Rules
State the problems
Write the punctuation in
Misc.
100

Exclamation marks should not be used when...

When emphasis is not being shown.

100
Yesterday he asked, "why is it so cold on Mars?".
There shouldn't be a period after the quotation mark.
100
When you go to the grocery store please get me these items apples peaches and bananas
When you go to the grocery store please get me these items: apples, peaches, and bananas.
100
Name the three main punctuation symbols.
What is period, exclamation point, and question mark?
200

Provide at least 2 uses of the comma.

To separate items in a list, to introduce words at the beginning of a sentence, to separate clauses in a complex sentence, to separate a noun phrase, to mark adjectival clauses.

200
The store closed its doors in October, 1958.
There shouldn't be a comma between October and 1958.
200
Suzy call the cab and I will be outside real soon said Mary
" Suzy call the cab, and I will be outside real soon," said Mary.
200
Can a comma be used in a simple sentence.
What is yes?
300

Apostrophes are used to...?

Show possession, or a contraction.

300
The president (and his assistant) were expected to arrive by 10:00 a.m.
There should not be apostrophes.
300
Someone called me and said its 900 am EST stores are open now
Someone called me and said "it's 9:00 a.m. (EST) stores are open now."
300
When you are quoting something inside of a quote you use...
What is ' ?
400

A quotation mark is used to...?

Reiterate something word for word, for dialogue, or for titles.

400
Wasn’t it Dickens who wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?”
The question mark should be outside the quatation marks.
400
I called her and asked what her phone number was and she said 3052273456
I called her and asked what her phone number was,and she said (305)-227-3456.
400
What is the most difficult punctuation mark according to most people.
What is a comma?
500

The four uses for a colon are...

Making a list, giving examples, giving an explanation, a subtitle.
500
Since the 1980’s, the Thomas’s, both of whom have multiple PhD’s, sell old book’s and magazine’s at the fair on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.
Thomas's should be Thomases, and " books, magazines, Saturdays, and Sundays shouldn't have an apostrophe."
500
In the movie Harry Potter Hermione one of the main character said I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another stupid idea to get us killed or worse expelled
In the movie "Harry Potter" Hermione, one of the main character said "I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another stupid idea to get us killed, or worse expelled!"
500
An acronym is explained using...
What is and apostrophe?
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