Commas

Semi-colons and Colons
Italics, Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes
Fragments
and Run-ons
Grab Bag

100
In the following sentence, the necessary comma(s) go here: Lady Gaga: Woke up cuddling my weave like a teddy bear and there’s chicken and waffles in the bed. Need a gym and a salon.
What is "after 'teddy bear'"?
100
In the following sentence, the semi-colon or colon goes HERE: Stephen Colbert: We have so much free ice cream piling up in the studio these days, I’ve ordered my staff to seek out devastating heartbreaks.
What is "in place of the comma?"
100
The following sentence needs THIS/THESE: Lady Gaga: Don’t worry I’ve been texting Wintour all morning trying to get that cover. Next Im sending bagels to Vogue (complex carbohydrate war)
What is an apostrophe in I'm?
100
To fix this sentence, you need to do THIS: Jimmy Fallon: I once was talked into getting a perm. I was in college and it was free. #imanidiot
What is add a comma before and?
100
To fix this title, you need to do this one thing: Brittany Spears: The Dog House part one
What is add a colon between House and Part?
200
In the following sentence, the necessary comma(s) go HERE: Zooey Deschanel: It’s never too late for a coffee. After all it’s always morning somewhere in the world.
What is "after 'after all'"?
200
In the following sentence, the colon or semi-colon goes here: Lady Gaga: Separate note, I woke up actually IN the wrapper of my Subway sandwich this morning. Has this happened to anyone? I’m feeling overwhelmed.
What is after separate note?
200
The following sentence needs THIS/THESE: Taylor Swift: I just saw The Ellen Show’s interview with Kristen Bell about the sloth. That was SO adorable/entertaining—I’m still laughing.
What is italics for The Ellen Show?
200
To fix this sentence, you need to do this: Stephen Colbert: I love breakfast so much, I won’t tell anyone the combination to my waffle safe. I have it hidden behind a painting of a pancake.
What is replace the comma with a semi-colon, change the comma to the word "that," or add a conjunction after the comma?
200
To fix the following sentence, you must do these two things: Katy Perry: So pleased to see Wide Awake is #9 today. Thank you guys for liking it so much. I like you so much.
What is add I was to the start of the first sentence, and put Wide Awake in italics or quotes?
300
In the following sentence, the necessary comma(s) go HERE: Sarah Silverman: “Enough” is a really underrated movie about a woman who dares to wear a terrible short wig.
What is "after 'terrible'"?
300
In the following sentence, the semi-colon or colon goes HERE: Taylor Swift: Might have gone a little crazy in Williams Sonoma today. I couldn’t help it it’s so seasonal in there.
What is "after 'help it'"?
300
The following sentence needs THIS/THESE: Neil Patrick Harris: Amuse Bouche 1: Goat cheese grape spheres and goat cheese rolled grapes. Inverse preparations of a similar theme.
What is italics for "amuse bouche"?
300
To fix the following sentence, you need to do THIS: Rob Lowe: It’s one hundred and ten on set and I am pocket tweeting. Apologies to all. #HeatStroke
What is add a comma after set, and a "My" before apologies?
300
To fix the following sentence, you must do these three things: Steven Colbert: Buy my children’s book I am a Pole (And So Can You!) or I’ll have to assume you hate children.
What is put a comma after book, italicize the title, and put a comma after the parentheses?
400
In the following sentence, the necessary comma(s) go HERE: I predict an Oscar nomination for you Thomas Lennon for The Dark Night Rises. Your performance was riveting. Bravo.
What is "around 'Thomas Lennon'"?
400
In the following sentence, the colon or semi-colon goes here: Brad Paisley: About to do something with a rowdy friend. Famous last words of a redneck, “y’all watch this”.
What is in place of the comma after redneck?
400
The following sentence needs THIS/THESE: Jason Mraz: Say Irish Wristwatch out loud
What is quotation marks around Irish Wristwatch?
400
To fix this sentence, you need to do this: Lady Gaga: The Olympics is the best ever. but I went through a whole pack of tissues last night. Watching hard working athletes achieve their dreams.
What is change the first period to a comma and eliminate the second period?
400
To fix the following sentence, you must do these four things: Taylor Swift: Apparently my only way of dealing with a remote control that isn’t working right is to bang it on the table and scream ‘come one!’
What is add a comma after apparently, add a comma after scream, change the apostrophes to quotation marks, and change one to on. However, if you counted the apostrophes as two things and didn't change the spelling, I'll take it.
500
In the following sentence, the necessary comma(s) go HERE: Dax Shephard: I wish that in addition to the “favorite button” on twitter there was a “Yikes” button.
What is "around 'in addition to the favorite button on twitter'"?
500
In the following sentence, the colon or semi-colon goes here: Lady Gaga: I don’t care what anyone says I’m obsessed with “Settle down” anybody that disagrees is wrong.
What is either says (if you insert a comma and an "and" after Settle Down) or after Settle Down?
500
The following sentence needs THIS/THESE: Alison Brie: Okay Magic Mike, I see what you’re workin with and I’ll TAKE it!! #notashamedofthistweet
What is italics around Magic Mike and an apostrophe after workin'?
500
To fix this sentence, you need to do THIS: Lady Gaga: Went for an MRI. No harm from the concussion but it appears my brain is just water and a large floating jellyfish.
What is add a subject to the first sentence, and a comma after concussion?
500
The last part of the following tweet ("Do Watch") represents either a fragment or a complete sentence: Neil Patrick Harris: Great day. How I Met Your Mother season finale tonight! Back to back episodes, Barney’s bride revealed, lots of magical surprises! Do watch.
What is a complete sentence?
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