Punctuation: Correct or Incorrect?
It turns out Trader Joe was a real guy, and his shrewd instincts led him to create a counter‐culture grocery empire.
Correct
A kiwi has twice as much vitamin C.
as?
While flying the kite, the little boy ran into a tree.
Incorrect
The sun was so bright that it's rays blinded me.
its
“Guernica," _____ was painted by Picasso, is permanently exhibited in Madrid.
Which
According to FlightAware: American Airlines canceled 4% of its flights and 24% of its Saturday flights were delayed.
Incorrect - must have a complete sentence before colon
Los Angeles has more freeway traffic than any city in the U.S.
Walking to class, the students saw the movie star.
Correct
Henry sought the advice of Thomas Moore, a close confidant, but he was later beheaded and is now a saint in the Catholic Church.
Incorrect - Ambiguous
The atomic clock is a standardized unit of measurement ______ has been used since the 1950s to tell time and measure the Earth's rotation.
That
Two of Bob Baffert’s former horses have a good chance of success at this year’s Kentucky Derby; but Baffert was banned from the race.
Incorrect - cannot put a semicolon next to a FANBOYS
It's a well-known fact that theaters are more expensive than staying at home.
Answers will vary
My dad kept a Model A in the garage that he let me take apart whenever I wanted.
Incorrect
Neither John nor Tom has done their work.
his
"For our customers, many of ______ are younger, it looks like they may be facing a recession for the first time in their adult lives," CEO Vlad Tenev said on a call with analysts Wednesday.
whom
The popularity of social apps such as TikTok has given rise to a new entertainment industry, one that capitalizes on viral and trendsetting videos.
Correct - "one that..." is not a complete sentence
Between gelato and ice cream, gelato is sweetest and therefore best.
better
For his birthday, he got a Mustang with a custom interior from his father.
Correct
The British soap legend that played matriarch Peggy Woolley (formerly Archer) made her debut in the first-ever episode of the much-loved drama in 1951.
Incorrect - "that" is only used for objects
Yesterday, I ran into an old friend _______ I hadn't seen in years.
whom
Back in 1967, before Neil Armstrong even set foot on the moon, the Hilton hotel chain was planning a lunar hotel with rooms underneath the moon's surface, thus, concepts for space hotels have been floating around since the very dawn of space exploration.
Incorrect - comma splice
Online advertising is as effective if not more so than television advertising.
as effective as, if not more than
At the age of 16, his father bought him a used truck.
Incorrect
It says in the history textbook that Henry VIII wrote the song "Greensleeves."
The voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate _______ proposals called for
higher taxes.