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Punctuation Matters
Practice your punctuation!After every slide is the answer to that
question. Be sure you want to go to the next one before continuing.
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My brother talks a lot. He talks loud too. OR
My brother talks a lot; he talks loud too. OR
My brother talks a lot, and he talks loud too.
8.Which is correct?While dad was eating the dog, the cat and the horse tried stealing his meal. While dad was eating, the dog, the cat, and the horse tried stealing his meal.
Both are CorrectEmail me later, if you want to talk. Email me later if you want to talk.Either, it is your choice!
12. Which is correct?I like to eat bacon, toast eggs, and coffee for breakfast.I like to eat bacon, toast, eggs, and coffee for breakfast.
16. Can you find the error?
Louisiana is made up of two geographical regions, one is called the uplands region. The other is called the alluvial region. The uplands region is made up of prairie and woodlands. The alluvial region is made up of swamp and coastal lands. Most of this land is located along the Mississippi River.
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Louisiana is made up of two geographical regions. One is called the uplands region. The other is called the alluvial region. The uplands region is made up of prairie and woodlands. The alluvial region is made up of swamp and coastal lands. Most of this land is located along the Mississippi River.
18.Which sentence is correct?I told her I love “my parents.”I told her “I love my parents.”I told her, I love my parents.
22. Correct this sentence.Don't forget to wear your coat, Mom said this morning as I left for school.
23. Can you find the error?
There were 203,527 Native Americans in Arizona in 1990, the third highest such population in the United States. In addition to the Navajo, they include Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Paiute, Tohono O'Odham, Pima, Maricopa, Yavapaí, Hualapai and Havasupai.
23. Can you find the error?
There were 203,527 Native Americans in Arizona in 1990, the third highest such population in the United States. In addition to the Navajo they include Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Pima, Hualapai, and Havasupai.
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There were 203,527 Native Americans in Arizona in 1990, the third highest such population in the United States. In addition to the Navajo, they include Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Pima, Hualapai, and Havasupai.
Final question:25. Find the errors in the following passage. (There are seven and they may be capitalization or spelling errors.)
The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. Before the sun raise touch the earth, we should have prayed Fajr. Sometimes I say to myself I can’t wake up. Then, I think about the blessings for praying on time and I forse myself to get up.