This sentence has an error. my friend and i like to swim. Which sentence is written correctly?
Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grade 2 writing. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.
The question
Choose the best answer.
This sentence has an error. my friend and i like to swim. Which sentence is written correctly?
- My friend and i like to swim.
- my friend and I like to swim.
- My friend and I like to swim.Correct answer
- My Friend and I Like to swim.
Why “My friend and I like to swim.” is correct
Two capital-letter rules are at work here: every sentence starts with a capital letter, and the word I is always a capital letter. Choice c fixes both. Choice d adds capitals where they do not belong; ordinary words like friend and like stay lowercase.
Why the other answers are wrong
- My friend and i like to swim. — The first word is fixed, but i must be a capital I.
- my friend and I like to swim. — I is fixed, but the sentence must start with a capital M.
- My Friend and I Like to swim. — Friend and Like are not names or the start of the sentence, so they should not have capitals.
Practice more of this
More writing practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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