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Duplicate of Punctuation, Please! 1.2 NGC Tutorials
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She was the camp directors niece, so I was not surprised.
camp director's niece
camp directors-niece
camp directors - niece
no error
2
Revise with punctuation: Lucky and I were unharmed, but I looked for damage around the house.
delete the comma
no change
delete the period
insert comma after looked
3
The Titanic sank after ramming an iceberg in the North atlantic ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
north
make no change
ice berg
4
When he was eight years old,his parents had to discourigehim.
Delete the comma after old
Change had to has
Make no change
Change discourige to discourage
5
Delldecided to quit school, and in May 1985 he formed Dell Computercorporation.
Change he to they
Change decided to deciding
Change corporation to Corporation
Make no change
6
Kitty hawk is the name of the town where they first made flight.
FREE
no change
capitalize Hawk
capitalize Town
7
Well, I can think of more things to do.
Well, I can think of more things to do?
Well I can think of more things to do.
no change
Well! I can think of more things to do.
8
Tutorials are hard work; nevertheless I enjoy it!
; nevertheless.
no error
: nevertheless,
; nevertheless,
9
Fascinatedby it, the teenager spent as much time taking the computer apartas hedid using it.
change the the first "it" to success
change the the first "it" to them
change the the first "it" to the machine
change the the first "it" to passion
10
She's allergic to horses. What kind of sentence?
compound
compound - complex
simple
complex
11
The Matthews family were new to the area.
Matthews' family
no error
Matthews family,
Matthew's family
12
What revision needs to be made? I was home alone with Lucky he is my dog and the wind howled.
Lucky, my dog,
Lucky, my dog,
Lucky: he is my dog;
make no change
13
Thecorporation’s achievements can be attributing to its elimination ofthe middleman.
Change attributing to attributed
Change middleman to Middleman
Change corporation’s to corporations’
Change elimination to elimanation
14
You can check out the differences among it and your own country.
no change
amoung
within
between
15
She organized games helped me hand out lunches, snacks and drinks; and soothed nervous kids.
games: helped me
no error
games; helped me
games- helped me
16
Justfouryear’slater the boy obtained a special license.
Insert a comma after later
make no change
Changeyear’s to years
Changeobtained to obtains
17
Its interesting to visit another country.
no change
It was
its
It's
18
In my group one girl was incredibly self assured.
no error
selfassured
self:assured
self-assured
19
The nearest ship the California did not get the SOS message.
The California
, the California,
S.O.S.
no change
20
Combine the sentence: The family was new to the area. They have seven children at camp.
The family has 7 children at camp.
The family is new to the area, has seven children at camp.
The family, new to the area, have seven children.
The family, new to the area, have seven children at camp.
21
More than 1500 people were not so lucky.
no change
1,500
fifteen hundred
fifteen-hundred
22
Combine: I held the dog in my arms. I looked for a place to hide.
With Lucky in my arms, I looked for a place to hide.
Looking for a place to hide Lucky in my arms.
I held Lucky in my arms I looked for a place to hide.
I looked for a place to hide Lucky in my arms.
23
She has three horses Im allowed to ride.
I'm
3
had
no error
24
'Erbody in the house choose "C".
Choose
chose
no error
Chose
25
Thecomputer dealers around town had more personal computers in stockthen they could sell.
Change they to it
Make no change
Change then to than
Change had to have
26
Seventeen year old Jack Thayer was not lucky enough to get into a life boat.
Seventeen-year old
no change
Seventeen-year-old
17 year old
27
Revise? The porch started shaking; I was scared to death.
change the semicolon to a colon
make no change
delete the semicolon
change the semicolon to a comma
28
In 1957, Althea Gibson won the womans championship at Wimbledon.
wimbleton
make no change
women's
althea gibson
29
As it slid into the water, he dived from its deck into the icey water.
dove
no change
icy
it's
30
The counselors were all nervous many of us had never worked with kids before.
No error
nervous (many of us)
nervous; many of us
nervous: many of us
31
She climbed a tree and fell off.
a tree: and fell off
a tree; and fell off
no error
a tree, and fell off
32
I couldnt have done my job without her help.
I couldnt'
I could'nt have
I couldn't have
no error
33
Does she sincerly believe that I would rather read?
Sincerely
belief
no change
sincerely
34
The Government of the UnitedStates selected her to serve as superintendent for thearmy.
make no change
Change her to herself
Change Government to government
Change selected to sellected
35
Althoughthe industry have suffered setbacks recently, most agree that therecession is over.
Change the comma after recently to asemicolon
Make no change
Change Although to Since
Change have suffered to has suffered
36
Revise this sentence? In my direction, I saw a tornado coming.
none
I saw a tornado coming; in my direction.
I saw a tornado coming in my direction.
In my direction, I saw a tornado coming!
37
Edward Smith new that there were only enough lifeboats for half the people.
knew
half of the people
People
life boats
38
They paid no attention, they thought it was a false alarm.
They paid no attention; They thought it was a false alarm.
They paid no attention- they thought it was a false alarm.
They paid no attention. They thought it was a false alarm.
They paid no attention! They thought it was a false alarm.
39
Its hard work being a freshman.
no error
Its'
it is
It's
40
She was traveling at only 50 miles p.h.
no change
50 m.p.h.
50 Mrs. Miles
50 miles ph
41
Capitalization Change: When Mom came home, she was over the Moon with joy that I was okay.
mom
no change
moon
<p>Dad</p>
42
Coming upon an overturned life boat, he hung on untill one camp to rescue him.
lifeboat
no change
until
over-turned
43
She became the 1st African American woman to win the U.S. open.
first
make no change
US
African-American
44
The camps only accident involved Trudy.
camps only accident
camps' only accident
no error
camp's only accident
45
The football game is more important than reading The red Badge of Courage.
Of
Red
no change
red
46
At 9 feet tall and waying 1,700 pounds, the bear is the largest carnivore that ever lived.
seventeen hundred
weighing
nine
who
47
They are usually well behaved kids.
no error
(well behaved)
well-behaved kids
well-behaved kids'
48
The woman had been heading s.w. on Highway 49.
southwest
highway 49
South West
make no change
49
The balloon flew from the west coast to the East Coast.
East Coast
west coast
make no change
was flown
50
This summer was the camps first year.
camp's first year
camps first year
No error
camps' first year
51
It was Annas and my work that made the group do so well.
Annas, and my work
Annas' and my work
Anna's and my work
no error
52
The operater had gone to bed and turned off his radio.
operatar
radios
no change
operator
53
Looking around, I found that the rest of the house had only miner damage.
change found to find
delete that
change miner to minor
insert colon after had
54
Attendence at the soccer game was 10,379.
attendance
soccer's
10379
make no change
55
I love spending summers at my Aunt Bettys farm.
aunt
no error
summer's
Betty's
56
At first, passengers on the titanic paid no attention during the emergency.
make no change
change during
Titanic
remove comma
57
Kitty Hawk was the name of the first hot-air baloon.
balloon
hot air
Kitty hawk
<p>no change</p>
58
They paid no attention to the emergency siron.
make no change
siran
siren
siran
59
Shes allergic to horses.
she was
no error
She's
Shes'
60
These are the names of their children Jamie, William, Rachel, and Naomi.
no error
their children;
their children -
their children: