Comma Placement
Add commas where needed:
After the game we went out for pizza and ice cream.
Add commas where needed:
After the game, we went out for pizza and ice cream.
Choose the correct punctuation:
I have two favorite subjects ___ English and history.
I have two favorite subjects: English and history.
Fix the sentence:
Me and him went to the store.
Him and I went to the store.
Identify the device:
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
Add punctuation:
Yes I would love to join you for dinner.
Yes, I would love to join you for dinner.
Correct the sentence:
My brother who lives in Texas is visiting next week.
My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting next week.
Fix the sentence:
I was tired, I went to bed early.
I was tired; I went to bed early.
Correct the error:
Each of the students have a book.
Each of the students has a book.
Identify the device:
“I’ve told you a million times.”
Hyperbole
Fix the sentence:
Its going to be a great day.
It’s going to be a great day.
Add commas correctly:
While walking through the park I saw a dog chasing a squirrel.
While walking through the park, I saw a dog chasing a squirrel.
Add a semicolon or colon where appropriate:
She brought everything she needed a notebook pencils and a laptop.
She brought everything she needed: a notebook, pencils, and a laptop.
Revise the run-on:
I love reading it helps me relax after school.
I love reading, it helps me relax after school.
Identify the device:
“Her smile was like sunshine.”
Simile
Identify AND correct the issue:
She loves cooking her family and her dog.
She loves cooking, her family, and her dog.
Why: Missing commas in a list (otherwise creates confusion).
Fix the comma error:
I wanted to, go to the party, but I was too, tired.
I wanted to go to the party, but I was too tired.
Correct the punctuation:
The weather was terrible, we decided to stay inside.
The weather was terrible; we decided to stay inside.
Fix the misplaced modifier:
Running down the street, the backpack bounced on her shoulders.
While she was running down the street, the backpack bounced on her shoulders.
Identify the device:
“The classroom was a zoo.”
Metaphor
Choose the correct punctuation:
He had one goal ___ to win the championship.
He had one goal: to win the championship.
Insert commas properly:
The students who studied hard for the exam, passed with flying colors.
The students who studied hard for the exam passed with flying colors.
Fix the sentence:
There is only one thing left to do; finish the project before midnight.
There is only one thing left to do: finish the project before midnight.
Correct all errors:
The teachers is excited for there spring break they are going on vacaton.
The teachers are excited for their spring break; they are going on vacation.
Identify the device:
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
Alliteration
Correct AND identify the issue:
Walking into the room the lights were off, it was completely silent.
Walking into the room, I saw that the lights were off; it was completely silent.
Why:
Fix dangling modifier (who walked in?)
Fix run-on with semicolon