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Punctuation Rules #1
Punctuation Rules #2
Parts of Speech
Subjects/Predicates
Potpourri
100
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "I think Greg, that you did a great job".
"Greg" needs to be set apart from the rest of the sentence with two commas, and the period needs to be inside the quotation marks.
100

DAILY QUINTUPLE!!!: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The child's feet did not smell as good as her fathers'."

No way. It should be "The child's feet did not smell as good as her father's."

100
Daily Triple!!!: What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "WHEN is THE party? "
Pronoun and Adjective
100

What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Imogene and Mac danced, twirled, and dipped across the dance floor."

"Imogene" and "Mac"
100
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Some of the radishes in the salad were wilted."
Some
200
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? My birthday Larry, is on May 32 1986.
There needs to be a comma in front of Larry's name as well. There needs to be a comma between "32" and "1986."
200
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "I hate my neighbor; Rhonda, my dog groomer; Trish, and my imaginary friend; Mr. Bubbles."

Absolutely not. It should be "I hate my neighbor, Rhonda; my dog groomer, Trish; and my imaginary friend, Mr. Bubbles."

200
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "The dragon soared MAJESTICALLY ABOVE the mountains."
Adverb and Preposition
200
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Imogene and Mac danced, twirled, and dipped across the dance floor."
"danced" "twirled" "dipped"
200

Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "All of the students' grades were pretty rough."

Yes. Plural nouns ending in "s" just get an apostrophe added to the end.

300

DAILY DOUBLE: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The huge towering monsters destroyed Atlanta Georgia, as they fought one another."

Nope. It should be "The huge, towering monsters destroyed Atlanta, Georgia as they fought one another."

300
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "Have you ever vacationed to Butte Montana," asked Carmen.
There needs to be a comma between "Butte" and "Montana," and the comma after Montana needs to be a question mark.
300
What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "I hungrily devoured the entire pizza AND drank a gallon of buttermilk."

Pronoun and Conjunction

300

What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "The renegade robot leapt from the table and drove over the sixth graders, grinding them to a fine powder."

leapt from the table and drove over the sixth graders, grinding them to a fine powder.

300
What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "Delbert WAS TRYING to ENJOY the opera, BUT the CHILDREN behind HIM kept kicking his seat."
Verb, Verb, Verb, Conjunction, Noun, Pronoun
400
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "Are you going to Donna's and Barb's party?" asked Clyde. He then wept "I didn't get invited."

Uh-uh. It should be"Are you going to Donna and Barb's party?" asked Clyde. He then wept, "I didn't get invited."

400
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? My favorite play The Crucible, starts its tour next week in the Big Apple New York.
"The Crucible" is an appositive and needs commas on either side. "New York" is an appositive as well, so there needs to be a comma before it.
400
What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "NOBODY passed Mr. Beard's DIFFICULT test."
Pronoun and Adjective
400

What is the complete predicate in the following sentence? "On the table next to a jewel-encrusted dagger lay the next piece of the treasure map."

On the table next to a jewel-encrusted dagger lay

400

Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "What did you think of Craig's and Martha's performances?"

No. It should be "What did you think of Craig and Martha's performances?"

500
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Well I guess I like Carlos' new car but he never lets me drive it!"

Goodness, no. It should read, "Well, I guess I like Carlos's new car, but he never lets me drive it!"

500
Is this statement correct? If not, what needs correcting? "Hmm, Travis's hungry destructive dogs are in our front yard again."
It is correct as is. 
500
What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "I walked ALONG the river BANK."
Pronoun, Preposition, and Noun
500
What is the simple subject(s) in the following sentence? "On the table next to a jewel-encrusted dagger lay the next piece of the treasure map."
Piece
500
What is the part or parts of speech of the uppercase word(s)? "UGH, THIS popcorn is BURNT."
Interjection, Pronoun, and Adjective