Commas
Aidan went to the store and bought milk eggs and bread before the ice storm.
Aidan went to the store and bought milk, eggs, and bread before the ice storm.
I blame one person Tom.
I blame one person - Tom.
My kitten he's gone!
My kitten...he's gone!
Active or Passive Voice?
The chef cooked dinner.
Active
If I were a pilot, I would fly through the clouds.
What type of verb mood is this sentence?
Subjunctive
It is unfortunate to be sure.
It is unfortunate, to be sure.
"My cat is fatter than"
"than what?" interrupted Esmeralda.
"My cat is fatter than-"
"-than what?" interrupted Esmeralda.
He got away. We we chased after him, but he was able to get away.
He got away. We...we...chased after him, but he was able to get away.
Active or Passive Voice?
A cake is being baked by Ayesha.
Imperative mood makes a command. True or False?
True
After the party Josue and Silvia went to the movies and bought more food.
After the party, Josue and Silvia went to the movies, and bought more food.
My husband got three things at the store potatoes, meat, and green beans because I reminded him to.
My husband got three things at the store - potatoes, meat, and green beans - because I reminded him to.
Then it appeared a genie!
Then it appeared...a genie!
The Researcher conducted the experiment.
Rewrite the sentence in passive voice.
The experiment was conducted by the researcher.
Mary would make more friends if she acted more friendly.
What type of verb mood is this sentence?
Conditional
Rewrite the sentence, adding commas to indicate pauses between list items.
For lunch, I had a salad a sandwich and a piece of fruit.
For lunch, I had a salad, a sandwich, and a piece of fruit.
I'd better have passed my test it's worth 90% of my grade or else I will have summer school.
I'd better have passed my test-it's worth 90% of my grade- or else I will have summer school.
Teams will remove large amounts of asbestos from the tower walls on Thursday February 13th.
Rewrite the sentence in passive voice
Large amounts of asbestos from the tower walls will be removed by teams on Thursday February 13th.
Rewrite the sentence to correct the inappropriate verb shift from the conditional to indicative mood.
They knew that if Frodo threw the ring in the volcano people would be freed and will live.
They knew that if Frodo threw the ring in the volcano people would be freed and would live.
Combine the sentences using a comma with a coordinating conjunction to indicate a pause between connected ideas:
The twins would not stop eating the fruit from the fruit basket. They also struggled to pick up after themselves.
basket, and they
Combine the sentences using two dashes to indicate a pause between connected ideas.
China the most densely populated nation on Earth has only about two percent of the land suitable for agriculture in the world.
"China—the most densely populated nation on Earth—has only about two percent of the land suitable for agriculture in the world".
Use an ellipses to omit information that does not have to do with colors.
"The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the flowers are blooming"
"The original quote said, 'The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the flowers are blooming,' but when shortened with an ellipsis, it could read, 'The sky is blue, the grass is green...' omitting the unnecessary detail about the flowers."
Rewrite the sentence so that it has been correctly revised to fix the inappropriate shift from the active voice to passive voice.
Despite challenges, Quasimodo did his best, and Esmeralda was saved by him.
Despite challenges, Quasimodo did his best, and he saved Esmeralda.
Rewrite the sentence to correct the inappropriate verb shift from the conditional to indicative mood.
Because of these conditions, people would get sick and will die.
Because of these conditions, people would get sick and would die.