What punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
A period.
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Where do the missing periods go in this abbreviation?
Mr H Potter
Mr. H. Potter
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Add the comma if needed:
The sailboat was almost hidden by the fog yet we could see part of the mast.
The sailboat was almost hidden by the fog, yet we could see part of the mast.
100
Add the commas:
My father's favorite foods include spaghetti enchiladas and egg rolls.
My father's favorite foods include spaghetti, enchiladas, and egg rolls.
100
Correct the following sentence:
Our captain yelled I'm going home
Our captain yelled, "I'm going home!"
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Give an example of an interrogative sentence.
Answers will vary; must be a question.
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Where do the missing periods go in the following abbreviation?
Mon Aug 5 at 4:00 pm
Mon. Aug. 5 at 4:00 p.m.
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Add the comma if needed:
I called my friends and told them the news.
No comma needed because there are not two independent clauses.
I called my friends and told them the news.
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Add the commas:
James Earl certainly has a deep strong commanding voice.
James Earl certainly has a deep, strong, commanding voice.
200
Correct the following sentence:
Dogs make better bets than cats do said Danny
"Dogs make better bets than cats do," said Danny.
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Give an example of a sentence that is both exclamatory as well as interrogative. What two punctuation marks end this sentence?
? and !
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How would you abbreviate the acronym "Central Intelligence Agency"?
CIA (no periods!)
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What does FANBOYS stand for and what are these words called?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. They are called conjunctions.
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Add the appropriate commas:
Yes I like to play and sing and shout when I'm playing.
Yes, I like to play and sing and shout when I'm playing.
300
Correct the sentence:
I'll babysit I said I need the extra money
"I'll babysit," I said. "I need the extra money."
400
Put in the appropriate punctuation:
Did the game start at five thirty pm
Did the game start at 5:30 p.m.?
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If you are addressing a letter, how do you abbreviate California?
If you are writing the abbreviation for California in the body of a paragraph, how would you abbreviate it?
CA = letter
Calif.= in text
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How can you tell if you need to add a comma in a FANBOYS sentence? Give an example.
If there are two independent clauses that are joined by a conjunction.
Ex) I went to bed early, for I had a big day ahead of me.
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Add the appropriate commas:
Some of the men were wearing boaters straw hats popular at the time.
Some of the men were wearing boaters, straw hats popular at the time.
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Correct the following sentence:
Will you take care of my lawn and my pets asked Mr. Smith while I'm on vacation next month
"Will you take care of my lawn and my pets," asked Mr. Smith, "while I'm on vacation next month?"