Question

Identify the correct sentence.

Mark set Mrs. Stein’s groceries on the counter.

After carrying two bags in each hand all the way home, Mrs. Stein couldn’t wait to set down.

After counting the small tip Mrs. Stein gave him, Mark sit the money on his dresser.

Answer 1

Identify the correct sentence.
All of the students, except Raina, participated in the spelling bee.

Please except this award on your brother’s behalf.

I except responsibility for breaking the window.

Answer 2

After carrying two bags in each hand all the way home, Mrs. Stein couldn’t wait to set down.


All of the students, except Raina, participated in the spelling bee.

are these correct?

Answer 3

The first sentence (Mark set Mrs. Stein’s groceries on the counter.) is the correct one. The others are incorrect since:

After carrying two bags in each hand all the way home, Mrs. Stein couldn’t wait to set down.
--it shout be "sit" instead of "set."
After counting the small tip Mrs. Stein gave him, Mark sit the money on his dresser.
--Instead of "sit," it should be "set."

Correct: All of the students, except Raina, participated in the spelling bee.

Please except this award on your brother’s behalf.
--It should be "accept" instead of "except."
I except responsibility for breaking the window.
--It should be "accept" instead of "except."