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The Cardinal Rules of Grammar and Other Important Writing Points<\/strong><\/p>\n Review Worksheet<\/strong><\/p>\n In the four sentences below, circle the correct word or phrase that gives the sentence correct<\/p>\n parallel structure.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Subject-verb Agreement \u2013 <\/strong>Circle the appropriate form of the verb in each sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Reflexive Pronouns<\/strong> \u2013 Decide whether these sentences are correct or incorrect. Write correct by the ones that are acceptable; rewrite the others so that they are in standard English.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Tense Consistency \u2013 <\/strong>Check for consistency in the following sentences. Change the second<\/strong>verb in each sentence to match the earlier verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Change the first verb in the sentence so that it will be the same tense as is the second verb. If the sentence is acceptable as it is, write \u201cCorrect\u201d on the line.<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Homophones and Proofreading<\/strong><\/p>\n (Why you shouldn\u2019t rely on your computer\u2019s spellchecker)<\/strong><\/p>\n Computers have made us more aware of homophones because people who rely on spell-check often find themselves fooled as in the paragraph below. As you read this paragraph, circle the<\/p>\n \u201cmistakes\u201d that relate to the fact that spell-check does not distinguish between homophones. Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. If you find them all, you should have 32 circles (some of these are repeats) on your paper.<\/p>\n Computers are such wonderful inventions. Eye can right a paper and use spellcheck to fix awl my errors. Every thyme eye use spell check it seams to work fine accept when I use won word when I mean another. It seams like there are dozens of perplexing pears. Its knot fare that these errors effect my grade because the teacher nose I rote the wrong word. I will give yew a peace of advice: reed you\u2019re paper closely sew that ewe do knot fowl up two. I wood knot want ewe too bee embarrassed bye yore goofs.<\/p>\n Directions: Fill in the blanks in each sentence with the correct version of the homophones listed<\/p>\n below the blank.<\/p>\n 1. ______________ _________________ of pie is that?<\/p>\n Who\u2019s\/whose piece\/peace<\/p>\n 2. I have ____________ new _____________ of shoes.<\/p>\n two\/too\/to pears\/pairs<\/p>\n 3. _________________ going to __________ out of town this ___________.<\/p>\n Their\/They\u2019re\/There be\/bee weak\/week<\/p>\n 4. I ________________ a present ____________ you.<\/p>\n maid\/made for\/four\/fore<\/p>\n 5. I ______________ that you _____________ _____________ game yesterday.<\/p>\n heard\/herd won\/one you\u2019re\/your<\/p>\n 6. ______________ math worksheet is ______________ tomorrow.<\/p>\n Hour\/Our due\/dew\/do<\/p>\n 7. I _______________ the necklace away because _________ broken.<\/p>\n through\/threw its\/it\u2019s\/its\u2019<\/p>\n 8. 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