Punctuation
Comparison 1
What change, if any?
Comparison 2
Run-on, Fragment or Sentence?
100
Even though she works long hours. She keeps working hard after she gets home.
What is change the period to a comma after hours and change the uppercase S in she to a lowercase s? CORRECTED: Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.
100
Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Jose and her was the more well behaved dog.
What is change more well behaved to most well behaved? CORRECTED: Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Jose and her was the most well behaved dog.
100
Dear Ms. Mayer, I would like to request an interview at your company. Sincerely, Mr. Corbin
What is change the comma after the person's name to a colon? CORRECTED: Dear Ms. Mayer: I would like to request an interview at your company. Sincerely, Mr. Corbin
100
I was proud that the plane Lauren and I made flew the swiftliest of any in the contest.
What is change swiftliest to most swiftly? CORRECTED: I was proud that the plane Lauren and I made flew the most swiftly of any in the contest.
100
Because it requires a lot of skill and determination.
What is a fragment?
200
My sister needed help with her social study's project this week.
What is remove the apostrophe in study's and change the spelling to studies? CORRECTED: My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.
200
Of the three turtles she and Nathan have, Boxer is the more active.
What is change more active to most active? CORRECTED: Of the three turtles she and Nathan have, Boxer is the most active.
200
Dear Courtney, Do you want to go to the mall with me? Your best friend, Gabby
What is there are no mistakes?
200
Of the many trucks we looked at today, Kevin and I think the last one is the more suitable for hauling equipment.
What is change more suitable to most suitable? CORRECTED: Of the many trucks we looked at today, Kevin and I think the last one is the most suitable for hauling equipment.
200
Water can be found on the earth's surface and it can be found under the earth's surface.
What is a run-on?
300
Its their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
What is change Its to It's by adding an apostrophe? CORRECTED: It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
300
The toddlers behaved much more agreeable after their naps.
What is change more agreeable to more agreeably? CORRECTED: The toddlers behaved much more agreeably after their naps.
300
"That is great! Tyler did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game" said Coach Boyd.
What is add a comma after the word game? CORRECTED: "That is great! Tyler did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game," said Coach Boyd.
300
Until this year, Ashley was fastest than I was and would always win our races.
What is change fastest to faster? CORRECTED: Until this year, Ashley was faster than I was and would always win our races.
300
If you want to become famous.
What is a fragment?
400
For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real world situations.
What is add a hyphen between real and world? CORRECTED: For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real-world situations.
400
Of the two plans, Hayden's plan was the most effective plan.
What is change most effective to more effective? CORRECTED: Of the two plans, Hayden's plan was the more effective pan.
400
All of those long hours of practise finally paid off!
What is correct the spelling of practise to practice? CORRECTED: All of those long hours of practice finally paid off!
400
Kate and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the more heartily was Dylan.
What is change more heartily to most heartily? CORRECTED: Kate and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the most heartily was Dylan.
400
Being a straight-A student is great, but understanding the material is more important.
What is a sentence?
500
While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot.
What is change the period to an exclamation mark? CORRECTED: While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot!
500
Of all the girls in my class, I like Sarah more.
What is change more to most? CORRECTED: Of all the girls in my class, I like Sarah most.
500
Repeated downpours cause land to flood, however, the flooding does not last too long.
What is change the first comma to a semi-colon? CORRECTED: Repeated downpours cause land to flood; however, the flooding does not last too long.
500
When compared to Galveston, Corpus Christi gets the most rain.
What is change the most to more? CORRECTED: When compared to Galveston, Corpus Christi gets more rain.
500
When it rains, the abundance forms runoff, the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.
What is a run-on?
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