Reported Speech
Correct the following sentence
My brother asked did I think I should go to the hospital.
My brother asked if I thought I should go to the hospital
Correct this sentence:
I don’t know what did he do last night.
I don’t know what he did last night.
Write a sentence that begins with a prepositional phrase as an introductory element, punctuated correctly.
Example:"In the morning, I drink coffee."
What is a comma splice?
This is the term for the error when two complete sentences are incorrectly joined by only a comma.
Report the following sentence:
"I am very tired," says Alfred.
Alfred said that he was very tired.
Combine sentences： What does the sign say？ I can't read it.
I can't read what the sign says.
Explain the rare situation where a comma can appear immediately after a preposition, as in "parrots, in both sexes, are colorful."
when the prepositional phrase is part of a nonessential clause that is set off from the rest of the sentence
Correct this sentence: "The movie was long, it was also boring."
"The movie was long, and it was also boring" or "The movie was long; it was also boring" or "The movie was long. It was also boring"
Correct the following sentence
She told me last spring that she must move immediately.
She told me last spring that she had to move immdeiately.
It’s not necessary (whether/that) he write a detailed report.
that
True or False: A comma should be used to separate only two items in a list.
False
Name one of the two punctuation marks that can correctly fix this comma splice: "I enjoy hiking, my brother prefers swimming."
semicolon or period
Correct the following sentence
My supervisor told to cover up for the mistake he had made.
My supervisor told me to cover up for the mistake he had made.
Choose the sentence in the correct form(multiple answers):
A. Why would he lie still confuses me.
B. We still don't know what had happened.
C. We wondered if we were going to hear from you.
D. That you don't like jazz amazes me.
cd
Why is this a comma splice? "I like your new shirt, it looks great on you."
because two independent clauses are joined by only a comma
Explain the error: "The recipe requires, flour, sugar, and eggs."
The first comma incorrectly separates the verb 'requires' from its direct object
Give at least 3 verbs of necessity and advice
advise, demand, insist, propose
name the 3 types of noun clauses and their forms
that clause( 2 statements), if whether clause(1 statement+ 1 yes or no question), wh- clause( 2 wh questions)
In the sentence "Alpha, or dominant, wolves assert their dominance," why is "or dominant" set off by commas?
because 'or dominant' is a nonessential, synonymous phrase that can be removed
Explain the error and correct it: "The award was given to James, the team captain." (Assume there are multiple team captains).
The commas incorrectly imply James is the only team captain; it should be 'The award was given to James the team captain' to show he is one of many"