Punctuations
The oddest protestor at the waterfront redevelopment rally was a large foam duck.
A. No change
B. Duck?
C. Duck…
D. duck-
A. No change
Changes in wind circulation, runoff from sewage, and re-accumulating chemical fertilizers can lead to the creation of ocean waters low in oxygen and inhospitable to marine life.
A) No change
B) they accumulate chemical fertilizers
C) accumulating chemical fertilizers
D) accumulation of chemical fertilizers
D) accumulation of chemical fertilizers
As one of the greatest female American dancers and choreographers of the twentieth century, Martha graham was praised not only for the brilliance of her technique but also in the vividness and intensity of her movements.
A) No change
B) with
C) to
D) DELETE the underlined word
D) DELETE the underlined word
Mikhail’s sister and mother were eager to turn the coat he had outgrown into a quilt, but he refused to let them touch it.
A) No change
B) Sister he had outgrown and mother were eager to turn his coat into a quilt,
C) Sister and mother had outgrown were eager to turn his coat into a quilt,
D) Sister and mother were eager to turn his coat into a quilt he had outgrown,
A) No change
Does anyone know the difference between regular, and fancy ketchup?
A) No change
B) Regular and fancy ketchup?
C) Regular and fancy ketchup.
D) Regular, and fancy ketchup.
B) Regular and fancy ketchup?
As a student teacher at Casey Junior High School in Boulder, Colorado, in 1989, teaching a unit about World War 1 to a class of 8th graders.
A) No change
B) because teaching
C) I taught
D) because I taught
C) I taught
As the years went by, new concepts in the series were introduced, while existing ones were altered significantly.
A) No change
B) introduced and
C) introduced, and
D) introduced. And
B) introduced and
Born Freda Josephine McDonals in a small Missouri town, the majority of Josephine baker’s career was spent performing through Europe. In the 1920s, Baker took Paris by storm. Her jaw-dropping performances– including one in a costume of 16 bananas strung onto a skirt–made her a celebrity. By 1927, she was one of the most photographed women in the world.
A) No change
B) Josephine Baker’s career was mostly spent performing throughout Europe.
C) Josephine Baker spent the majority of her career performing throughout Europe.
D) Throughout Europe was where Josephine Baker spent the majority of her career performing.
C) Josephine Baker spent the majority of her career performing throughout Europe.
On their ‘Strange American Foods Tour,” Ida and Jeff discovered three of the country's oddest (and most delicious) desserts: deep fried coke, bacon doughnuts, and three pies inside a cake.
A) No change
B) desserts,
C) desserts;
D) desserts
C) desserts;
For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the green melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The Summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason Box, and associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early thaw; the “dark snow” problem.
A) No change
B) Box an associate professor of geology at Ohio State,
C) Box, and associate professor of geology at Ohio State,
D) Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State
D) Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State
Anyone can build a house. All you need being a plan, a few bids, and the price- there you are. But that wasn't the kind of a house we wanted. We hoped to build a home that we would like more better every year we lived in it- something that we could point to with pride instead of viewing with alarm.
A) No change
B) most better
C) most well
D) better
D) better
Depending on what happens in the next few hours, a major news story on our hands
A) No change
B) few hours may give a major news story
C) few hours, we may have a major news story
D) few hours, a major news story to be
C) few hours, we may have a major news story
I prefer tea over coffee for the following reasons; a more aromatic flavor, a milder after taste, and a greater health benefit.
A) No change
B) reasons
C) reasons,
D) reasons:
D) reasons:
I like to jog, bake, draw, and watching shows.
A) No change
B) I like jogging, baking, drawing, and watching shows.
C) I like to jog bake, draw, and watched shows
D) and, watched shows
B) I like jogging, baking, drawing, and watching shows.
She said that her friends Patricia and Matt are married; he has been together for 2 years.
A) No change
B) Patricia and Matt are married; they have been together for 2 years.
C) Patricia and Matt are married: they have been together for 2 years.
D) Patricia and Matt have been married: for 2 years
B) Patricia and Matt are married; they have been together for 2 years.
When the officers were on duty, the man was stopped for speeding in the gray sweater.
A) No change
B) the man in the gray sweater was stopped for speeding
C) the man was stopped speeding in the gray sweater
D) the man in the gray sweater was speeding stopped
B) the man in the gray sweater was stopped for speeding