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🩺 Sentence Surgeon
A sentence comes in broken: run-ons, fragments, “could of”, fewer and less. Pick the version that repairs it.
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- Type
- Words
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Round length
- 60s+
- Ages
- 9+
- Controls
- Tap an answer · Keys 1–4
What it practises
- Grammar & formal writing: Sentence structure, punctuation, register and building a clear paragraph.
This is the area games cover least well. Writing games are paired with untimed writing and review.
Quick lesson: Fixing common errors
Common slips: “could of” (should be could have), less/fewer (fewer for things you count), run-ons (two sentences with no joining word) and fragments (a clause that can’t stand alone).
Check question
Which is correct?
- Less people came.
- Fewer people came.
- Lesser people came.
- Littler people came.
Answer: Fewer people came.. People can be counted, so “fewer”.
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