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Commas
Quotation Marks
Clauses
Agreement
Misc.
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I went to the store and bought crackers, juice and milk.
Comma belongs after "juice" I went to the store and bought crackers, juice, and milk. Commas separate items in a list. The final comma before the "and" at the end of a list is known as an Oxford comma.
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Correct this sentence: Sally said, "I have two jelly beans.
Sally said, "I have two jelly beans."
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Dependent or independent? Bill spoke.
Independent clause. Rule: If a clause has a subject (bill) and a verb (spoke) and represents a complete thought, then it is an independent clause.
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Correct this sentence: Jill and Bill rides on their bikes.
Jill and Bill ride on their bikes. Rule: Subject and verb must agree in number. Jill and Bill represent two people, so the verb must be plural.
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Correct or incorrect. This summer, Billy went swimming, running, and ate hot dogs.
Incorrect. Rule: two or more items in a list must have identical formatting. Known as parallelism.
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I went to the store and I had some pizza.
Comma belongs after "store" "I went to the store, and I had some pizza."
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Where does quotation mark belong? She asked, "Can I go to the party"
"Can I go to the party?" Rule: When a question is being quoted, the question mark belongs inside of the quotation mark.
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Dependent or independent? When Jill went to the store
Dependent. Rule: while this clause does contain a verb (went) and a subject (Jill), it does not represent a complete thought. The "when" makes it dependent on another idea.
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Correct or incorrect? The book or the pen is in the drawer.
Correct Rule: When two or more items are separated by or / nor then it makes the subject singular. Therefore, the verb must be singular as well.
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Correct or incorrect: She and I ate apples
Correct Rule....nevermind the rule is too complicated. Trick! Remove the other person and see if it still makes sense. She and I ate apples....I ate apples...√ She and me ate apples...me ate apples...X
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Last week I discovered that I have an eleventh toe.
Comma belongs after "last week." Last week, I discovered that I have an eleventh toe. Rule: Commas come after introductory clauses that precede an independent clause.
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Where does question mark belong? Do you actually like "Gangam Style"
Do you actually like "Gangam Style"? Rule: When the question mark is not part of the quote, then it goes outside of the quotation mark.
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What is wrong with this sentence? I went to the store, I had some apples.
It is a run-on sentence. AKA a comma splice. Rule: A comma that separates two independent clauses is a comma splice. Put a period instead.
300
Correct or Incorrect The peanut butter and the apple juice are delicious.
Incorrect. When two or more items are separated by "and" then the subjects are plural. The verb must be plural.
300
What punctuation is missing? Many authors are from America others authors are from Asia.
What is a semicolon? Rule: Semicolons separate identical clauses that have equal importance in a sentence.
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My brother who is an engineer went with me to the concert.
Comma belongs before "who" and after "engineer." Use commas to separate non-essential information in a sentence.
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Where does period go? I couldn't believe that she said "I love you"
I couldn't believe that she said "I love you." Rule: In American English, commas and periods always go inside of the quotation mark.
400
Correct or incorrect? I went to the store, and I was thirsty.
Correct While these are both independent clauses, they are separated by a coordinating conjunction (Because).
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Correct or incorrect: Two or more items are separated by a divider.
What is correct. Rule: When using the conjunction "or" the verb should be singular. HOWEVER, if the final item in the list is plural then the corresponding verb is plural, and vice versa.
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Correct or incorrect punctuation? This summer I did many things: I went swimming, which was fun; I ate hot dogs, which were delicious; and I saw friends, which was needed.
Correct After a colon, in a list of items, semi colons are used to separate items that have both an independent and a dependent clause. Think of them like periods that don't interrupt the flow of the sentence.
500
This term, which shares the name of a famous English university, describes the comma that comes after the penultimate item in a list, and before an "and" or "or" conjunction.
What is an Oxford Comma?
500
Colon or comma? She said "I would love to go to the beach."
She said, "I would love to go to the beach." Rule: If the introductory clause is dependent then you use a comma, if it is an independent clause then you use a colon. Paul looked over the hill and shouted: "Hey!" Paul shouted, "Hey!"
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Dependent or independent? I am
Independent. Rule: Subject and a verb, represents a complete thought.
500
Correct or incorrect: One of the boxes is open.
Correct Rule: Don't be misled by the plurality of a phrase between the subject (one) and the verb (open).
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Correct or incorrect "stuff" is a great word to use in essays.
Incorrect. Rule: no real rule here. Just not pleasant to read in your essays.