Colons/Apostrophes
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The following are items I wish I had. Craig's test average, Donna's daily average, and Morris's singing voice".
No. It's missing a colon after "had," and the period at the end needs to be inside the quotation marks.
DAILY TRIPLE!!!: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "We had plans to go on vacation to Sicily Italy from June 14, until July 4."
No. It should be, "We had plans to go on vacation to Sicily, Italy from June 14 until July 4."
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.
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."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "What do, you, think of Juniper my new pet dolphin?"
Nope. It should be, "What do you think of Juniper, my new pet dolphin?"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? (Detectives only have one partner) "The detective's theory did not mesh with his partners'."
No way. It should be "The detective's theory did not mesh with his partner's."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The Goblin King threatened to roast the children alive, slowly devour them, and pick his teeth with their bones."
Yes.
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."
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."
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.
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.
DAILY DOUBLE: Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The hungry puppy launched itself from the couch, and sprinted into the kitchen".
Nope. It should be "The hungry puppy launched itself from the couch and sprinted into the kitchen."
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."
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.
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "What did you think of Craig's and Martha's presentation?"
No. It should be "What did you think of Craig and Martha's presentation?"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The following are items I wish I had: Craig's test average, Donna's daily average, and Morris' singing voice."
Nope. It should be "Morris's."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Did you, Frith eat my delicious mouth-watering key lime pie?"
It should be "Did you, Frith, eat my delicious, mouth-watering key lime pie?"
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."
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.
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not?
Eric said "The cacophonous loud ringing of the bells awoke me, and my cat from our afternoon nap".
Nope. It should be:
Eric said, "The cacophonous, loud ringing of the bells awoke me and my cat from our afternoon nap."
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Did you see Krista's and Jack's duet?"
No. It should be "Did you see Krista and Jack's duet?"
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "Well I suppose I will attend the execution, the coronation and your housewarming party."
Goodness, no. It should read, "Well, I suppose I will attend the execution, the coronation, and your housewarming party."
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!"
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.
Is the following grammatically correct? If no, why not? "The President of the Teachers's Association Jimbo Blaze, did a flip off of the stage, stuck the dismount and moonwalked back to his seat."
It should be, "The President of the Teachers' Association, Jimbo Blaze, did a flip off of the stage, stuck the dismount, and moonwalked back to his seat."