Commas
What are commas used for?
To seperate a list of items
Where we naturally breathe
What do we use at the beginning and end of a sentence?
A capital letter and a full stop (or question mark/exclamation mark)
When two words are merged to make it shorter, the letters that are removed are replaced with an apostrophe. This new shortened word is called a contraction.
Which is correct?
BELIEVE
BELEIVE
or BELIVE
BELIEVE
Fix the sentence:
my dog is called rex
My dog is called Rex.
Add the missing commas:
I like pizza pasta and garlic bread.
I like pizza, pasta, and garlic bread.
Fix this sentence:
we went to melbourne on tuesday with james
We went to Melbourne on Tuesday with James.
What does possession show?
Which word is spelt wrong in the following sentence?
I recievd a letter in the mail.
Fix the sentence:
she said she was in a bad mood because tired angry and hungry
She said she was in a bad mood because she was tired, angry, and hungry.
Add the missing commas:
Well I think you should have told me sooner.
Well, I think you should have told me sooner.
Fix the sentence
last easter dr kim visitied st patricks cathedral in new york.
HINT: You might need to add one extra piece of punctuation that's not in this category.
Last Easter, Dr Kim visited St Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
What two words make up the contraction "won't"
Will not --> won't
Which words are spelt wrong in the following sentence?
She was embarased by her friend's weird behaviour at the restraunt.
RESTAURANT
Fix the sentence:
mum told me that if i didnt hury up wed be late
Mum told me that if I didn't hurry up, we'd be late.
Add the missing commas:
My dog who is a golden retriever likes to play fetch swim in the lake and play with my daughter.
My dog, who is a golden retriever, likes to play fetch, swim in the lake, and play with my daughter.
Fix the sentence:
my favourite book is. harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k rowling
My favourite book is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling.
Fix all apostrophe errors:
Its not fair that everyones getting a turn except me and my friends sister.
It's not fair that everyone's getting a turn except me and my friend's sister.
Which words are spelt wrong in the following sentence?
The goverment anounced a new enviromental policy.
GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED
ENVIRONMENTAL
Fix the sentence:
after school on tuesday jake and his friends went to maccas they were starving
After school on Tuesday, Jake and his friends went to Maccas. They were starving.
Fix all comma errors in this passage. Some commas are missing, and some are in the wrong place.
the coach who had been watching from the sideline, quietly called over Marcus the team's best player and told him that despite his efforts, he needed to focus more on defending not attacking.
The coach, who had been watching from the sideline, quietly called over Marcus, the team's best player, and told him that despite his efforts he needed to focus more on defending, not attacking.
This passage has no capital letters or full stops. Rewrite it correctly:
last august, my aunt travelled from sydney to cairo she visited the egyptian museum and saw the rosetta stone she told me that learning about ancient egyptian history changed the way she thought about the modern world
Last August, my aunt travelled from Sydney to Cairo. She visited the Egyptian Museum and saw the Rosetta Stone. She told me that learning about ancient Egyptian history changed the way she thought about the modern world.
This sentence has four apostrophe errors. two are missing, two are used incorrectly. Find and fix all of them:
Its always been the William's family tradition to spend New Years Eve at they're grandparent's house, even though its a two hour drive.
It's always been the Williams family tradition to spend New Year's Eve at their grandparents' house, even though it's a two hour drive.
This passage contains eight spelling mistakes. find and correct all of them:
The pricipal anounced that the school's anual sports carinval would be postphoned due to unexpeted whether condisions. Students were dissapointed but understanding.
PRINCIPAL
ANNOUNCED
ANNUAL
CARNIVAL
POSTPONED
UNEXPECTED
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
DISAPPOINTED
Fix the sentence:
although its been three weeks since the competition ms garcias students still havent received their results which is making everyones nerves worse especially the years top students
Although it's been three weeks since the competition, Ms Garcia's students still haven't received their results, which is making everyone's nerves worse. Especially, the year's top students.