TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
Paulette Walkwitz, Supervisor
EIGHTH GRADE BELLRINGERS
 
ENGLISH/ LANGUAGE ARTS
PART II


1.  Rewrite the following sentences so that you have one complete sentence.

a.  Mary is a sweet girl.
b.  Mary has brown hair.
c.  Mary loves to swim.
d.  Mary loves to be around people.
e.  Mary lives on Pike Road.


2.  Rewrite the following sentences so that you have one complete sentence.

a.   George has a turtle.
b.   George's turtle is fifteen years old.
c.   George keeps his turtle in a wooden box.
d.   George's mother wants him to get rid of the turtle.
d.   George's turtle is brown.


3.  Proofread and correct the following paragraph.

mrs. jones is a wunderful english teacher.  She also teaches History.   She loves to teach literature to her classes mrs. jones makes the stories cum to life.  I love her class.



4.  One word in each of the following sentences is written incorrectly.  Find the incorrect word in each sentence.

a)  The students put there books on the shelf.

b)  Their waiting for the bus to come and get them.

c)  Its not too late to order yearbooks.

d)  The dog bit it's own tail.

e)  You're lunch is on the table.

f)  Is this you're book bag?



5.  Proofread the following letter and make corrections.

2251 Rockport Road
Hammond Louisiana  70401
September 2, 2001
 
 

Mr. fred Jones
Riverdale publishing Company
P.O. Box 217
New Orleans Louisiana  70436

Dear Mr. Jones,

I am a student at Hammond high school.  My History teacher read an article to us about your new book called  Famous Historians in louisiana.  I read the book after hearing Mr. Jones read the article.  Its a wonderful book!
Do you think you could visit our school and tell us about writing the book?

Sincerely,
 

Mark Smith
 



6.  One word in each of the following sentences is written incorrectly.  Find the incorrect word in each sentence.

a)  I have too friends going with me to the movie.

b)  It is to far to walk.

c)  Mother said that we are to walk too the bus stop.

d)  It's too late to start doing hour homework.