Where does the comma go?

The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave.

What is the purpose of a hyphen?

to set off words for emphasis or to indicate a pause.

What is the purpose of parentheses?

to set off extra information that is not essential

What is the purpose of parentheses?

to set off extra information that is not essential

Where does the comma go?

Yesterday was her birthday, so they went out to dinner.

A complete sentence must have what three components

subject, predicate, and complete thought

What is the purpose of an ellipses?

to indicate that info has been left out in a quotation.

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Grammar Mistakes & Punctuation Rules

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1
finish the sentence: Place the flowers ____.
they're
their
there
2
Where does the comma go?
The, game was over but the crowd refused to leave.
The game was over but the crowd, refused to leave.
The game was over, but the crowd refused to, leave.
The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave.
3
What is the purpose of a hyphen?
to set off words for emphasis or to indicate a pause.
to set off words for isolation or to indicate a pause.
4
What is the purpose of parentheses?
to set off extra information that is not essential
to set off extra information that is essential
5
finish the sentence: _____ hair looks nice today.
your
you're
6
finish the sentence: _______ on first base?
whose
who's
7
What is the purpose of parentheses?
to set off extra information that is not essential
to set off extra information that is essential
8
finish the sentence: _______ watch is this?
who's
whose
9
Where does the comma go?
Yesterday, was her birthday so they went out to dinner.
Yesterday was her birthday so they went out to, dinner.
Yesterday, was her birthday so they went out to dinner.
Yesterday was her birthday, so they went out to dinner.
10
word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated or an unintended noun in the sentence.
adjective
dangling participle
pronoun
adverb
11
A complete sentence must have what three components
subject, predicate, and adjective
subject, predicate, and complete thought
preposition, predicate, and complete thought
subject, verb, and complete thought
12
What is the purpose of an ellipses?
to indicate that info has been added to quotation.
to indicate that info has been left out in a quotation.
13
finish the sentence: The managers are in ____weekly meeting.
there
their
they're
14
finish the sentence: _____ going to be a great writer!
you're
your
15
finish the sentence: _____going to store together.
they're
there
their

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