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100
Write the possessive form for the following: hat for a lady books for students
lady's hat students' books
100
Basketball hockey football baseball and soccer are popular spectator sports.
Basketball, hockey, football, baseball, and soccer are popular spectator sports.
100

Where does the dash go? Specifiy if it's an EM or EN dash. The final score was 3 2. 

EN dash. 

The final score was 3-2. 

100
Correct the sentence: My sister can be very annoying she always steals my things.
; or . between annoying and she
100
where do you add colons and semi-colons to the following sentence? Each student should bring these things to class every week pens and pencils books and notebooks your curiosity and creativity.
Each student should bring these things to class every week: pens and pencils; books and notebooks; your curiosity and creativity.
200

simplify the long phrase with an apostrophe and add contractions. Try (the cookies that Phyllis baked). They are the best ones!

Try Phyllis's baked cookies. They're the best ones!

200
Where does the comma go? Girls are good at science in elementary school but often they lose interest in science in high school.
before "but"
200

Where does the EM dash go in the following sentence? I didn't know what to say it was awkward. 

I didn't know what to say—it was awkward. 

200
Create your own sentence using "however"
various answers
200
Which is correct? A. He became a Writing Lab tutor because: he loved grammar and the pay was generous. B. He became a Writing Lab tutor because of two considerations: he loved grammar and the pay was generous.
A is correct
300

The Smith familys' decision to leave their house unattended for a week was a bad one. The familie's television and stereo system was stolen.

family's for both instances

300

Add punctuation: I told my friend whose name is Vienna that I have homework to do therefore I must leave the play early. She understood but she was sad that I was going to miss the last act.

I told my friend, whose name is Vienna, that I have homework to do; therefore, I must leave the play early. She understood, but she was sad that I was going to miss the last act.

300

Is the following sentence correct?

June 5—9 is our Paris vacation. 

NO! You need to use an EN dash, not an EM dash. EN dashes are used for time periods and number related sentences.

Correct sentence: June 5-9 is our Paris vacation. 

300
Create your own sentence using "yet"
varied answers
300
The class wanted a pet however no one wanted the responsibility of cleaning up after it.
The class wanted a pet; however, no one wanted the responsibility of cleaning up after it.
400

Even after four cup's of coffee, Meadow could’nt muster the energy to finish the journal assignments for Professor Freeman’s class.

cups has no apostrophe couldn't - could not

400
fix the following sentence so that it has correct punctuation: Waiters in Hong Kong restaurants leave the dirty dishes on the table until the customer has finished eating then the waiters count the dishes to total the bill.
Waiters in Hong Kong restaurants leave the dirty dishes on the table until the customer has finished eating; then, the waiters count the dishes to total the bill.
400

Decide where the dash goes and what type of dash it would be. 

There was only one thing left to do run! 

It would be an EM dash. 

There was only one thing left to do—run!

400
Fix the sentence: The boy showed us his tickets someone gave them to him.
; between tickets and someone - or period
400
Add punctuation There are many responsibilities when owning a dog feeding walking bathing and making sure it has enough love.
There are many responsibilities when owning a dog: feeding, walking, bathing, and making sure it has enough love.
500

Ms. Blake frowned as she glanced at the blue team’s answers. We certainly hope she smiles' when she sees our's.

smiles is plural - no apostrophe ours has no apostrophe

500
Yes I did hire you on August 15 2004 Steve but I do not recall saving your original application.
Yes, I did hire you on August 15, 2004, Steve, but I do not recall saving your original application.
500

Rewrite the full sentence, placing dashes where needed, and label what type of dashes is needed.

The horse which had been missing for days suddenly returned to the pasture.

EM dashes are needed. 

The horse—which had been missing for days—suddenly returned to the pasture.

500
True or False: When two independent clauses are connected by only a comma, they constitute a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice.
true
500

Edit the two sentences into one, with a colon Caragan and Amber visited Ann Arbor for just one reason. Caragan and Amber wanted to go to the Art Fair.

Caragan and Amber visited Ann Arbor for just one reason: they wanted to go to the Art Fair.