What's the word?
Which word means you are getting even or inflicting harm on someone else in someone else's honor?
Where does a comma need to be added to this sentence?
"Alexis get over here this instant!"
After "Alexis"
What two types of punctuation can best add emphasis to your writing?
Colons and Em-Dashes
Draw and label a semicolon and a colon
; (semicolon) : (colon)
This sentence is missing two commas. Please explain where they should go.
Darcy peaked her head around the corner and asked "Hello? Jamie are you there?"
After "asked"
After "Jamie"
What does it mean to vex someone?
You would be doing something to annoy or bother them
Is this sentence written correctly or incorrectly? If it is not correct, please explain why.
I need to go to the store and buy bread.
It is correct.
No comma is needed because there is no subject after the conjunction.
Write a sentence that uses a colon to introduce an idea or explanation at the end of a sentence.
There was only one thing that could ruin this Monday: a test.
When would we use semicolons to separate items in a list?
If items in the list have commas in them already such as a list within a list or with cities/states or cities/countries.
I never liked rainy days but I enjoy them much more when I don't need to leave the house. I got to watch a large thunderous storm roll through from my bay window last Tuesday. That night it really set the ominous mood of the book that I was reading.
After "days"
After "large"
After "night"
How would someone act if they are weary?
Really tired, dragging their feet, lazy, not moving
Where all would this sentence need commas?
On December 31 1999 the world came to a stop as the ball dropped in New York City New York.
After 31 and City
What are the three types of punctuation that em-dashes can replace?
Colons, Commas, and Parenthesis
True or False: Colons can go in between items in a list.
False.
For 100 bonus points, how can they be used in conjunction to lists?
This sentence is missing an em-dash and four commas. Where should they go
The trees thrashed in the wind branches smacking the ground. The storm wild and fierce rolled up out of no where. If we were going to make it through it safely, we needed to get inside close the windows and wait it out.em-dash after "branches"
commas around "fierce and wild"
commas after "inside" and "windows"
Explain a situation someone would be vindicated.
Scenario should include someone being cleared of blame or suspicion of doing something.
Example: The dark, ominous night loomed around the two teens.
True or false: This sentence is properly punctuated to emphasize the modifier in the sentence?
I could see our substitute---cold and mean staring at us from down the hallway.
False. You would need a second em-dash after mean because this is replacing two commas.
Most days, I enjoy laying in bed scrolling on my phone in the morning. Other days, I enjoy laying in bed reading in the morning.
Most days, I enjoy laying in bed scrolling on my phone in the morning; other days, reading.
Please use whatever punctuation necessary to fix this sentence using the punctation we have been practicing. There are 3 errors.
Josh could never tell what Laura would do next she was unpredictable. At first she was always kind to him but as time went on, she became cruel. Now she was a tyrant feared by all those around her.
Answer will vary, but changes should go after "next," "first," and "tyrant."
Suave is an adjective describing someone who is charming and fake. Cunning is also an adjective but it means having skill in being deceptive.
Write a sentence that both uses a comma after a transition/introduction and commas to set off a modifier.
On Monday, we have a speaker, an author, who is coming to the school to tell you all about the writing process.
Write a sentence of dialogue using em-dashes where the speaker interrupts themselves to add an extra detail to what the are saying.
Write a sentence that contains a list and uses both semicolons and a colon.
Here are your chores for the day: sort, dust, and put away the books; file this paperwork; and clean up all these pens, markers, and crayons.
There are 6 moments of missing punctuation in the passage below. Please find and fix them using the punctuation we have been practicing.
The jar clattered to the floor. It shattered every where in miniscule glittering fragments. The whole room went silent no one could believe what happened. The principal breathing heavily had burst into the room too late. Josie had already thrown the jar across the room and the teacher had already slumped down defeated. The rest of the class watched in anticipation what would happen next?
Answers will vary. There should be changes made after "miniscule" and "silent," around "breathing heavily," before "and the teacher," and after "anticipation."