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 21st
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 22nd
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 23rd
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 24th (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 24th (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.