Where's the Comma
Is this sentence correct or incorrect? Either way, say why the comma belongs or does not belong.
My science tutor, Lucius Malfoy, wrote a catchy song about the solar system.
Correct. Lucius Malfoy is the appositive.
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Hercules Mulligan will be back from the circus in a few hours; after the show is done.
Incorrect. These are not two independent thoughts.
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Here is my point the dinosaur costume might be too big for: Sirius Black.
Incorrect. The colon belongs after "point."
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Simba sat down on the giant stack of papers and said, "I don't know how to begin filing these things."
Correct. The word before the quote begins with "D," so it uses a comma.
State what should be either italicized or in quotation marks.
Troy Bolton thinks that Diary of a Wimpy Kid would be a good TV show.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Because Gollum is good at tricks, I will ask him to perform at the party.
Correct. Sentence begins with a SWABI.
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Some of the farmers had heard of Gollum personally; others had only heard stories of his heroics.
Correct. This semicolon separates two complete thoughts.
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I have a question: how does Eugene Krabs make friends so easily?
Correct. The colon introduces the question.
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The designer wrote that Gabriella's painting, "used color well" in the art show.
Incorrect. The quote is blended with the sentence, so the comma is unnecessary.
State what should be either italicized or in quotation marks.
Sheldon Plankton only wanted to listen to the song Fireflies at the party.
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George Washington gets hungry, whenever he passes by his favorite pizza place.
Incorrect. There is no comma because the SWABI is in the middle of the sentence.
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The movie received a large crowd on opening night; it also got rave reviews from Jackson Mahomes.
Correct! It separates two related independent clauses.
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After hours of thought, Jerry knew what we had to do: give the crayons back to the old woman.
Correct. This colon introduces "what we had to do."
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Frantically, Legolas searched through his backpack and asked, "Has anyone seen my calculator?"
Correct! The word before the quote ends with "d."
State what should be either italicized or in quotation marks.
Since seeing How to Train Your Dragon last week, Rafiki has been trying to teach his Parakeet to fetch.
How to Train Your Dragon
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Neville Longbottom Harry Potter's friend took me rock climbing last week.
Incorrect. It needs commas after Longbottom and friend because that's an appositive.
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We were all confused by the teacher's lecture; finally, Miguel raised his hand.
Correct. It is separating two independent clauses.
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First, we have to get a ton of photos of Professor Moody and the mayor: second, we have to post them on Instagram.
Incorrect. These two are independent thoughts that are somewhat related. The colon is unnecessarily introducing the second thought. It needs a semicolon.
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Bilbo Baggins shared the correct answer with the class, "The capital of Wyoming is Cheyenne."
Incorrect. Because the word before the quote doesn't end with "D" nor is it "that," it needs a colon. The colon introduces the correct answer.
State what should be either italicized or in quotation marks.
Smooter loves watching The Princess Diaries movie with me.
The Princess Diaries
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However I don't see the point in throwing away that donut.
Incorrect. "However" is a THAMO and needs a comma after.
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Shrek's suggestion was interesting; eat dessert first so I would not ruin my appetite
Incorrect. This semicolon should be a colon because it would introduce the "suggestion."
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The blue sneakers were Thomas Jefferson's favorite: they were also the most expensive item in the store.
Incorrect. The colon does not introduce something. This sentence needs a semicolon.
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Reluctantly, Ben Wyatt got off the couch and said, "we should probably get some exercise today."
Incorrect. The word "we" should be capitalized because it's the beginning of a complete sentence quote.
State what should be either italicized or in quotation marks.
I showed Mufasa the article Walking Like a Dinosaur because he's interested in fossils.
"Walking Like a Dinosaur"