Commas
Does Dreyer recommend using the series comma?
What is always?
When does one use brackets?
What is when inserting your own material into quoted text?
When are semicolons used?
What is dividing a list when commas may be used?
OR
What is separating two independent clauses?
Do parentheses need to be capitalised?
What is no?
What is the only time an apostrophe is used to pluralise?
What is with letters?
When is the series comma used?
What is when listing things?
Are brackets needed for this edit? If so, where?
Before: "jason went to a cheer competition."
After: "Jason went to a cheer competition."
No. It is an edit of capitalization in non-legal document.
When are colons used?
What is when introducing quotes, explanations, or lists?
OR
What is when separating independent clauses when new concepts are introduced?
Does a period go inside or outside of parentheses?
What is it depends?
Add an apostrophe:
Hes at work right now.
What is "He's"
What is the series comma also known as?
The oxford comma.
Are brackets needed for this edit? If so, where?
Before: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union"
After: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union"
You should not make the edit in the first place. This is a legal document and capitalization rules do not apply in the same way.
How should the following be punctuated with a colon? These are my favorite breakfast foods pancakes and waffles.
What is these are my favorite breakfast foods: pancakes and waffles.
Does adding -'s make a word a possessive or a plural?
What is possessive?
Add the correct apostrophe
The childrens gifts were all around the Christmas tree.
What is "children's"
Add the correct commas:
Spaghetti pizza and hotdogs are my brother's favorite foods.
Spaghetti, pizza, and hotdogs are my brother's favorite foods.
Are brackets needed for this edit? If so, where?
Before: "The Golden Knights fired their coach because he was not winning games."
After: "The Golden Knights fired their coach, Gerard Gallant, because he was not winning games."
Yes, brackets are needed. This correct edit is: "The Golden Knights fired their coach [Gerard Gallant] because he was not winning games."
How should the following be punctuated with a semicolon? I like pancakes Campbell likes waffles.
What is I like pancakes; Campbell likes waffles?
Can you use -'s to pluralise?
What is don't try it?
Place the apostrophe in the proper place
The players sticks were broken by the other team in the last game.
What is "players'"
Add the correct commas:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday are work days.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are work days.
Which word(s) in this sentence may be surrounded in brackets?
Driving over 70 miles per hour can be dangerous.
What is "miles per hour"?
Which word can be replaced with a semicolon?
I can't play video games because I have a test tomorrow.
What is "because"?
When should you punctuate with parentheses?
What is at the end of a sentence?
Where are the apostrophes needed?
Massis favorite colors are red, blue, grey, and green.
What is "Massis'"