Homework Help: Grammer

Posted by Lacey on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:08pm.

Can you help me with these sentences.Review the following sentences. Some of them are correct, whereas others contain an error with a commonly confused word.

1.The diplomats are doing what they can to restore peace.

2.I should of written down where I last put them.

3.I don’t want to buy that. It’s to expensive.

4.An evening out can be a great way to clear one’s mind

GrammAr - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:13pm
I'll be glad to HELP you with these sentences.

To start you off -- number 1 is correct.

What errors, if any, do you see in the other three?

I'll glad to check your answers.
Grammer - Lacey, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:16pm
2. I should of written(wrote) down where I last put them.

3.I don't(do not) want to buy that. It's to expensive

number 4 is correct
Grammer - Lacey, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:17pm
4.A evening out can be a great way to clear one's mind.
Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:19pm
Sorry, but your 2, 3, and 4 are still incorrect.
Grammer - Lacey, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:21pm
2. I (should’ve) written down where i last put them.

3 is correct

4. A evening out can be a great way to clear one's mind.
GrammAr - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:22pm
You're right about number 4.

But you didn't find the errors in 2 and 3. Study these sites.

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/shouldhave/menu.php

http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/a/ppirregverbsSW.htm

http://www.damienriley.com/commonly-misspelled-homophones/
Grammer - Lacey, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:29pm
2. I should of written down where(were) I last put them.

3.I don't want to(too) buy that. It's to expensive
Grammar - Writeacher, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 6:44pm
You didn't correct the errors, but you created a new error in each sentence.

You have the right idea in #3, but the wrong word.

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