Today Mr. O'Reilly will be supporting you. Be kind!
In class: you are receiving a handout / copy below to review the use of there, their and they're. After you have carefully completed the exercise, collect your notebook from the shelf. On page 1, respond to the "If only.."
This is a writing grade.(50%) category. As this is a quick write, there will naturally be errors and not your best writing. However, the expectation is that there will be no there, their and they're errors. Afterall, this is review material. When you have finished, place your notebook on the shelf. If you need to take it home to finish, that is fine, but you will need it tomorrow.
There, their and they’re are homophones. That means they sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Consider the following sample sentences to help you understand the difference between these three words.
- there - that place, the opposite of here, referring to a specific item (Please put the glasses there.)
- their - it belongs to them (The Smith family leased their car.)
- they're - they are (They're going on vacation next summer.)
Monday, September 13 Grammar exercise / notebook writing prompt
Please complete the following practice / review exercise. Take your time. When you have finished, on page one of your class notebook, write out the a response to the following prompt: If only… This is to be a minimum of honors class: 150 words; regents class 100
Name_____________________________ Insert the correct from of there, their or they’re into the following sentences.
1. Unable to tolerate the dust one moment longer, Elizabeth spent the afternoon cleaning the living room tables and shelves. Now __________________ slippery with furniture polish, glowing in the sunlight that spills through the open window.
2. "Oh, no! _________ are lima beans on my plate!" screamed Noel before he fainted with a thud on the dining room floor.
3. Mrs. O'Shea spent the day steam cleaning the living room floor. Now her children can hardly find the kitchen without __________ trail of dirty footprints leading the way
4. Janeen hates dogs more than snakes or cockroaches. She believes that canines are loathsome creatures because _________ only goal in life is to kill her front lawn with urine.
5. Behind the sofa _________ is a collection of desiccated broccoli spears that Simon, the family cocker spaniel, carries away for Noel, who cannot stomach the vegetable.
6. Nothing makes Diane's cat Big Toe Joe happier than a laundry basket full of fresh warm towels. _________ he will sleep, purring in contentment and shedding long white hair on the clean terry cloth.
7. The knives in Roseanne's kitchen are encrusted with bits of brownie and smears of dried mustard. _________ is no way a doctor would ever consider operating with any instrument that Roseanne had washed!
8. Noel carefully sliced each Brussels sprout in half, carefully scrutinizing the heart of the little cabbage. He always worries that ________ might be a worm buried in the middle.
9. Casey and Tamara had plenty of privacy for kissing because _________ were six sheets drying on the clothesline in the backyard.
10. Bentley, our neighbor's basset hound, has toenails that are so long that ________ curled like macaroni noodles at the ends of his paws.
11. Warren hates cleaning the bathroom because his brothers always leave globs of toothpaste in the sink, and _________ dirty underwear hangs from the doorknobs or lies in damp piles on the tile floor.
12. Raymond's parakeets love to sit on his head; _________ droppings litter his shoulders like flakes of dandruff.
13. After a few ineffective swipes across the kitchen floor, Kristy returned the mop to the closet. ________ it would remain for another six months.
14. In a frenzy of packing, the Gonzalez family even boxed their poodle, Chiquita. _________ moving into a new home tomorrow, and everything must be ready to go.
15. Willard loves going food shopping late at night. The aisles are free of people, so ________ is no one to see him sneaking grapes in the produce section or filching cookies from the bakery.
16. Russell and his friend Ted dived into ________ car and sped out of the parking lot. Dripping milkshake, Billy soon followed, shaking his fist and swearing revenge at the fleeing car.
17. Lolita heaped her brother's plate with barbecue chicken, potato salad, and baked beans. _________ was so much food that Henry needed two hands to carry the plate to the table.
18. Eboni and Andrea can spend an entire paycheck during one trip to the mall. They eat at the food court, shop for clothes and makeup, and buy popcorn and movie tickets with ________ last few dollars.
19. Maria gasped in horror when she looked at her new leather furniture. ________ were scratches and punctures all over the armrests from the sharp claws of her cat Brandy.
20. After the long walk in the August heat, Norman's two dogs collapsed on the cool tiles of the kitchen floor, tongues rolling from _________ mouths in exhausted panting.
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