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Punctuation Errors

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    Challenges students to identify and correct punctuation errors in various sentences.
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  • What is wrong with this sentence? Would you like to eat some cupcakes.
    needs a question mark not full stop
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  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? Having been queen for over 69 years; Queen Elizabeth is the fourth longest serving monarch in modern history.
    comma instead of semi-colon
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  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? Youre a fan of the Yankees, aren't you?
    apostrophe needed in you're
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  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? I went to the store to buy the following; milk, cake mix, and potato chips.
    colon after following
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  • What punctuation is needed? I went to the skate park the movie theater and then to the mall.
    commas after park, theater,
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  • What's wrong with this sentence? Wow. I can't believe you just did that!
    exclamation point after wow
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  • What is the punctuation error? However hard the question is. it's best to take a guess.
    comma after is
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  • What's the punctuation error in this sentence? "You need to clean your room." my mom stated.
    comma after room not a period
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  • What is the error in this sentence? The dentist asked. "Have you been flossing?"
    colon after asked
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  • What is the error in this sentence? "When are we going to the movie," I asked?
    question mark goes after movie not asked
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  • What is wrong with the punctuation in this sentence? Where are the childrens' toys?
    apostrophe before the s
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  • What is the error in this sentence? I believe its time to go to bed.
    apostrophe needed in it's
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  • What is the error in this sentence? That towel on the floor is her's.
    no apostrophe in hers
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  • What is the error in this sentence? The girl said, "I hate when that happens".
    full stop should be inside quotation marks
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  • What is wrong with this sentence? She asked if I could lend her a hand?
    full stop after hand not question mark
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