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.