ELA Bell Ringer for Grades 6–8: Their, there, and they’re
A free ELA bell ringer for grades 6–8. Put the prompt on the board as students walk in, give them three to five minutes, then go over it together. The answer and teacher notes are in the box below the prompt.
The prompt
Fix the two mistakes in this sentence:
Their going to the library after school, but they left there backpacks in the classroom.
Answer and teacher notes
Corrected: They're going to the library after school, but they left their backpacks in the classroom.
They're = they are. Their = belongs to them. There = a place. Quick test: if "they are" fits, use they're.
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