Commas
Semicolons
Quotation Marks
Colons
Dashes and Parentheses
100
Because she has been working so hard in math she expects to earn a high grade.
False- Becuase she has been working so hard in math, she expects to earn a high grade.
100
I can't eat strawberries they give me a rash.
False - I can't eat strawberries; they give me a rash.
100
My father always said, "Be careful what you wish for".
False - My father always said, "Be careful what you wish for."
100
To repair this truck, we need the following parts: a radiator hose and a head gasket.
True - To repair this truck, we need the following parts: a radiator hose and a head gasket.
100
Joe -– a student who is also an athlete, actor, and writing coach -– does not have enough time to join the committee.
True - Joe -– a student who is also an athlete, actor, and writing coach -– does not have enough time to join the committee.
200
I knew the answers because I had studied so hard and listened carefully in class.
True - I knew the answers because I had studied so hard and listened carefully in class.
200
The nurse will see you now; the doctor will see you later.
True - The nurse will see you now; the doctor will see you later.
200
"What do you mean?" he replied.
True - "What do you mean?" he replied.
200
This amplifier is not worth repairing the required replacement parts cost too much.
False - This amplifier is not worth repairing: the required replacement parts cost too much.
200
I knew the material perfectly -- until test day.
True - I knew the material perfectly -- until test day.
300
No one in my family except for my grandmother knows how to make rabbit stew.
False - No one in my family, except for my grandmother, knows how to make rabbit stew.
300
He studied hard; therefore, he earns excellent grades.
True - He studied hard; therefore, he earns excellent grades.
300
"Have it your way," Alberta added, "if that's how you feel."
True - "Have it your way," Alberta added, "if that's how you feel."
300
Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" begins with these words "Four score and seven years ago."
False - Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" begins with these words: "Four score and seven years ago."
300
We began a project (our first project) in Simpson's class.
True - We began a project (our first project) in Simpson's class.
400
The new roof will be put on next week and the house will be painted soon but the driveway which has a few cracks won't be repaired until next month.
False - The new roof will be put on next week, and the house will be painted soon, but the driveway, which has a few cracks, won't be repaired until next month.
400
I am angry about the changes; I will, nevertheless, try to follow the new rules.
True - I am angry about the changes; I will, nevertheless, try to follow the new rules.
400
"Didn't he ask, 'What did we do, who preceded you?'" asked Johnson.
True - "Didn't he ask, 'What did we do, who preceded you?'" asked Johnson.
400
The three students who score 100 were Josh, Belinda, and Sara.
True - The three students who score 100 were Josh, Belinda, and Sara.
400
When driving to and from school, she always made sure to have the following in her glove compartment: a -- registration, b -- first-aid kit, c -- AAA card, d -- a phone card, and e -- gas money.
False - When driving to and from school, she always made sure to have the following in her glove compartment: (a) registration, (b) first-aid kit, (c) AAA card, (d) a phone card, and (e) gas money.
500
The teachers that I like are the ones who take the time to answer questions.
True - The teachers that I like are the ones who take the time to answer questions.
500
I am currently taking Spanish; which i enjoy, math; which i find difficult, and psychology; which is my favorite subject.
False - I am currently taking Spanish, which I enjoy; math, which i find difficult; and psychology, which is my favorite subject.
500
He asked "when I would be there."
False - "When will you be here?" he asked.
500
He got what he worked for he really earned that promotion.
False - He got what he worked for: he really earned that promotion.
500
I have seen many changes -- most of them for the better at Sinclair during the last ten years.
False - I have seen many changes (most of them for the better) at Sinclair during the last ten years.
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