Quotes
Sentence Problems
100
Missing punctuation from the following sentence: "My brother Dave said, "I am thinking of getting another dog"
What is a period?
100
Name for the problem with the following sentence: Running out of the garden.
What is a SENTENCE FRAGMENT? Explanation: A complete sentence should always have a subject (the noun part) and a predicate (the verb part), and express a complete idea. This sentence is missing it's predicate: "running" is a gerund, and cant't act as a verb any more because of the -ing ending.
200
Missing punctuation from the following sentence: "My sister Amy said "That is the best dog I've ever had."
What is a COMMA? There should always be a comma between the attribution (the "he said" or "she said" part of a sentence) and the quote.
200
Of the subject or predicate, part that is missing in this sentence: Winding through the maze of paths.
What is a PREDICATE? Explanation: A complete sentence should always have a subject (the noun part) and a predicate (the verb part), and express a complete idea. This sentence is missing it's predicate: "running" is a gerund, and cant't act as a verb any more because of the -ing ending.
300
Of these two sentences, the one that is correct: A) Peter said, "I hate the mess our dogs make in the house." B) Peter said ",I hate the mess our dogs make in the house."
What is A? The comma between an attribution (the "he said" or "she said" part) and the quote always goes BEFORE the quotation marks.
400
Of these two sentences, the one that is correct: A) "Puppies are cute, but also a lot of work" , Amy said. B) "Puppies are cute, but also a lot of work," Amy said.
What is B)? The comma between an attribution (the "he said" or "she said" part) and the quote always goes BEFORE the quotation marks.
500
Punctuation used to show quotation marks INSIDE quotation marks--for instance, when one character quotes another one in dialog.
What is APOSTROPHES or SINGLE QUOTATION MARKS? Example: "George looked sharply at him. 'What'd you take outta that pocket?'"
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