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Essential or Non-essential or both
Perfectly Correct or Incorrect
Apostrophes
100

Which numbers do you put quotation marks in?

(1)It's raining,(2) Mom said

"It's raining," Mom said.

1,2

100

In the rain (1) as he died (2) Melodie (3) my mother (4) died.

In the rain, as he died, Melodie, my mother, died.

1, 2, 3, 4,

100

Is the bolded clause essential or non-essential?

"The dog which was black exploded."

non-essential

100

Curled his basket, the human stroked the dog.

Incorrect. Dang mod.

100

Is Bart's a contraction in this sentence?

Bart's new skateboard was nice.

No.

200

Which numbers do you put quotation marks in?

He said (1) You're mean(2) no (3) You're mean(4) I said

He said, "You're mean."

"No, You're mean,I said.

1,2,3,4

200

The man (1) who was in black shoes (2) murdered the man (3) holding a banana.

1 and 2

The man, who was in black shoes, murdered the man holding a banana.

200

The man walked into the room which was dark.

non-essential

200

Mom said, "Go do the dishes, or I'll kill you, when you're sleeping!"

incorrect.

no comma before when.

200

Correct or incorrect?

He's very very mean.

Correct.

300

Which numbers do you put quotation marks in?

Jake said you're evil cousin

Jake said, "You're evil, cousin."

300

I lived (1) in Calgary (2) Canada (3) for  four years.

I lived in Calgary, Canada, for four years.

2 and 3

300

After looking at the rack of firearms, the man selected the shotgun which was black.

It can be both.

300

Dark, red, blood pulled where he lay.

incorrect

300

Correct or Incorrect?

It's gone over the fence, the one painted white.

Incorrect.

400

Which numbers do you put quotation marks in?

Mom said(1) You're not allowed(2) to him(3) she said.(4)

"Mom said 'you're not allowed to him,'she said.

1,3

400

Professor Sherman (1) and Bart (2) followed their guide (3) because (4) if they didn't (5) they would get lost.

Professor Sherman and Bart followed their guide because if they didn't they would get lost.

None.

400

The teacher pointed at the girl who was wearing the dress.

essential

400

Why are you so mean?

correct

400

Correct or incorrect use of He'd?

He'd went to the store.

Wrong. It should be He'd gone to the store.

He'd requires past participle gone, not went.

You could say, He went to the store.

500

Which numbers do you put quotation marks in?

(1)you said (2)your not allowed to read this book(3) She exclaimed (4)but I'm an adult (5)mom said(6)

"You said your not allowed to read this book!" She exclaimed, "but I'm an adult" mom said.

1,3,4,5,

500

In the forest (1) while the innocent (2) weary (3) child hid (4) grandpa (5) pulled out a shotgun.

In the forest, while the innocent, weary child hid, grandpa pulled out a shotgun.

1,3,4

500

The man was one who put his shoes on before bed.

essential

500

One of them being the difficulties themselves.

Correct

500

What contraction should go in (1)?
(1) paint it black.

(Name)'s

Any name works.

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