Punctuation
Comparison 1
What Change, if any?
Comparison 2
Run-on or Fragment?
100

Its their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.

Change Its to It's. It's their job to let us know if the games have been rained out.

100

Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Bob and her was the more well-behaved dog.

Change more well-behaved to most well-behaved. Of all the dogs at the obedience school, the beagle belonging to Bob and her was the most well-behaved dog.

100

Do you want to visit the museum with me!

Change the exclamation point to a question mark.

100

When compared to Galveston, Sweetwater gets the most rain.

Change the most to more. When compared to Galveston, Sweetwater gets more rain.

100

Because it requires a lot of skill and determination.

Fragment. Ex. Studying is hard because it requires a lot of skill and determination.

200

Even though she works long hours. She keeps working hard after she gets home.

Change the period to a comma after the word hours and change She to she. Even though she works long hours, she keeps working hard after she gets home.

200

Of the three turtles Henry and she have, Boxer is the more active.

Change more active to most active. Of the three turtles Henry and she have, Boxer is the most active.

200

All of those long hours of practise finally paid off!

Correct the spelling of practise to practice. All of those long hours of practice finally paid off!

200

Of the many trucks we looked at today, Jess and I think the last one is the more suitable for hauling equipment.

Change more suitable to most suitable. Of the many trucks we looked at today, Jess and I think the last one is the most suitable for hauling equipment.

200

Water can be found on the earth's surface and it can be found under the earth's surface.

Run-on. Ex. Water can be found on the earth's surface, and it can be found under the earth's surface.

300

My sister needed help with her social study's project this week.

Remove the apostrophe in study's and change the word to studies. My sister needed help with her social studies project this week.

300

Of all the girls in my class, I liked Sarah more.

Change more to the most. Of all the girls in my class, I liked Sarah the most.

300

Dear Mr. President I would like to request an interview at your company. Sincerely, Mr. Hamm

Add a comma after Mr. Present. Dear Mr. President,

300

Until this year, Betsy was fastest than I was and would always win our races.

Change fastest to faster. Until this year, Betsy was faster than I was and would always win our races.

300

If you want to become famous.

Fragment. Ex. If you want to become famous, you need to establish an online presence.

400

For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real world situations.

Add a hyphen between real and world. For a majority of students, it is important to have assignments that are like real-world situations.

400

Of the two plans, Charles's plan was the most effective plan.

Change most effective to more effective. Of the two plans, Charles's plan was the more effective plan.

400

"That is great! Stephen did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game" said Coach Pringle.

Add a comma after game. "That is great! Stephen did not allow any goals to be scored in tonight's game," said Coach Pringle.

400

Val and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the more heartily was Al.

Change more heartily to most heartily. Val and I were surprised that the class member who agreed with us the most heartily was Al.

400

Being a straight-A student is great but understanding the material is more important.

Run-on. Ex. Being a straight-A student is great, but understanding the material is more important.

500

While I was minding my own business walking through the woods a scorpion stung me on the foot.

Add a comma after the word woods. While I was minding my own business walking through the woods, a scorpion stung me on the foot.

500

The toddlers behaved much more agreeable after their naps.

Change more agreeable to more agreeably. The toddlers behaved much more agreeably after their naps.

500

Repeated downpours cause our land to flood, however, the flood does not last too long.

Change the first comma to a semicolon. Repeated downpours cause our land to flood; however, the flood does not last too long.

500

I was proud that the plane Ann and I made flew the swiftliest of any in the contest.

Change swiftliest to most swiftly. I was proud that the plane Ann and I made flew the most swiftly of any in the contest.

500

When it rains, the rain forms runoff, the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.

Run-on. Ex. When it rains, the rain forms runoff; the abundance of rain causes some areas to flood.