Punctuation Problems
Clue: Spot the missing punctuation in this sentence:
"After school we went to the library."
Answer: What is a missing comma after "school"? (Correct sentence: "After school, we went to the library.")
What should be capitalized in this sentence?
"the fourth of july is my favorite holiday."
Answer: What are "The" and "July"?
Clue: This type of sentence has one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
Answer: What is a simple sentence
Clue: Find the mistake:
"Its a beautiful day outside."
Answer: What is the incorrect use of "its"? (Correct sentence: "It's a beautiful day outside.")
Clue: What punctuation mark is missing here?
"The teacher said Lets begin."
What is an apostrophe in "Let's"? (Correct sentence: "The teacher said, 'Let's begin.'")
Clue: Find the capitalization error:
"My mom and dad went to europe last year."
Answer: What is "Europe" should be capitalized?
Clue: A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction is called this
Answer: What is a compound sentence?
Clue: Correct this sentence:
"The students books were left in the classroom."
Answer: What is adding an apostrophe to "students'"? (Correct sentence: "The students' books were left in the classroom.")
Clue: Add the missing punctuation
"I need eggs milk and bread from the store."
Answer: What is commas in the list? (Correct sentence: "I need eggs, milk, and bread from the store.")
Clue: Correct the capitalization:
"in december, we celebrate new year's eve."
Answer: What are "In" and "December"?
Clue: What type of sentence is this?
"Because I was late, I missed the bus."
Answer: What is a complex sentence?
Clue: What’s wrong here?
"I dont know how to do this!"
Answer: What is a missing apostrophe in "don't"? (Correct sentence: "I don't know how to do this!")
Clue: Correct this sentence:
"The cake which was chocolate flavored was delicious."
Answer: What is adding commas around the nonessential clause? (Correct sentence: "The cake, which was chocolate flavored, was delicious.")
Clue: This word should always be capitalized, no matter where it is in the sentence.
Answer: What is "I"?
Clue: Identify the error:
"The book is on the table, it belongs to Sarah."
What is a run-on sentences; should be a period after table.
Clue: Fix the sentence:
"There going to the park later."
Answer: What is replacing "There" with "They're"? (Correct sentence: "They're going to the park later.")
Clue: Spot the capitalization error:
"We visited the white house in washington, d.c."
Answer:What are "White House" and "Washington, D.C."?
Clue: Identify the following
"after the trip"
"behind the door."
"until tomorrow."
What is a prepositional phrase
Clue: Correct this sentence:
"There going to the movies later."
Answer: What is replacing "There" with "They're"? (Correct sentence: "They're going to the movies later.")