Three Grammar Writing Exercises

1- The team won (its) (it's) game. Did you win (yours) (your's), (to)(too) (two)?

The team won its game. Did you win yours too?


2- They left (their) (there) books (there) (their) (they're).

They left their books there.


3- I hear (your) (you're) about to graduate.

I hear you're about to graduate.


4- (Its) (It's) nice that (there) (their) (they're) friendly.

It's nice that they're friendly.


5- Although I get (alot) (a lot) of colds, I feel (all right)(alright)now.

Although I get a lot of colds, I feel alright now.


6- (Whose) (Who's) prettier (then) (than) you?

Who's prettier than you?


7- Are you tired? I'm out of (breathe) (breath), (too) (to) (two).

Are you tired? I'm out of breath, too.


8- Run back and (fourth) (forth) from (hear) (here) to (their) (there).

Run back and forth from here to there.


9- (Your) (You're) about to (loose) (lose) (your) (you're) book.

You're about to loose your book.


10- Everyone will (accept) (except) the prize (accept) (except) you.

Everyone will accept the prize except you.


11- Do you know (weather) (whether) or not he will give me the prize.

Do you know whether or not he will give me the prize.


12- Many people (choose) (chose) to live in large cities.

Many people choose to live in large cities.


13- Is the doctor (through) (thorough) (threw) with my exam?

Is the doctor through with my exam?


14- What (affect) (effect) does the school (principle)(principal) have on you?

What effect does the school principal have on you?


15- What did he (advice) (advise) you to do? Did you take his (advice)(advise)?

What did he advise you to do? Did you take his advice?


16- (There) (Their) (They're) are (alot) (a lot) of (your) (you're) friends in the boat.

There are a lot of your friends in the boat.


17- I will (buy) (by) a book (buy) (by) Ray Bradbury.

I will buy a book by Ray Bradbury.



Identifying Sentence Structure [cs][frag][ro] Errors in Student Sentences
This quiz will test your ability to recognize the correct use of sentence structure in sentences written by secondary-level students. Remember that if this type of error appears in your students' writing, the correction symbols will be [cs][frag][ro]. Directions: If the sentence is correct, mark [A] (no error). If the sentence is incorrect, mark the response that will make the sentence correct.Useful links: http://e3.uci.edu/programs/esl/sslink.html
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Question 14
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Question 15
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Score: (93%)
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