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Read the following sentence: "Warren, a careful person, is serious about whatever he does." Is the sentence COMPLETE or a RUN-ON?

Complete

Read the following sentence: "He wanted to graduate from high school he did." How could this RUN-ON sentence be corrected?

Semicolon OR period after "school" OR add a comma and "so" after "school".

Read the following sentence: "In some areas, trees are being destroyed by insects." Is the sentence COMPLETE or a RUN-ON?

Complete sentence.

Read the following sentence: "Abby sent Tony a text message he did not reply." How could this RUN-ON sentence be corrected?

Semicolon OR period after "message" OR add a comma and "but" after "message".

Read the following sentence: "Callie writes children's stories, she reads them during the library story hour." How could this RUN-ON sentence be corrected?

Replace comma with a PERIOD or SEMICOLON OR add "so" after the comma.

Read the following sentence: "Our writing group shared papers with another group; we read theirs and they read ours." Does this sentence need apostrophes? Where?

No apostrophes needed. "theirs" and "ours" are personal possessive pronouns and do not need an apostrophe.

Read the following sentence: "Everyones support is necessary." Does this sentence need an apostrophe? Where?

"Everyone's support is necessary." Indefinite pronouns (everyone, someone, anyone, etc.) must have an apostrophe & 's' to show possession.

Read the following sentence: "The seats in the first row are ours." Does this sentence need an apostrophe? Where?

"The seats in the first row are ours." No apostrophe needed. Personal pronouns (his, hers, its, theirs, etc). do not need apostrophes to show possession.

Read the following sentence: "The dog was favoring its left front paw." Does this sentence need an apostrophe? Where?

"The dog was favoring its left front paw." No apostrophe needed. Personal pronouns (his, hers, its, theirs, etc). do not need apostrophes to show possession.

Read the following sentence: "This is someone elses scarf, not mine." Does this sentence need an apostrophe? Where?

"This is someone else's scarf, not mine." Indefinite pronouns (everyone, someone, anyone, + else) must have an apostrophe & 's' to show possession.

What is the possessive form of "an idea from the brother of Ollie" and where should the apostrophe go?

"Ollie's brother's idea"

What is the possessive form of "the strength of Atlas" and where should the apostrophe go?

"Atlas' strength" (When a word already ends in 's', the apostrophe should go after the 's'. Do not add another 's'.

What is the possessive form of "the apartment where the Maldonados live" and where should the apostrophe go?

"the Maldonados' apartment" (When a word already ends in 's', the apostrophe should go after the 's'. Do not add another 's'.

What is the possessive form of "hat belonging to Nina" and where should the apostrophe go?

"Nina's hat"

What is the possessive form of "work of the painter" and where should the apostrophe go?

"the painter's work"

Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "Warning Hard hats required in this area."

Colons introduce announcements. "Warning: Hard hats required in this area."

Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "Dear Sir or Madam Your child has been abducted by aliens."

Colons introduce announcements. "Dear Sir or Madam: Your child has been abducted by aliens."

Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "You must be ready by 630 P.M."

Colons separate measures of time. "You must be ready by 6:30 P.M."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Worried that a meteor will hit the moon."

Both. "(Steve) (is) worried that a meteor will hit the moon."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Sneezed repeatedly."

Noun. "(She) sneezed repeatedly."

What are the two PREDICATES in this compound sentence? "He can buy the book, or he can borrow it from the library."

"can buy the book" (verb 'can' and "buy') "can borrow it" (verb 'can' and 'borrow')

What are the two PREDICATES in this compound sentence? "She doesn't drink milk, nor does she eat butter."

"doesn't drink milk" (verb 'does'), "does eat butter" (verb 'does')

What are the two SUBJECTS in this compound sentence? "It was cold outside, so she put on a sweater."

"It" (pronoun) and "she" (pronoun)

What are the two SUBJECTS in this compound sentence? "I drank some water, for I was thirsty."

"I" and "I" (pronouns)

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "The hot humid air made us feel listless."

