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Punctuation
Commonly Misused Words
Subject Verb Agreement
Commas, commas, and more commas
Run-on, Fragment or 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 hours and change the uppercase S in she to a lowercase s? CORRECTED: Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.
100

We rode a elevator to the 90th floor!

What is change a to an? CORRECTED: We rode an elevator to the 90th floor!

100
One of my best friends are an extra on Grey's Anatomy this week.
What is change are to is? CORRECTED: One of my best friends is an extra on Grey's Anatomy this week.
100
I need shampoo soap and deodorant from the store.
What is add a comma after shampoo and after soap. CORRECTED: I need shampoo, soap, and deodorant from the store.
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 spelling to studies? CORRECTED: My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.
200

Alot of my friends chew gum in school.

What is change alot to a lot? CORRECTED: A lot of my friends chew gum in school.

200
Not only the students, but also their teacher have been called to the principal's office.
What is change have to has? CORRECTED: Not only the students, but also their teacher has been called to the principal's office.
200
After the track meet we all went to Whataburger to celebrate.
What is add a comma after meet? CORRECTED: After the track meet, we all went to Whataburger to celebrate.
200
Water can be found on 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 by adding an apostrophe? CORRECTED: It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.
300

We are aloud to read any book we choose.

What is change aloud to allowed? CORRECTED: We are allowed to read any book we choose.

300
Six gallons of milk is still in the refrigerator.
What is change is to are? CORRECTED: Six gallons of milk are still in the refrigerator.
300
Katniss can survive in the forest and she is a capable hunter.
What is add a comma after forest? CORRECTED: Katniss can survive in the forest, and she is a capable hunter.
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 like real-world situations.
What is add a comma after students? CORRECTED: For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real-world situations.
400

Who did you chose for the "Best Friend Award?"

What is change chose to choose? CORRECTED:Who did you choose for the "Best Friend Award?"

400
There was 15 candles in that bag.
What is change was to were? CORRECTED: There were 15 candles in that bag.
400
Abby and Jason went to school, but forgot their homework.
What is remove the comma because it is not two complete sentences? CORRECTED: Abby and Jason went to school but forgot their homework.
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.
What is change the period to an exclamation mark? CORRECTED: While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot!
500

How were you so effected by that movie?

What is change effected to affected? CORRECTED: How were you so affected by that movie?

500
Ben doesn't know the answer.
What is make no change?
500
When compared to Galveston Corpus Christi gets more rain.
What is add a comma after Galveston? CORRECTED: When compared to Galveston, Corpus Christi gets more rain.
500
When it rains, the abundance forms runoff, the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.
What is a run-on?