Punctuation
"Lets eat Grandma"
Where does the punctuation go to save Grandma's life?(There are two things)
Let's eat, grandma.
Me and my friends went to the movies.
Fix this sentence to make me not disappointed.
"My friends and I went to the movies"
"I almost failed all my classes" vs "I failed almost all my classes"
Which version means you actually DID fail, and which means you barely passed?
barely passed (ALMOST failed). Second = actually failed most of them (failed ALMOST ALL)
"Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful."
How do you fix this?
Walking down the street, I saw beautiful trees"
This is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name.
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I love cooking my family and my dog.
Where do commas go to prove you're not a cannibal?
"I love cooking, my family, and my dog"
The team celebrated _____ victory in _____ locker room."
What pronouns fit in the blank?: it is a combination of 'its' and/or 'their'
Its in both; there is only one team
"She only told her best friend the secret." vs. "Only she told her best friend the secret."
What's the difference?
"She only..."--her best friend was the only one she told
"only she.." She was the only one who told the friend
"Covered in ketchup, my friend ate the hot dog."
Was your friend covered in ketchup or the hot dog? Fix this sentence!
"My friend ate the hot dog covered in ketchup" OR "Covered in ketchup, the hot dog was eaten by my friend"
A group of flamingos is called this.
A flamboyance
I invited my parents Beyonce and Jay Z to dinner.
Where do commas go to show you're NOT claiming Beyoncé and Jay-Z are your parents?
Commas after "parents," "Beyoncé," and "Jay-Z"
Between you and I, this test is hard.
Fix this.
Should be "between you and me"
300 Points: "The car hit the tree driving too fast."
Trees don't drive. Where should "driving too fast" go?
"Driving too fast, the car hit the tree" OR "The car, driving too fast, hit the tree"
"After rotting in the cellar for weeks, my brother brought up the potatoes."
Fix the sentence to avoid being the subject of a Stephen King novel.
"My brother brought up the potatoes that had been rotting in the cellar for weeks" OR "After rotting in the cellar for weeks, the potatoes were brought up by my brother"
Scotland's national animal is this mythical creature.
The unicorn
The notice said _____ No running allowed in the hallway _____ we ignored it anyway.
What punctuation goes in the two blanks (2 answers)?
"Everyone must bring _____ own pencil to the test."
What goes in the blank? Be careful; this might not be what you think it is. Language is changing--ACT is a little behind what you might be used to.
his or her own pencil
"The student gave the essay to the teacher that was full of errors."
Was the teacher full of errors? Fix the misplaced modifier.
The student gave the teacher the essay that was full of errors" OR "The student gave the essay, which was full of errors, to the teacher"
"Rushing to class, the bell rang before I arrived."
Can a bell rush to class? Rewrite correctly.
"As I was rushing to class, the bell rang" OR "Rushing to class, I heard the bell ring before I arrived"
What is the actual name of this character:
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Ampersand
The teacher said the test is Friday___this surprised everyone."
What punctuation fixes this run-on sentence?
A semicolon
Fix the sentence to make it less confusing about who/what got dizzy?
"The dog chased its tail until it got dizzy."
The dog chased its tail until the dog got dizzy" OR "...until becoming dizzy"
"Signed by the author, I gave my friend the book for her birthday."
Did YOU sign the book as the author? Fix this dangling modifier.
I gave my friend the book signed by the author for her birthday" OR "Signed by the author, the book was given to my friend for her birthday"
"Meowing loudly at 3 AM, I couldn't ignore my cat."
Unless YOU were meowing (weird flex), fix this sentence.
"I couldn't ignore my cat meowing loudly at 3 AM" OR "Meowing loudly at 3 AM, my cat couldn't be ignored"
These animals have fingerprints so similar to humans that they can confuse police investagtors.
Koalas