DOL Study Guide- Week 7
Original Sentences:
Corrections are highlighted:
1. Trang said “Trees give we
1. Trang said, “Trees give us
humans an extraordinery number
humans an extraordinary number
of products.”
of products.”
2. Then she added, “people make
2. Then she added, “People make
houses furniture, and many
houses, furniture, and many
other things from wood.
other things from wood.”
3. “Can i give you a brief
3. “Can I give you a brief
summary of products made from
summary of products made from
trees” said Mr Salle?
trees?” said Mr Salle.
4. Last friday he says, Them
4. Last Friday he said, “Those
products includes lumber,
products include lumber,
charcoal, paper, and turpentine.”
charcoal, paper, and turpentine.”
5. A fir or a pine tree make a
gooder telephone pole than does
a crooked tree.
5. A fir or a pine tree makes a
better telephone pole than does
a crooked tree.
6. A sollitery telephone pole
6. A solitary telephone pole must
must be very strong but it also
be very strong, but it also has to
has too bend a little.
bend a little.
7. Rachel asked “Don’t many
7. Rachel asked, “Don’t many
trees also supply we with dietery
trees also supply us with dietary
products?”
products?”
8. Lewis answered, “Yes we in
8. Lewis answered, “Yes, we in
the northeast enjoys apples and
the northeast enjoy apples and
maple syrup.”
maple syrup.”
9. “Products made from trees,
9. “Products made from trees,”
says ms Ellefson “are neccessary
says Ms. Ellefson, “are necessary
to our lives.”
to our lives.”
10. Well, people is finally
10. Well, people are finally
learning to take care of they’re
learning to take care of their
forests,” say Jim.
forests,” says Jim.
Things to keep in mind when completing your DOL quiz:
Spelling:
Extraordinary, summary, solitary, necessary, dietary
Capitalization:
Capitalize proper nouns of people and animals, places, titles of people,
regions, I, first words in quotations.
Punctuation:
Use periods to abbreviate titles. Commas are in items in a series, and
with quotations. Use quotation marks with direct quotations, and
divided quotations.
Sentences:
Remember possessive pronouns vs. contractions. There should be
subject/verb agreement. Watch for irregular past tense of verbs.
Commonly confused words are: to, two, too and they’re, there, and
their. Look out for adjectives: them vs. those.