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Twenty Questions. Identify the type of error and any necessary corrections. Twenty Questions. 1. No one knows the secret but I. Grammar error. Change I to me. 2. The french delegation to the United Nations will be here today. Capitalization error. Capitalize the f in french.
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Twenty Questions Identify the type of error and any necessary corrections.
1. No one knows the secret but I. • Grammar error. • Change I to me.
2. The french delegation to the United Nations will be here today. • Capitalization error. • Capitalize the f in french.
3. Standing on the corner the man looked cold. • Punctuation error. • Put a comma after corner.
4. My Mother is a nice person. • Capitalization error. • Lowercase M on Mother.
5. My cousin lives in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. • Punctuation error. • Place a comma after Beach.
6. One of the boys are going to help me with my project. • Grammar error. • Change are to is.
7. The Doctor is coming to the hospital tonight. • Capitalization error. • Lowercase Don Doctor.
8. No, don’t talk to me, he said. • Punctuation error. • Use quotation marks before No and before he. Include the comma after me.
9. He doesn’t have no money to pay me. • Grammar error. • Change no to any.
10. Harold and me are not sure about the answers on the test. • Grammar error. • Change me to I.
11. We went home after the songs the dances, and the speeches. • Punctuation error • Comma after songs.
12. Their is a cold, wet storm coming tonight. • Spelling error. • Change Their to There.
13. My grandmother a truly gifted cook is not appreciated by the family. • Punctuation error. • Comma after grandmother and after cook.
14. He didn’t do too good on the test. • Grammar error. • Change good to well.
15. What a wonderful day? • Punctuation error. • Change the ? to an !.
16. There are to many questions on this test. • Grammar error. • Change to to too.
17. I am going to mexico for my Birthday. • Capitalization error. • Capitalize the m in mexico and lowercase B in Birthday.
18. You’re mother and my mother are best friends. • Grammar error. • Change You’re to Your.
19. In the morning, Tom and I picked peppers, strawberries, and beans; Lauren and Julie picked peas, celery, and beets. • No error. • Gotcha!
20. "I'll be right back" said the doctor "as soon as I eat lunch." • Punctuation error. • Put a commas after back, inside the quotation marks and after doctor.