Punctuation
Where do the commas go?
Snowflakes form from tiny water droplets following a specific process of chemical bonding as they freeze which results in a six-sided figure.
What is after droplets and after freeze?
Fix the parallelism error:
My lab partners were more concerned about getting the lab done quickly than about what grade they might get.
My lab partners were more concerned about getting the lab done quickly than about getting a good grade.
The audience (cheer/cheers) for the singer.
What is cheers?
Fix the sentence:
Each of the girls wanted their idea for the logo design to be considered.
Each of the girls wanted her idea for the logo design to be considered.
She labored ___ what was at the time the world's largest telescope.
What is "over"?
Fix this sentence:
In the half-light of the rising sun we began to make out the dark lines of the cliffs at the craters edge.
Comma after sun
Apostrophe after the r in crater
I can't decide whether I should give Maria the tickets or Caitlyn.
The problem of the sentence is:
What is parallelism?
Pride and Prejudice (is/are) my favorite Jane Austen novel.
What is "is"?
There is no point in (our/us) delaying the tests any longer.
What is our?
Fix this sentence:
When I got home, I wrote an essay on the baseball game that I saw that afternoon.
When I got home, I wrote an essay on the baseball game that I had seen that afternoon.
It's children's and animals', even though both of the words are plural. Why?
Apostrophes only come after words ending with s, otherwise it is 's.
Correct the sentence:
After several days in the woods, we became concerned that we had packed a lot less meals than we would need.
After several days in the woods, we became concerned that we had packed a lot fewer meals than we would need.
Neither of the twins (is/are) allergic to penicillin.
What is "is"?
I shall grant immortality to (he/him) who can pull the sword from the stone.
What is him?
The students were protesting ____ the decision to cut financial aid.
What is against?
One of these isn't a word:
its, it's, its', whose, who's
What is its' with the apostrophe after the s?
Thinking her friends were right behind her, it was frightening for Alison to discover that they were gone.
The problem with this sentence is:
What is a misplaced modifier?
The data on my computer (was/were) completely erased when the power failed.
What is were?
Each swimmer will have a lane to themselves.
Each swimmer will have a lane to himself/herself.
I like all flavors of ice cream (except/accept) mocha.
What is except with an e?
A punctuation mark is necessary to make this sentence not a run-on:
I think the hardest part about being a college student is figuring out what you want do for the rest of your life not only do you have to settle on a career path, but you also have to figure out how to pursue your chosen career.
What is a semicolon after life?
Is this a run-on?
A large number of massive stones were used in its construction, some of them featured elaborate carvings.
What is yes?
There (is/are), in my opinion, far too many smokers in this restaurant.
"Uninvert" the sentence
Far too many smokers are in this restaurant, in my opinion.
Fix this sentence:
I like movies where the guy gets the girl.
I like movies in which the guy gets the girl.
Fix the sentence:
I could always sing in front of a crowd easier than I could give a speech.
I could always sing in front of a crowd more easily than I could give a speech.