1. Bellwork 14

2. Bellwork 14-1
I was surprized to see so fewer people on the bus this mourning.
There are 3 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

4. Bellwork 14-1 Answers
I was surprised to see so few people on the bus this morning.
Surprised was misspelled.
Few is the word, not fewer. Fewer is used to compare two things or people.
Morning is the correct homonym to be used here.

5. Bellwork 14-2
If you want too loose weight, you should eat fewer junk food.
There are 3 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

6. Bellwork 14-2 Answers
If you want to lose weight, you should eat less junk food.
To is the correct homonym.
Lose is the correct word. Loose means not tight.
Less is used here. Simple rule: fewer for things that you count. Less for things that you don’t count. There are some exceptions.

7. Bellwork 14-3 I buy less meat then before because its to expensive.
There are 3 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

8. Bellwork 14-3 Answers
I buy less meat than before because it’s too expensive.
Than is the correct word. Then usually relates to time. Than is generally used as a comparision.
It’s is the correct word because it stands for it is.
Too is the needed homonym here.

9. Bellwork 14-4 Its unusual too see Harrys’ mother hear.
There are 4 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

10. Bellwork 14-4 Answers It’s unusual to see Harry’s mother here.
It’s is needed here because it is short for it is.
To is the correct homonym used here.
Harry is singular so the apostrophe is placed before the “s”.
Here is the correct homonym.

11. Bellwork 14-5 The boys’ coat’s are in there rooms. There are 2 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

12. Bellwork 14-5 Answers The boys’ coats’ are in their rooms.
There are more than one coat so the apostrophe is after the “s”.
Their is the possessive pronoun needed here.
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13. Bellwork 14-6 He didn’t stop quickly enough and hit the garages door.
There are 2 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

14. Bellwork 14-6 Answers
He didn’t stop quickly enough, and hit the garage’s door.
This is a compound sentence so it needs a comma at the end of the first sentence.
Garage is possessive so it needs an apostrophe.

15. Bellwork 14-7
She wanted too open the door so she couldn’t find the key.
There are 3 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

16. Bellwork 14-7 Answers
She wanted to open the door, but she couldn’t find the key.
To is the correct homonym used here.
This is a compound sentence so it needs a comma at the end of the first sentence.
So cannot be used here. You need to use a conjunction that shows a contradiction.

17. Bellwork 14-8 The boys played so good but they won the tornament.
There are 3 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

18. Bellwork 14-8 Answers
The boys played so well, and they won the tournament.
Well is used here. Generally well will answer the question how.
This is a compound sentence so we need a comma after well.
And is the conjunction needed here because it adds to the first sentence and does not contradict it.

19. Bellwork 14-9 He tasted the verious kinds of tea careful.
There are 2 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

20. Bellwork 14-9 Answers He tasted the various kinds of tea carefully.
Various is the correct spelling.
Carefully is the word needed here because it describes how he tasted the tea. Carefully is an adverb.

21. Bellwork 14-10 Sara don’t move till I tell you. There are 2 errors.
Directions: Write the statement above correcting all errors.
Learning Goal: The student will be able to find the grammatical errors in the above statement.

22. Bellwork 14-10 Answers Sara don’t move till I tell you.
Sara is a noun of direct address, so it needs a comma after it.
Until is the correct word used here.