Commas/Semicolons
Do we need a comma?
We thought she was nice because she smiled a lot.
NO! We don't put commas before because!
Rem happily said, "I would love to go to the zoo to feed the giraffes!"
Rem happily said
What is missing in this sentence?
After the party.
a subject
Edit this:
Well, i just can't believe grandma didn't make cookies.
Well, I just can't believe Grandma didn't make cookies.
Fill in the line:
He looked carefully in the underbrush__ but he failed to notice the pair of green eyes staring at him.
Comma
Fix this:
It's my birthday yelled Kal!
"It's my birthday!" yelled Kal.
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete thought that's missing a subject or a predicate (or both).
I love cookies and grandma's our the best!
I love cookies, and Grandma's are the best!
What can semicolons connect?
2 INDEPENDENT clauses
Fix this:
NO! NOT THE CHICKEN NUGGETS! YOUR WASTING THEM! yelled Mrs. Katie.
"NO! NOT THE CHICKEN NUGGETS! YOU'RE WASTING THEM!" yelled Mrs. Katie.
What kind of sentence is this? Complete, run-on, or Fragment?
I woke up and ate breakfast with my cat while he was trying to get my omelet.
complete
"You're too stinky to sit at the cool kids table," she said.
Is this correct? If not, fix it.
It is important Palmer that you be cooler than Cools McGee.
Not correct:
It is important, Palmer, that you be cooler than Cools McGee.
What is the missing punctuation in this sentence:
"Don't forget to wash your hands(___)" shouted mom.
!
Which is correct?
1. Call me tomorrow. so that you can tell me what happened.
2. Call me tomorrow; you can give me an answer then.
3. If you call me tomorrow you can give me an answer.
4. Since you are calling tomorrow; you can give me answer then.
2!
i think you're pretty cool. And I'd love to be your friend and since your here maybe we should go watch the new mario movie or something that would really make my day.
I think you're pretty cool, and I'd love to be your friend, and since you're here, maybe we should go watch the new Mario movie or something. That would really make my day.
Fix this:
Well Harper you tried your best but you actually can't shrink the moon to keep in your room for the aesthetic it's tragic.
Well, Harper, you tried your best, but you actually can't shrink the moon to keep in your room for the aesthetic; it's tragic.
if you want said Mom i can get pizza on the way home.
"If you want," said Mom. "I can get pizza on the way home."
You must get both right for the points!
1. How do we know who/what the subject is in a sentence?
2. Circle the subject in this sentence:
They are hungry for lunch.
1. They have to DO something
2. They
Correct this:
You're my best friend gribble said Alex so I want to give you a full scholarship to lego eda college.
"You're my best friend, Gribble," said Alex. "So I want to give you a full scholarship to Lego Eda college."