Punctuation Please
Add or remove a comma:
The cake, that we baked yesterday, was delicious.
Remove comma after "cake." (“That” starts an essential clause.)
Choose the correct verb:
He (run / runs) five miles every day.
runs
Identify the pronoun error:
Him and I went to the store.
"Him" → "He"
Choose the correct word:
Their / There / They're going to the game tonight.
They're
Is this a complete sentence?
Running through the park on Saturday morning.
No (fragment)
Where should the semicolon go?
We studied for hours we still felt unprepared.
After "hours" → We studied for hours; we still felt unprepared.
Identify the error:
She go to the gym every morning before school.
"go" should be "goes"
Fix the sentence:
Each student must turn in their homework.
"their" → "his or her"
Which is correct?
The effect / affect of the speech was powerful.
Effect
Fix the run-on:
We finished our homework we watched a movie.
Add a conjunction or a semicolon
Choose the correctly punctuated version:
A) My brother—a huge Marvel fan—never misses a premiere.
B) My brother a huge Marvel fan never misses a premiere.
A
Which is correct?
A) By next year, he will graduate.
B) By next year, he will have graduated.
B
What's unclear here?
When Sarah met with Jenny, she was excited.
Unclear Pronouns- Who is she?
Fix the redundancy:
He returned back to the store to get his bag.
Remove "back"
Choose the correct fix:
The dog barked loudly it scared the neighbors.
A) The dog barked loudly. It scared the neighbors.
B) The dog barked loudly, it scared the neighbors.
A
True or False: A colon can only come after a complete sentence.
True
Fix the verb:
If I was you, I would take the scholarship.
"was" → "were" (subjunctive mood)
Which is correct?
A) Between you and I, this test is tough.
B) Between you and me, this test is tough.
B
Which is correct?
He is different than / different from his brother.
Different From
What’s the error?
Although he studied hard.
Incomplete Sentence (Needs a main clause)
Fix the punctuation:
I brought three things to class my notebook, a pen, and a calculator.
Add a colon → I brought three things to class: my notebook, a pen, and a calculator.
What's wrong?
The students had went to the museum before lunch.
"went" → "gone" (past participle)
Fix the pronoun shift:
If someone wants to do well, they should study daily.
"they" → "he or she"
Idiom check!
Is this correct? She is capable to do the job.
No → should be “capable of doing the job”
Fix the structure:
I love to hike, biking, and swimming.
Make it parallel → I love hiking, biking, and swimming.