Apostrophe Circle the correct response in parentheses.1. - The seven (dwarfs / dwarf’s / dwarfs’) had (Snow Whites / Snow White’s /
- Snow Whites’) full attention.
2. - The track meeting was held in the (girls / girl’s / girls’) locker room.
3. - (Its / It’s / Its’) going to surprise everyone if you wear (your / you’re) wig to
the party- the party.
Capitalization Mark the letters that need to be capitalized in each sentence.1. - are you going to take the course that integrates shakespeare with film with dr.
jones - jones next semester?
2. - i went to the mall of america with grandma, maizie, and my mom.
Colon Insert colons where needed. Delete unnecessary punctuation.1. - I have a word of advice run away!
2. - The books that are her absolute favorites include: Gone with the Wind,
Little Women- Little Women, and Silas Marner.
3. - The two sections that won the band scavenger hunt are: the flute section and
the trombone - the trombone section.
Comma Insert commas where needed.1. - Blue my favorite color is the fifth color in the rainbow.
2. - When I turned four I moved to Ohio.
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had pulled - had pulled away.
4. - The chicken relaxed in its coop not understanding that the fox was nearby.
5. - The goofy carefree student collided with the professor in the coffee shop.
6. - I enjoy drinking warm soothing tea.
7. - Whew that was a close one!
Hyphen Insert hyphens where needed.1. - In the course, he studied Victorian era architecture and visited a two
story home- story home.
2. - The three year old girl was enrolled in a two year preschool program.
Underlining (Italicizing) Underline or remove underlining and add or remove quotation marks in the following the following sentences.1. - The book Prince Caspian is quite a bit different from the new movie,
especially in - especially in the chapter entitled The Lion Roars.
2. - “Christmas at Plum Creek” is an especially good episode of the television
show called - show called “Little House on the Prairie.”
Quotation Marks Insert quotation marks and other necessary punctuation (including capitalization) in in the following sentences.1. - Tim said to his conducting class the most important aspect of good
conducting is - conducting is clarity.
2. - May I borrow she wondered aloud a pencil?
3. - To thine own self be true said Polonius hypocritically.
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Semicolons Insert semicolons and commas where needed.1. - I don’t care for mustard however I do like ketchup.
2. - He wanted to tour three capital cities: Sydney Australia Tokyo Japan
and Beijing - and Beijing China.
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