Punctuation
Comparison 1
What Change, if any?
Comparison 2
Run-on, Frag, Sentence?
100

Even though she works long hours. She keeps working hard after she gets home.

What is change the period to a comma after the word--hours and lowercase the s in --she? Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.

100

Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Bob and her was the more well behaved dog.

What is change more well behaved to most well behaved? Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Bob and her was the most well behaved dog.

100

Dear Mr. President, I would like to requested an interview at your company. Sincerely, Mr. Hamm

What is change the "requested" to "request"? Dear Mr. President:

100

I was proud that the plane Ann and I made flew the swiftliest of any in the contest.

What is change swiftliest to most swiftly? I was proud that the plane Ann and I made flew the most swiftly of any in the contest.

100

Because it requires a lot of skill and determination.

What is a fragment?

200

My sister needed help with her social study's project this week.

What is remove the apostrophe in --study's-- and change the word to --studies? My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.

200

Of the three turtles Henry and she have, Boxer is the more active.

What is change more active to most active? Of the three turtles Henry and she have, Boxer is the most active.

200
Dear Marsha, Do you want to visit the museum with me? Your best friend, Elizabeth
What is there are no mistakes?
200

Of the many trucks we looked at today, Jess and I think the last one is the more suitable for hauling equiptment.  (two changes)

What is change more suitable to most suitable? Of the many trucks we looked at today, Jess and I think the last one is the most suitable for hauling equipment.

200

Water can be found in the earth's surface and it can be found under the earth's surface.

What is a run-on?

300

Its their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.

What is change --Its to It's? It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.

300

The toddlers behaved more agreeable after their naps.

What is change more agreeable to most agreeably? The toddlers behaved most agreeably after their naps.

300
"That is great! Stephen did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game" said Coach Pringle.
What is add a comma after the word- game? "That is great! Stephen did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game," said Coach Pringle.
300

Until this year, Betsy was fastest than I was and would always win our races.

What is change fastest to faster? Until this year, Betsy was faster than I was and would always win our races.

300

If you want to become famous.

What is a fragment?

400

For a majority of students, It is important to have assignments that are real world situations.

What is "It" to "it" ? For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are real world situations.

400

Of the two plans, Charles's plan was the most effective plan.

What is change most effective to more effective? Of the two plans, Charles's plan was the more effective plan.

400

All of those long hours of practise finally paid off!

What is correct the spelling of practise --to practice? All of those long hours of practise finally paid off!

400

Val and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the more heartily was Al.

What is change more heartily to most heartily? Val and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the most heartily was Al.

400

Being a straight-A student is great, but understanding the material is more important.

What is a sentence?

500

While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot. (punctuation)

What is change the period to an exclamation mark? While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot!

500

Of all the girls in my class, I liked Sarah more.

What is change more to most? Of all the girls in my class, I liked Sarah most.

500

Repeated downpours cause out the land to flood; however, the flood does not last too long.

What is change "does" to "did"? Repeated downpours cause out the land to flood; however, the flood did not last too long.

500

When compared to Galveston, Sweatwater gets the most rain.

What is change the most to more? When compared to Galveston, Sweatwater gets more rain.

500

When it rains, the rain forms runoff, the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.

What is a run-on?

M
e
n
u