Punctuating Text Evidence

Front

Correct sentence: As noted on page 2, "He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, 'Cuts.' Then he patted his haircut and whispered, 'Fresh.'"

Back

As noted on page 2, "He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, 'Cuts.' Then he patted his haircut and whispered, 'Fresh.'"

Front

Correct sentence: "On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket, it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake" (5).

Back

Front

Correct sentence: According to the author, Alfonso says, "Why did I have to take the chain off? he scolded himself. He always messed things up when he tried to take them apart" (6).

Back

Front

Correct sentence: On page 1, the author explains, ”After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight.”

Back

Front

Correct sentence: At the end of the story, Alfonso says, "When it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love" (6).

Back

Front

Correct sentence: The author illustrates this point when he states, "Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth" (3).

Back

Front

Correct sentence: For example, "Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged" (1).

Back

Front

Correct sentence: "Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average."

Back

As stated in the text on page 1, "Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average."

Front

Correct sentence example: Alfonso says, “'You wanna go bike riding?'" (3).

Back

An example of this occurs when Alfonso says, “'You wanna go bike riding?'" (3).

Front

Correct sentence: For example, on page 6, it says, "Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal!"

Back

For example, on page 6, it says, "Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal!"