Punctuating Clauses (sentence structure)

Front

Punctuate: I went to the store and I bought some groceries.

Back

I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

Front

Punctuate: She likes to dance he prefers to sing.

Back

She likes to dance; he prefers to sing.

Front

Place the colon in the sentence: The teacher had one rule no talking during the test.

Back

The teacher had one rule: no talking during the test.

Front

Punctuate: There is only one thing left to do wait for the results.

Back

There is only one thing left to do: wait for the results.

Front

Place the semicolon in the sentence: After the game we went out to eat however we were too tired to enjoy it.

Back

After the game, we went out to eat; however, we were too tired to enjoy it.

Front

Place the comma: Although it was raining we decided to go for a walk.

Back

Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk.

Front

Place the comma: Before the concert we had dinner at a fancy restaurant.

Back

Before the concert, we had dinner at a fancy restaurant.

Front

Punctuate: I love to read books my brother prefers to watch movies.

Back

I love to read books; my brother prefers to watch movies.

Front

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

Back

He bought tickets for the concert because he likes the band.

Front

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

Back

The jewels, which cost a lot of money, were stolen.