Apostrophes
Pronouns
Contractions
Punctuation Titles
Commonly Confused Words
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I want to go to Johns house.
I want to go to John's house.
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I wanted to go to Joe's house. She has the best movies
I wanted to go to Joe's house. He has the best movies.
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Should Not
Shouldn't
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I love the novel "The Hunger Games"
I love the novel The Hunger Games (italics)
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What is the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE
YOUR: possessive YOU'RE: contraction for you are.
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I can't belive Mike's and Sue's excuses!
I can't believe Mike and Sue's excuses!
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Molly is a great friend. They always are there when I need them.
Molly is a great friend. She is always there when I need her.
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Where does the apostrophe go when creating a contraction?
Where the missing letter would be.
200
Robert Frost's poem, The Road Less Taken, teaches a lot of life lessons.
Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Less Taken," teaches a lot of life lessons.
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Correct the sentence: I wanted too go with them. Their going two the beach.
I wanted to go with them. They're going to the beach.
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What is
What's
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Mike and Jim are hosting a fundraiser. I always do a great job.
Mike and Jim are hosting a fundraiser. They always do a great job.
300
What is a contraction
Two words combined by an apostrophe.
300
How do I punctuate the titles when the sentence contains: The title to an album and The title to a song
Album= Italicized Song= Quotation Marks
300
Correct the sentence: I would rather be poor and happy then rich and sad.
I would rather be poor and happy than rich and sad.
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Should not
Shouldn't
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She will
She'll
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He Has
He's
400
How do I punctuate a title when I am HANDWRITING the title of a book
Underline the title
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What is the difference between TO, TOO, and TWO?
TO: preposition TOO: also or in excess TWO: a number
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Marys' house is awesome. Its' near the lake.
Mary's house is awesome. It's near the lake.
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Math is my least favorite subject. She never is fun.
Math is my least favorite subject. It is never fun.
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We Will
we'll
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What is the difference between piece of the pie and whole pie? Give an example of both.
Piece of pie: Smaller works. A song title or a poem. Quotation Marks. Whole pie: Larger works. A book or magazine. Italics
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What is the difference between THERE, THEIR, and THEY'RE?
THERE: a location THEIR: possession, plural THEY'RE: Contraction. They are.