Where do the commas go?
Meghan Markle is married to Prince Harry the youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Lady Diana.
What is a comma between Harry and the?
Meghan Markle is married to Prince Harry, the youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Lady Diana.
There are three primary colors red, yellow, and blue
What is a colon after colors?
There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue
Vests which were once popular have been out of vogue for several years.
What is a comma after vest and after popular?
What does the following phrase need to be correct?
the owners car
What is an apostrophe after owner?
the owner's car
Run-on or correct:
He often watched TV when there were only reruns she preferred to read instead.
what is a Run-on?
He often watched TV when there were only reruns; she preferred to read instead.
Jennifer Anniston was in the movies: We're the Millers Marley & Me and Just Go With It.
What is after Millers and after Me?
Jennifer Anniston was in the movies: We're the Millers, Marley & Me, and Just Go With It.
In front of the house I saw it parked a shiny red convertible.
What is a colon after parked?
In front of the house I saw it parked: a shiny red convertible.
Because of their opposition to institutions that force creatures to live in captivity some people refuse to go to the zoo.
What is a comma after captivity?
three friends letters
What is an apostrophe after friends?
three friends' letters
Correct the following run-on:
I didn't know which job I wanted and I was too confused to decide.
What is a comma between "wanted" and "and"?
I didn't know which job I wanted, and I was too confused to decide.
As a celestial goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
What is a comma after goddess?
As a celestial goddess, she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
We had a busy morning we took the dog to the groomer’s, we washed the car, we shopped for school supplies, and we pruned all the flower bushes.
What is a colon after morning?
We had a busy morning: we took the dog to the groomer’s, we washed the car, we shopped for school supplies, and we pruned all the flower bushes.
After a good washing and grooming the pup looked like a new dog.
What is a comma after grooming?
Todd and Annes apartment
What is an apostrophe after Anne?
Todd and Anne's apartment
correct the following sentence:
They weren't dangerous criminals they were detectives in disguise.
What is a semicolon between criminals and they?
They weren't dangerous criminals; they were detectives in disguise.
He replied "I have no idea what you mean."
What is a comma after replied?
He replied, "I have no idea what you mean."
Dear Senator Craig
What is a colon after Craig?
Dear Senator Craig:
Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz however it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
What is a semicolon after quiz and a comma after however?
Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz; however, it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
a one way street
What is a hyphen between one and way?
a one-way street
Correct the following sentence:
My father retired from the Air Force last year he is writing a book about his experiences.
What is a semicolon between year and he?
My father retired from the Air Force last year; he is writing a book about his experiences.
Write the editor of the Atlantic 8 Arlington Street Boston Massachusetts 02116.
What is a comma after: Atlantic, Street and Boston?
Write the editor of the Atlantic, 8 Arlington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
There are two kinds of people in the world those who divide the world into two groups and those who don’t.
What is a colon after the first world?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two groups and those who don’t.
Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz but it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
What is a comma after quiz?
Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz, but it was hard to concentrate because of the noise.
sixty three
What is a hyphen between sixty and three?
sixty-three
Correct the following sentence:
The small girl seemed to be lost, she was crying and looking for her mother.
What is the coordinating conjunction and after the comma?
The small girl seemed to be lost, and she was crying and looking for her mother.