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  • The dress was truly beautiful: she could tell it was like a fairytale.
    The dress was truly beautiful; she could tell it was like a fairytale.
  • What is the error in this sentence? That towel on the floor is her's.
    no apostrophe in hers
  • What is the error in this sentence? The dentist asked. "Have you been flossing?"
    comma after asked
  • What is the punctuation error? However hard the question is. it's best to take a guess.
    comma after is
  • 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
  • What is the error in this sentence? "When are we going to the movie," I asked?
    question mark goes after movie not asked
  • What punctuation is missing? My mom is going to be eighty four years old.
    hyphen in between eighty and four
  • This yogurt is past it's expiration date.
    No apostrophe in its
  • What is the error in this sentence? The girl said, "I hate when that happens".
    period should be inside quotation marks
  • What's wrong with this sentence? Wow. I can't believe you just did that!
    exclamation point after wow
  • 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
  • What is wrong with this sentence? She asked if I could lend her a hand?
    period after hand not question mark
  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? Youre a fan of the Bulldogs, aren't you?
    apostrophe needed in you're
  • What punctuation is needed? I went to the skate park the movie theater and then to the mall.
    commas after park, theater,
  • I am attending the Lunar New Year festival this Sunday and I plan to visit my friends too.
    Commas must be used when you join two independent clauses with a conjunction
  • What is the error in this sentence? I believe its time to go to bed.
    apostrophe needed in it's
  • What is wrong with the punctuation in this sentence? Where are the childrens' toys?
    apostrophe before the s
  • What is wrong with this sentence? Would you like some cupcakes.
    needs a question mark not period