Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildAsk the sentence: what job is this word doing here?
1 · Tick the right class
a Ab Bc Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The gladiators train every morning.
The train was late again.
The arena is enormous.
4 · Help Polpetta
adjective. In running water, running describes the water, so it is doing an adjective's job. A word's class is the job it does in this sentence, not what the dictionary says.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
struck (noun)
struck (verb)
2
daily (adjective)
daily (adverb)
3
slow (verb)
slow (adjective)
run (noun) looks wrong but is right: her morning run names a thing. That is the decoy.
MediumA word's class is its job in this sentence. The same word can take a new job next door.
1 · Tick the right class
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The light in the arena went out.
She carried a light shield.
This is my best sword.
4 · Help Polpetta
The dictionary lists all the jobs a word can do, but the sentence decides which job it is doing now. In running water, running describes the water, so it is an adjective; in I am running, it is a verb.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
trained (adjective)
trained (verb)
2
loudly (noun)
loudly (adverb)
3
swift (verb)
swift (adjective)
4
fight (adjective)
fight (noun)
training (noun) is the tempting label that is already right: her training names a thing. under (preposition), and (conjunction), They (pronoun) and The (determiner) are also right.
SpicyEight classes, one test: the job in this sentence. Watch for the words that switch.
1 · Tick the right class
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
I water the plants with cold water.
Rest before the fight; rest before you fight.
The (determiner) tired (adjective) gladiator (noun) rested (verb) quietly (adverb).
4 · Help Polpetta
Not every -ly word is an adverb: friendly and lovely are adjectives, as in a friendly dog. Running is not always a verb: in running water it is an adjective, and in Running is healthy it is a noun. The job in the sentence decides the class.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
Before (conjunction)
Before (preposition)
2
They (determiner)
They (pronoun)
3
bravely (adjective)
bravely (adverb)
4
cheering (verb)
cheering (noun)
5
this (pronoun) arena
this (determiner) arena
6
lightly (verb)
lightly (adverb)
This (pronoun) pleased the lanista is right (it stands alone); this (pronoun) arena is wrong (a noun follows, so determiner). light (adjective) rain, light (noun) above the gate and Training (noun) are all right.