Commas go between adjectives. "The hot, humid air made us feel listless."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Happy today"

Both. "(You) (look) happy today."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Asked them to be quiet."

Noun "(I) asked them to be quiet."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "I really like the new principal don't you?"

Commas go around extra information. "I really like the new principal, don't you?"

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Tara's little brother a persistent troublemaker annoyed us all afternoon."

Commas go around extra information. "Tara's little brother, a persistent troublemaker, annoyed us all afternoon."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "I hope to see you there Jess"

Commas go around extra information. "I hope to see you there, Jess."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Edward Bloor author of 'Tangerine' lives in Florida."

Commas go extra information in a sentnece. "Edward Bloor, author of 'Tangerine', lives in Florida."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "No that's not what I meant."

Commas go after introductory statements. "No, that's not what I meant."

Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "Please turn on the fan we need air."

Semicolons separate independent clauses in sentences. Semicolon should be after "fan".

Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "Mammals have hair birds have feathers amphibians have neither."

Semicolons separate independent clauses in sentences. Semicolons should be after "hair" and after "feathers".

Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "Caution Bridge is slippery when wet."

Colons are used to introduce lists, or long quotes after an independent clause, or announcements. Colon goes after "Caution".

Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "Peter can give you some tips he is an excellent tennis player."

Semicolons are used between independent clauses in a compound sentence. "Peter can give you some tips; he is an excellent tennis player."

Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "This is what you should do apologize and give her flowers."

Colons are used to introduce lists or long quotes after an independent clause. "This is what you should do: apologize and give her flowers."

Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "Some people are very confident at least, they act that way."

Semicolons should be included before transition words in sentences. "Some people are very confident; at least, they act that way."

Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "I'll prepare dinner meanwhile, you set the table."

Semicolons should be included before transition words in sentences. "I'll prepare dinner; meanwhile, you set the table."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Jasmine in my opinion is a very good artist."

Commas go around non-essential information in a sentence. "Jasmine, in my opinion, is a very good artist."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Snakes contrary to popular opinion are not slimy."

Commas go around non-essential information in a sentence. "Snakes, contrary to popular opinion, are not slimy."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Dad thanks for getting me the concert tickets for my birthday."

Commas go after introductory phrases. The comma should go after "Dad," "Dad, thanks for getting me the concert tickets for my birthday."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "In case of an emergency exit the building at once."

Commas go after introductory phrases. The comma should go after "emergency" "In case of an emergency, exit the building at once."

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Sherman usually wears baggy faded jeans but today he is wearing shorts."

Between the two adjectives "baggy" and "faded" AND after "jeans" and after "today"

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Vernon eats only fruits vegetables beans and whole grains."

Commas should go between items in a list. Commas should be after "fruits", "vegetables", and "beans".

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Emily created the design for the poster and Roger wrote the text."

This is a compound sentence. The comma should go before the coordinating conjunction "and".

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "A tall elegant model walked across the stage."

Between the two adjectives "tall" and "elegant".

Where should the comma(s) be located in this compound sentence? "Put the milk back in the refrigerator or it will turn sour."

Before the coordinating conjunction "or"

Where should the comma(s) be located in this compound sentence? "The referee blew the whistle and the game stopped."

Before the coordinating conjunction "and".

Where should the comma(s) be located in this compound sentence? "The pocket watch is valuable to me for it belonged to my grandmother."

Before the coordinating conjunction "for"

Where should the comma(s) be located in this compound sentence? "Emma wanted a cat or dog but her mother is allergic to them."

Before the coordinating conjunction "but" (Haha, you said "but".)

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Destroyed in a wildfire."

Both noun and verb. Example: "The (forest) (was) destroyed in a wildfire."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Finally arrived an hour late."

Noun Example: "(Laurie) finally arrived an hour late."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "My new iPod on the table."

Verb Example: "My new iPod (is) on the table."

What does this sentence need to be complete? (Noun or verb or both?) "Along a bumpy road."

Both a noun and a verb. Example: "(We) (travel) along a bumpy road."