3rd Grade Writing Question of the Day

Practice 3rd Grade Writing with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Complete the sentence: Every day Maya (carry) her lunch to school.

carries
carrys
carry
carried

Explanation: This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'carry' is regular so we follow standard present tense rules. With regular verbs ending in consonant+y, we change y to i and add -es for he/she/it subjects. In this sentence, 'every day' tells us we need present tense, and the subject 'Maya' (she) requires the -es form. Choice A is correct because 'carries' properly changes y to i and adds -es for the third person singular. Choice B 'carrys' is incorrect because it doesn't change the y to i before adding s - this error happens when students forget the y→i rule. To help students: teach that verbs ending in consonant+y change to -ies with he/she/it (carry→carries, try→tries). Present tense time markers like 'every day' combined with he/she/it subjects require this special form.

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3rd Grade Writing

3rd Grade Writing Question of the Day

Practice 3rd Grade Writing with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Complete the sentence: Every day Maya (carry) her lunch to school.

carries
carrys
carry
carried

Explanation: This question tests forming regular/irregular verbs (CCSS.L.3.1.d). The verb 'carry' is regular so we follow standard present tense rules. With regular verbs ending in consonant+y, we change y to i and add -es for he/she/it subjects. In this sentence, 'every day' tells us we need present tense, and the subject 'Maya' (she) requires the -es form. Choice A is correct because 'carries' properly changes y to i and adds -es for the third person singular. Choice B 'carrys' is incorrect because it doesn't change the y to i before adding s - this error happens when students forget the y→i rule. To help students: teach that verbs ending in consonant+y change to -ies with he/she/it (carry→carries, try→tries). Present tense time markers like 'every day' combined with he/she/it subjects require this special form.