Warm-Ups, WriteSource Daily Grammar Workouts, Set 1: Focus on Punctuation (p. 6-7)

Warm-Ups, NW2, Week 1

Warm-Up, Monday, October 20th

Copy the sentence ONCE. Double space the sentence. Use editor’s marks to correct the sentence.

Comma (unnecessary), Spelling, Comma (other)

At 9 feet tall and waying in at 1,700 pounds the Alaskan brown bear is the largest carnivore, that lives on land. (3)

Warm-Up, Tuesday, October 21

st Copy the sentence ONCE. Double space the sentence. Use editor’s marks to correct the sentence.

Comma (Nonrestrictive Phrase/Clause), Subject-Verb Agreement, Comma (Other)

The brown recluse spider which is a poisonous spider found in the United States have fangs six eyes and a violin-shaped mark on its back. (5)

Warm-Up, Wednesday, October 22 nd Copy the sentence ONCE. Double space the sentence. Use editor’s marks to correct the sentence.

Semicolon, Comma (other), Spelling

Pet iguanas like to sit in high places however it is still a suprise when one jumps onto your head. (3)

Warm-Up, Thursday, October 23

rd Copy the sentence ONCE. Double space the sentence. Use editor’s marks to correct the sentence.

Run-On Sentence, Using the Right Word, Spelling

Allowing species to become extinct is a big risk its imposible for us to know which missing species will upset the whole balance of the earth. (3)

Warm-Up, Friday, October 24 th (Part 1) Copy the sentence ONCE. Double space the sentence. Use editor’s marks to correct the sentence.

Italics (Underlining), Comma (Nonrestrictive phrase/clause), Using the Right Word, Spelling

The Taenaris macrops butterfly which feeds on ripe bananas has eyespots on it’s wings that flash like the eyes of a predater. (4)

Warm-Up, Friday, October 24 th (Part 2) Sentence combining: Combine the following two sentences using a relative pronoun (who/which/whose/that).

Green iguanas are native to Mexico and South America, but they are kept as pets throughout the world. Green iguanas are also called common iguanas.