
A period should be behind map because it is at the end of the sentence.NC
Blackline Masters 27 - 30. See complete reference on Home page.
1. without taking his eyes off the huge animal for one second david reached over his shoulder for his rifle (4)
Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
2. david livingstone were far from his home in scotland. he was fighting for his life in the wilds of africa (7)
Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
- capital D in David because it is a proper noun
- capital L in Livingston for it is a proper noun
- were should be was for it is a different of past tense.
- S in Scotland should be capitalize(zb).
- There should be a space between from and his. (That is true, but that was my mistake and not one of the 7. Sorry! If you had put your initials, I would have given you a bonus point for finding my error.)
- A in Africa should be capitalize.(zb)
- And should be between Scotland and he. (Not one of the 7 mistakes. That could be done, however.)
- A period should be at the end of the sentence.(c)
3. boom the mouth of the rifle exploded in a flash of burning gun powder. the lead bullet found its mark slamming into the lion neck (7)Type the common nouns followed by a C and the proper nouns followed by a P.
- the b in boom should be capitalize because it is at the begining of a sentence.p
- a should go between of and burning because it does not make sence with out it.c
- and should go between powder and the because it needs to be together in one sentence and both of them is short.c
- ' should go between t and s in its because that is the rule.
- gun and powder should go together because in the book gun and powder is the same .
- there should be a commua between boom and the .
- there should be a exclamation point between boom and the because boom is a excitement word and it is a surpising part or it makes a sound.
- Boom (P),a(C),and (C),gunpowder(C),
4. come on charles lets leave david to his book. Ill give you a head start and then ill chase you said john (16)- C in Charles (Its a proper noun)
- C in come should capitalized because it is the first word.JA
- J in john should be capitalized because it is a proper noun.JA
- ' should be between t and s because it is a contrastion.NC
- D in David should be capitilized because it is someones name.NC
- ' should be between l and l in the word l'll because it is a contrastion.NC
- ' should be between l and l in the word i'll because it is a contrastion.NC
- " should be before l'll and after you because it is the begnning and the ending of what John was saying.NC
- A period should go after John because it is at the snd of the sentence.NC
5. while I visit with grandfather you boys run out to play said father. turning to john davids older broher he said son be back before dark (18)- while I visit with grandfather you boys run out to play in this sentence needs quotoin marks.md
- Turning in the sentence neds to be capitilized because it is the begining of a sentence.md
6. david would you take the morning bible reading for us before you go mr livingstone asked his some handing him the family bible (12)- D in David is to be capitalized because its a name.MD
- L in Livingstone is suppose to capitalized because its a name.JA
7. david started to scratch his head. no dont do that yelled roger (9)- N in no should be capitilizedbecause it is at the begning of the sentence.NC
- D in david should be capitilized because it is a name.MD
- R in Roger needs to be capitalized because it is a name.MD
- An apostrophe should be between n and t in the word don't because it is a contrastion.
- A period should behind Roger because it is at the end of the sentence.NC
8. they want me to get things out of the wagon said pomar . what kind of things asked david (11)- Oh in this needs to be capitalized because it is the starting of a sentence.MD
- Roger should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
10. he had made up his mind. despite the danger he was going to find out who lay to the north and that was all there was to it (5)- He in this (zb) sentence needs toe capitalized because it is the beging of a sentence.
- D in despite because it is the beginning of a sentence.(zb)
- lay should be layed because it is past tense.(zb)
- N in North because it is a proper noun.(zb)
- a period after it for it is the end of the sentence.(zb)
11. have you ever drove on the mount saint helens expressway. we drove on it to the mountain county police department (13)
Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
- Mount Saint should be capitalize because it is a name of something.Md
- Helen needs to be capitalized because it is a name.md
12. we need a 1/4 horsepower motor that is 24.5 inches tall and 13.5 inches wide. please mail this information to the acme garage door company (6)Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
- We needs to be capitalized because it is at the beginning of a sentence.
13. did you no that you can visit the national aeronautics and space administration in florida texas and kansas the aeronautics parkway in hutchinson kansas was closed for construction (19)Type the correct abbreviations for the underlined words.
- Did in this sentence needs to be capitalized because it is the beginning of a sentence.MD
- Florida,Texas should be capitalized because it is the name of two states. MD
- Kansas should be capitalized because it is the name of a state.MD
- Hutchinson Kansas should be capitalized because it is a name of a town.MD
14. have you finished reading david livingstone africas trailblazer. Im at the chapter along the zambezi river (16)- D in David should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
- L in Livingstone should be capitalized because it is a name.MD
- Africa should be capitalized because it is a continent.MD
- Have should be capitalized because it is the begging of a sentence.MD
15. last month I read the book mary slessor, missionary lady. did you sea the article jungle ma in the ceter city post (18)
16. the forerunner the ship on which david had sent all his reports had been lost at see. daid was thankful that he had not tgraveled on that ship however he had many letters and reports to rewrite (10)
17. the chief was speechless. how many of you have come backto us he asked. all of us replied david. not one of us was lost (14)- T in the should be capitilize because it is the first letter in the sentence.
18. much to his surprise queen victoria asked to meet him. tell me about the people you were serving she said (9)- M should be capitilized because it is the first word in the sentence.NC
- V in Victoria should be capitilized becauseit is someones name.NC
- A period should go after said because it is at the end of the sentence.NC
- Q in queen should be capitilized because it is part of somes one name.NC
19. david published his book missionary travels and researches in south africa. it contained maps stories journal entries and observations (13)- D in David should be capitilized because it is someones name.NC
- A in Africa should be capitilized because it is a noun and it is a country.NC
20. in spetember 1859 the missionary and his helpers found two lakes nestled between high mountains. the first lake shirwa was about fifty miles long while the second lake nyassa was to large to map (15)Blackline Masters 27 - 30.
See complete reference on Home page.