COMMAS
Where should the comma(s) be? We went to the store and we bought some milk.
We went to the store, and we bought some milk.
What type of sentence is the following? The dog ran through the open field.
SIMPLE
What is the adverb in the sentence? After running 3 miles, I could barely move.
BARELY
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QUESTION: PUNCTUATE THIS DIALOGUE CORRECTLY: MRS. SPRING ASKED DO YOU KNOW THE RULES FOR DIALOGUE
WRITE A SENTENCE WITH AN ADVERB AS THE FIRST WORD. PUNCTUATION MUST BE CORRECT.
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SAMPLE: Slowly, she turned the corner and peered into the murky basement.
Where should the comma(s) be? Although I studied all night I wasn't ready for the test.
Although I studied all night, I wasn't ready for the test.
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QUESTION: What type of sentence is the following? Before I go to bed, I set my alarms for the next day.
IDENTIFY THE PREPOSITIONS(S)? The policeman walked through the doorway and into the garden.
THROUGH
INTO
PUNCTUATE THIS DIALOGUE CORRECTLY: I STILL GET CONFUSED WHEN THE SPEECH TAG COMES AFTER THE QUOTE EXPLAINED MARTHA
"I STILL GET CONFUSED WHEN THE SPEECH TAG COMES AFTER THE QUOTE," EXPLAINED MARTHA.
WRITE A SENTENCE THAT BEGINS WITH A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE. PUNCTUATION MUST BE CORRECT.
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SAMPLE: During the game, a player got hurt.
Where should the comma(s) be? My brother who is six feet tall likes to play basketball.
My brother, who is six feet tall, likes to play basketball.
What type of sentence is the following? I WANT TO DO WELL ON MY MATH TEST, SO I WILL PRACTICE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUATIONS.
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QUESTION: WHAT COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS DOES FANBOYS STAND FOR?
CHANGE THIS COMPOUND SENTENCE WITH A SEMICOLON: I COOKED PASTA WITH MEATBALLS FOR DINNER, BUT NOBODY WAS HUNGRY.
I COOKED PASTA WITH MEATBALLS FOR DINNER; NOBODY WAS HUNGRY.
WRITE A SENTENCE THAT BEGINS WITH A DEPENDENT CLAUSE. PUNCTUATION MUST BE CORRECT.
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SAMPLE: Whenever a substitute taught the class, the students acted differently.
Where should the comma(s) be? Mr. Reilly the craziest man I have ever met is going to be my teacher next year!
Mr. Reilly, the craziest man I have ever met, is going to be my teacher next year!
What type of sentence is the following? I don't want to go to the store, yet I have no choice.
COMPOUND
WHAT ARE THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH?
NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE, ADVERB, PRONOUN, CONJUNCTION, INTERJECTION, AND PREPOSITION
IS THERE ANYTHING INCORRECT ABOUT THIS SENTENCE: She took the boy's cookies away, that was mean.
YES! COMMA SPLICE!
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QUESTION: Start a sentence with an action ending in -ing. PUNCTUATION MUST BE CORRECT.
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QUESTION: Where should the comma(s) be? The most exciting fun holidays are Christmas Easter and Halloween.
What type of sentence is the following? After the students finish the test, they may sleep, or they may read a book.
COMPOUND COMPLEX
Identify the part of speech of each word in the sentence. Oh, Carmine and I often told funny stories at summer camp.
What is oh (interjection), Carmine (noun), and (conjunction), I (pronoun), often (adverb), told (verb), funny (adjective), stories (noun), at (preposition), summer (adjective), camp (noun)
CORRECT THIS SENTENCE INTO A COMPOUND SENTENCE AND ANOTHER SENTENCE THAT INCLUDES A SERIES: I went to the store, but they were closed, so I got in my car, turned my radio on, backed out, and then went home.
SUGGESTION: I went to the store, but they were closed. So I got in my car, turned my radio on, backed out, and then went home.
WRITE A SENTENCE THAT BEGINS WITH AN ADJECTIVE PHRASE. PUNCTUATION MUST BE CORRECT.
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SAMPLE: Slender and graceful, Brenda completed her skating routine.