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Punctuation Marks
Sentences missing correct punctuation.
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| What is missing in this sentence? When the snake slithered forth the young girl shrieked. | comma. When the snake slithered forth, the young girl shrieked. |
| What ONE mark does this sentence need? It was foggy the moon barely showed. | semicolon. It was foggy; the moon barely showed. |
| Find the mispelled word. The lawyer double checked his evidence. | hyphen. double-checked |
| What is this sentence lacking? Shakespeare wrote, All the world's a stage. | quotation. Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage." |
| What is wrong with this citation? In the novel Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reasoning, Helen Fielding's character Mark Darcy is asleep when he is introduced 1. | parentheses. In the novel Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reasoning, Helen Fielding's character Mark Darcy is asleep when he is introduced (1). |
| Why is this statement incorrect? The following actors are in the movie A Shark Tale Will Smith, Robert Dinero, and Jack Black. | colon. The following actors are in the movie A Shark Tale: Will Smith, Robert Dinero, and Jack Black. |
| What is missing in this sentence? Camelot will be performed in November | period. Camelot will be performed in November. |
| Why is this statement incorrect? Matt or the amazing Mr. Bob Thompson runs away from me when I call out to him. | dash. Matt--or the Amazing Mr. Bob Thompson-- runs away from me when I call out to him. |
| "He told Tom to go away." What would you insert in place of He if you want to write that Harry said it? | brackets. [Harry] told Tom to go away. |
| "It is a truth univerally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." What would you use to have a quote that reads, "It is a truth universally acknowled, that a single man must be in want of a wife." | ellipsis points. "It is a truth universally acknowled, that a single man... must be in want of a wife." |
| What is incorrect with this sentence? Alicia loves the show Enterprise. | italics, Italicize Enterprise. |
| What's wrong with these TWO lines of poetry? "The shepherds' swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning." | slash. "The shepherds' swains shall dance and sing/ For thy delight each May morning." |
| What is incorrect? When are the presidential elections held | question mark. When are the presidential elections held? |
| What's missing? Don’t shoot the deer | exclamation mark. Don't shoot the deer! |
| What's missing in this sentence? Freds friend fried food for Friday. | apostrophe, Fred's friend |
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SadieG
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