Which sentence is written correctly? “My cousins are coming to visit on Saturday”
Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grade 3 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.
Which sentence is written correctly?
- My brother don’t like spinach.
- We was late for the bus this morning.
- My cousins are coming to visit on Saturday.Correct answer
- The birds is singing in the tree.
Why “My cousins are coming to visit on Saturday.” is correct
This is like a sentence-rewrite item: the student has to check each sentence for an error. Only the correct sentence matches its subject and verb, with the plural cousins and the plural verb are. Each of the others pairs a subject with the wrong form of do or be.
Why the other answers are wrong
- My brother don’t like spinach. — One person needs doesn’t: “My brother doesn’t like spinach.”
- We was late for the bus this morning. — We needs were, not was.
- The birds is singing in the tree. — The plural birds needs are, not is.
Practice more of this
More writing practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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