> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://learn-with-alicia.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sentence Repair - URL: https://learn-with-alicia.ghost.io/sentence-repair/ - Published: 2026-08-10T11:45:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-20T17:13:58.000Z - Description: Fifteen sentences have arrived at the repair shop. Fix capital letters, punctuation, agreement, word order and incomplete thoughts. - Author: Alicia Lund - Tags: vocabulary-mission, grammar-4-6, sentence-4-6, #ep-grammar-build ``` { "finish": "The repair shop is closed for the day! You successfully repaired all fifteen sentences.", "steps": [ { "word": "Capital letter", "say": "Amina carried the books into the classroom.", "question": "Which sentence begins correctly?", "card": "amina carried the books into the classroom.", "choices": [ "amina carried the books into the classroom.", "Amina carried the books into the classroom.", "AMINA carried the books into the classroom." ], "answer": 1, "good": "Correct! A sentence and a person's name both begin with capital letters.", "help": "Look at the first word. Amina is also somebody's name." }, { "word": "Full stop", "say": "The old map was hidden beneath the floor.", "question": "Which sentence has the correct ending?", "card": "The old map was hidden beneath the floor", "choices": [ "The old map was hidden beneath the floor?", "The old map was hidden beneath the floor.", "The old map was hidden beneath the floor," ], "answer": 1, "good": "Exactly! This is a statement, so it ends with a full stop.", "help": "The sentence gives information. It does not ask a question." }, { "word": "Question mark", "say": "Where did you put the silver key?", "question": "Which sentence is punctuated correctly?", "card": "Where did you put the silver key.", "choices": [ "Where did you put the silver key?", "Where did you put the silver key.", "Where did you put the silver key!" ], "answer": 0, "good": "Correct! A direct question ends with a question mark.", "help": "The word where shows that somebody is asking a question." }, { "word": "Agreement", "say": "The two detectives are searching the attic.", "question": "Which sentence has correct subject–verb agreement?", "card": "The two detectives is searching the attic.", "choices": [ "The two detectives am searching the attic.", "The two detectives is searching the attic.", "The two detectives are searching the attic." ], "answer": 2, "good": "Well repaired! Detectives is plural, so we use are.", "help": "There are two detectives. Which verb agrees with more than one person?" }, { "word": "Word order", "say": "Whiskers quietly followed the children.", "question": "Which sentence has the clearest word order?", "card": "Quietly the children Whiskers followed.", "choices": [ "Whiskers quietly followed the children.", "Followed Whiskers the children quietly.", "The children Whiskers quietly followed." ], "answer": 0, "good": "Correct! The subject comes first, followed by the action and the object.", "help": "Begin with who performed the action: Whiskers." }, { "word": "Complete sentence", "say": "The children opened the mysterious wooden box.", "question": "Which option is a complete sentence?", "card": "Inside the mysterious wooden box.", "choices": [ "Inside the mysterious wooden box.", "The mysterious wooden box.", "The children opened the mysterious wooden box." ], "answer": 2, "good": "Exactly! The sentence tells us who acted and what they did.", "help": "A complete sentence needs a subject and a complete action." }, { "word": "Comma", "say": "Before we leave, we must lock the door.", "question": "Which sentence uses the comma correctly?", "card": "Before we leave we must lock the door.", "choices": [ "Before, we leave we must lock the door.", "Before we leave, we must lock the door.", "Before we leave we, must lock the door." ], "answer": 1, "good": "Correct! The comma separates the opening phrase from the main sentence.", "help": "The opening phrase is Before we leave. Place the comma after it." }, { "word": "Apostrophe", "say": "Musa's backpack was beside the window.", "question": "Which sentence shows that the backpack belongs to Musa?", "card": "Musas backpack was beside the window.", "choices": [ "Musas backpack was beside the window.", "Musas' backpack was beside the window.", "Musa's backpack was beside the window." ], "answer": 2, "good": "Well done! The apostrophe and s show that the backpack belongs to Musa.", "help": "The owner is one person named Musa. Add an apostrophe and s." }, { "word": "Past tense", "say": "Yesterday, the class visited the museum.", "question": "Which sentence keeps the verb in the correct tense?", "card": "Yesterday, the class visit the museum.", "choices": [ "Yesterday, the class visits the museum.", "Yesterday, the class visited the museum.", "Yesterday, the class will visit the museum." ], "answer": 1, "good": "Correct! Yesterday requires the past-tense verb visited.", "help": "Yesterday tells us that the action has already happened." }, { "word": "Pronoun", "say": "Leila found the note, and she read it aloud.", "question": "Which sentence uses the correct pronoun for Leila?", "card": "Leila found the note, and he read it aloud.", "choices": [ "Leila found the note, and they read it aloud.", "Leila found the note, and it read it aloud.", "Leila found the note, and she read it aloud." ], "answer": 2, "good": "Correct! The pronoun she refers clearly to Leila.", "help": "Which pronoun can replace the name Leila?" }, { "word": "Conjunction", "say": "The path was narrow, but the children continued walking.", "question": "Which joining word shows a contrast?", "card": "The path was narrow, ___ the children continued walking.", "choices": [ "but", "because", "or" ], "answer": 0, "good": "Exactly! But connects two contrasting ideas.", "help": "The narrow path could have stopped them. Instead, they continued." }, { "word": "Run-on sentence", "say": "The rain stopped. The players returned to the field.", "question": "Which option repairs the run-on sentence?", "card": "The rain stopped the players returned to the field.", "choices": [ "The rain stopped the players returned to the field.", "The rain stopped. The players returned to the field.", "The rain stopped, the players returned to the field." ], "answer": 1, "good": "Correct! The two complete thoughts are separated with a full stop.", "help": "There are two complete ideas. Each can stand as its own sentence." }, { "word": "Plural noun", "say": "The three boxes were stacked near the wall.", "question": "Which sentence uses the correct plural form?", "card": "The three box was stacked near the wall.", "choices": [ "The three boxes were stacked near the wall.", "The three box were stacked near the wall.", "The three boxs was stacked near the wall." ], "answer": 0, "good": "Excellent! Three requires the plural noun boxes and the plural verb were.", "help": "There is more than one box. Both the noun and verb must agree." }, { "word": "Missing subject", "say": "The little bird landed on the fence.", "question": "Which sentence clearly tells us who landed?", "card": "Landed on the fence.", "choices": [ "On the fence.", "The little bird landed on the fence.", "Landed the little bird." ], "answer": 1, "good": "Correct! The little bird is the subject performing the action.", "help": "The sentence needs to tell us who or what landed." }, { "word": "Final repair", "say": "After lunch, Sofia and Musa walked quietly to the library.", "question": "Which sentence is completely correct?", "card": "after lunch Sofia and Musa walks quietly to the library", "choices": [ "After lunch Sofia and Musa walks quietly to the library.", "after lunch, Sofia and Musa walked quietly to the library.", "After lunch, Sofia and Musa walked quietly to the library." ], "answer": 2, "good": "Perfect repair! It has a capital letter, comma, correct verb and full stop.", "help": "Check the capital letter, opening comma, verb agreement and ending punctuation." } ] } ```