Question

Directions: The following sentences have errors in capitalization and comma usage, semicolon and colon usage, and quotation marks usage. Make corrections to the sentences so they reflect proper punctuation, leave as is if no correction is needed. An example is done for you. Review the information if necessary.

Example: nigel says he wants to go to africa in march but i don’t think he has enough money
Correction: Nigel says he wants to go to Africa in March, but I don’t think he has enough money.


1. Wow, that is a great idea; I’d love to join you, but I have a softball tournament that day.

2. Uncle Carl said, "We would like you to come to the reunion", but my mom told him that we would not be able to make it.

3. The invitation said to go to 117 donner creek road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address.

4. Because I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 pm, I had to leave school early.

5. When Trisha saw the boys on the stage she exclaimed, "Finally, a group of students who can act!"

Answer 1

1. Wow, that is a great idea; I’d love to join you, but I have a softball tournament that day.

Correction: Wow, that is a great idea. I’d love to join you, but I have a softball tournament that day.

In this sentence, the correction involves using a period instead of a comma after "idea" to separate two independent clauses. This is because the second clause "I’d love to join you" can stand alone as a separate sentence.

2. Uncle Carl said, "We would like you to come to the reunion", but my mom told him that we would not be able to make it.

Correction: Uncle Carl said, "We would like you to come to the reunion," but my mom told him that we would not be able to make it.

In this sentence, the correction involves using a comma instead of a period after "reunion" and before the closing quotation mark. This is because the dialogue is a part of the same sentence, and a comma is used to separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence.

3. The invitation said to go to 117 donner creek road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address.

Correction: The invitation said to go to 117 Donner Creek Road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address.

In this sentence, the correction involves capitalizing the first letter of "Donner" and "Creek" to reflect proper noun capitalization. This is because they are part of the address and should be capitalized.

4. Because I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 pm, I had to leave school early.

Correction: Because I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 PM, I had to leave school early.

In this sentence, the correction involves capitalizing "PM" to reflect proper abbreviation capitalization. This is because "PM" represents the afternoon time period and should be capitalized.

5. When Trisha saw the boys on the stage she exclaimed, "Finally, a group of students who can act!"

Correction: When Trisha saw the boys on the stage, she exclaimed, "Finally, a group of students who can act!"

In this sentence, the correction involves using a comma after "stage" to separate the introductory clause from the main clause. This is because the introductory clause "When Trisha saw the boys on the stage" provides context and should be separated from the main clause by a comma.

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 2

1. Wow, that is a great idea; I’d love to join you, but I have a softball tournament that day. (No corrections needed)

2. Uncle Carl said, "We would like you to come to the reunion," but my mom told him that we would not be able to make it. (Added comma after "reunion")

3. The invitation said to go to 117 Donner Creek Road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address. (No corrections needed)

4. Because I had a dentist appointment at 1:30 p.m., I had to leave school early. (Added comma after "1:30 p.m.")

5. When Trisha saw the boys on the stage, she exclaimed, "Finally, a group of students who can act!" (Added comma after "stage")