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English 16 Public

Testing punctuation

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Punctuate the sentence: Ariel's mom said I'll take you out for ice cream if you finish your homework

Ariel's mom said, 'I'll take you out for ice cream if you finish your homework.'

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Join the two sentences using a non-defining relative clause: John is still single. John is 40 years old.

John, who is 40 years old, is still single.

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Punctuate the sentences: I like cats they're so cute

I like cats; they're so cute. OR I like cats. They're so cute.

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Correct or incorrect? Why? Last night, I watched 'beauty and the beast.'

Incorrect! 'beauty' and 'beast' should be capitalized (Beauty and the Beast).

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Correct or incorrect? Why? I had a good day today; it looks like it's going to rain.

Incorrect. The two sentences are not related. Change the semicolon to a full stop.

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Correct or incorrect? Why? Sarah said to her mom 'can we look at prom dresses tonight?'

Incorrect. It needs a comma after 'mom'.

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Combine the two sentences: Carlos ran to school. He was carrying an umbrella.

Carlos ran to school while carrying an umbrella. OR Carlos, carrying an umbrella, ran to school. OR Carlos ran to school carrying an umbrella.

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Correct or incorrect? Why? Do you like the movie 'Cinderella and the Seven Dwarfs'?

Correct. With titles of stories, we use single quotation marks and punctuation on the outside.

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Correct or incorrect? Why? The man who stole my wallet was caught by the police.

Correct. 'Who stole my wallet' gives necessary information. Therefore, we don't add any commas.

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What sort of information does a non defining relative clause give?

Extra information that is not necessary for the sentence to make sense.

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Name 2 types of words that can be capitalized or written in lower case.

Possible answers: seasons, decades, jobs, compass points.

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Which words don't need to be capitalized in story titles?

Small words such as 'and', 'a/the', and prepositions, unless they are the first word.

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What can't we use commas to do?

Join complete sentences without changing them or adding a conjunction between them.

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In what type of writing should exclamation marks (!) be avoided?

Formal writing.

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punctuate the sentence: Even little choices shape your character said Arnold to his son

'Even little choices shape your character,' said Arnold to his son.

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When can you use a semicolon to join two sentences?

When they are related.

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