Punctuations
What is a comma?
A comma is a punctuation mark that separates items in a series, separates parts of a compound sentence, or sets off introductory words in a sentence.
What is another name for incomplete sentences?
Sentence fragments.
Correct the sentence: You is a student.
You are a student.
As soon as you watch that movie you know the one I mean you will see the mistakes the director made.
after the word movie and after the word mean
I'm still waiting () the Blue Train.
For.
What are quotation marks?
Quotation marks are punctuations that indicate the direct words that are spoken.
What are run-on sentences?
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses that could function as separate sentences are fused together incorrectly.
Correct the sentence: The wealthy man living in Beverly Hills who owns a yellow Lamborghini.
The wealthy man living in Beverly Hills who owns a yellow Lamborghini + verb.
He told us his ingenious solution to our problem: we should read the directions.
the sentence is correct as is
They've () lunch. They () it at 12 o'clock.
Had/had.
What are colons?
Colons are punctuation marks that indicate the beginning of a list or appear between two independent clauses when the last clause emphasizes the first.
What is a comma splice?
When two independent clauses that could function as separate sentences are fused together incorrectly with a comma.
Tiks mother gave him a new bicycle for his birthday.
an apostrophe after the k in Tiks
This pizza needs more cheese, said the cook to his apprentice.
place quotation marks around This pizza needs more cheese
() three languages: French, Spanish, and English.
I speak.
What are apostrophes?
The apostrophe is a punctuation mark that indicates possession or contraction.
What are the key elements of a complete sentence?
A subject and a verb.
We covered many fundamentals in our writing class grammar, punctuation, and style.
add a colon after the word class
Sometimes it’s better to read the book page-by-page, sometimes it’s better to scan the headings.
replace the comma with a semicolon
"Make your self at home."
A)Sleep well B)Thank you C)Thanks. Same to you D)Excuse me
Thank you.
What are hyphens?
The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to indicate compound terms.
Name all three countries that border Greece.
Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria.
Wishing she had brought their umbrella, dreaming of her nice warm bed.
Lee wished she had brought her umbrella, and she dreamed of her nice, warm bed.
Pupils () speak only English at their English lessons.
A)must not B)must C)cannot D)had to
B.
Sue and Geoff () a shop.
A)work B)study C)run D)runs
C.