The document discusses various grammar concepts including ambiguous pronouns, misplaced modifiers, figurative language, subject-verb agreement, and text structures. It provides examples of sentences containing errors in these areas and asks the reader to identify and correct the errors. It also asks the reader to identify examples of figurative language and text structures.

2. NEXT Cat egories (or dog agories…) Ambiguous Pronouns Misplaced Modifiers Figurative Language Subject / Verb Agreement Text Structures

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4. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Both John and Boots love soccer, but he screams every time he kicks the ball.

5. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board I cannot stand it when cats dress up like rabbits because it confuses you!

6. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board The cat looked at the fly and he was cross-eyed.

7. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Tom and Joe were taking a nap together , and he says that his sleep number is “dog.”

8. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Frisky and Johnny were bored and he “meowed” it.

9. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Jane walked her dog in a short skirt and she barked. (Extra points if you catch the error from another category!)

10. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board The dog did not want her picture taken by the woman in the Santa outfit.

11. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board The cat was sticking out his tongue with a squishy face.

12. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Andrew cuddled with the cat because we lost his teddy bear.

13. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board The kitten was camouflaged by the dog because he was black.

14. Identify the Figurative Language. Back to Board Those ears are a thousand miles long!

15. Identify the Figurative Language. Back to Board The kitten can sing like a diva.

16. Identify the Figurative Language. Back to Board The big-eared beagle with the black spots blew me away with his baffling flying trick.

17. Identify the Figurative Language. Back to Board When the kitten is asleep, he is an angel, but when he wakes up, he is a devil!

18. Identify the Figurative Language. Back to Board A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

19. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Neither the kitten nor the hamster are particularly happy with this face-off.

20. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Each of the monkeys are using the laptop computer.

21. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Because of this bath-time, either the kitten or the human are going to get hurt.

22. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board Every one of the five kittens in the glass are Russian Blues and very cute.

23. Write the Sentence Correctly. Back to Board If you like cats, you are going to think that these stacking kittens are adorable!

24. Identify the Text Structure Back to Board Baby lied down, and then her “mommy” lied on top of her!

25. Identify the Text Structure Back to Board Frisky loves to “kill” anything, however, his brother’s and sisters are quite docile.

26. Identify the Text Structure Back to Board Because he is so clumsy, Oliver broke his arm.

27. Identify the Text Structure Back to Board You should always keep an eye on your clothes that are drying on the line. For example, my friend Bob found a raccoon in his jeans!

28. Identify the Text Structure Back to Board The question is whether or not Spike drank the beer. The answer can be found laying right next to the empty bottle!

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30. What are the definitions of ambiguous pronouns, misplaced modifiers, and figurative language? Back to Board 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1