Essay Editing

Essay Editing

A focus on capitalization, punctuation and common errors in writing.

Capitalization

Capitalize all characters, specific places, book title, author's name!

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences has all the correct capitalization?

• The Book The Outsiders, by S.E. HINTON, features a teenager named PonyBoy.

• The Book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, features a teenager named Ponyboy.

• The book the Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, features a teenager named PonyBoy.

• The book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, features a teenager named Ponyboy.

How to note a title!

Book Titles: Italicized

Story Titles: In Quotations

Movie Titles: Italicized

Poem Titles: In Quotations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following notes our book title correctly?

• Outsiders

• The Outsiders

• "The Outsiders"

Multiple Choice

Which of the following titles are noted correctly?

• "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

• Nothing Gold Can Stay

• Nothing Gold Can Stay

POSSESSIVES

Subjects showing possession need an apostrophe!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly shows possession?

• Johnnys jacket

• Johnny's jacket

• Johnnys' jacket

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly shows possession?

• Ponyboy's perception

• Ponyboys' perception

• Ponyboys perception

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has all the correct capitalization?

• The Socs who were driving the blue mustang jumped both johnny and Ponyboy when they were alone.

• The socs who were driving the blue Mustang jumped both Johnny and ponyboy when they were alone.

• The Socs who were driving the blue Mustang jumped both Johnny and Ponyboy when they were alone.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has all the correct capitalization?

• Ponyboy and johnny belong to a group of greasers who don't get along with the socs.

• Ponyboy and Johnny belong to a group of Greasers who don't get along with the socs.

• Ponyboy and Johnny belong to a group of greasers who don't get along with the Socs.

• ponyboy and Johnny belong to a group of greasers who don't get along with the Socs.

PUNCTUATION!

• Periods at the end of each sentence

• Question marks at the end of questions

• Comma at the end of each quote introduction

• Commas at the end of transitions

• Quotes outside of periods/punctuation

• A space added after each punctuation mark

• Use two commas for an appositive

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has the correct punctuation?

• The protagonist Ponyboy, experiences tough times in the novel.

• The protagonist, Ponyboy, experiences tough times in the novel

• The protagonist, Ponyboy, experiences tough times in the novel.

• The protagonist Ponyboy experiences tough times in the novel.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation?

• A quote to support this from page 21, "Dally put his feet up on the back of the redhead's chair, winked at me, and beat his own record for saying something dirty."

• A quote to support this from page 21, "Dally put his feet up on the back of the redhead's chair, winked at me, and beat his own record for saying something dirty".

• A quote to support this from page 21 "Dally put his feet up on the back of the redhead's chair, winked at me, and beat his own record for saying something dirty."

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation?

• Overall, Cherry and Ponyboy connected through through the idea that things are rough all over.

• Overall Cherry and Ponyboy connected through through the idea that things are rough all over.

• Overall, Cherry and Ponyboy connected through through the idea that things are rough all over

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses the correct punctuation?

• In the text it states on page 99, "That was his silent fear then-of losing another person he loved"

• In the text it states on page 99, "That was his silent fear then-of losing another person he loved.

• In the text it states on page 99, "That was his silent fear then-of losing another person he loved."

Edit your own Essay!

Look for capitalization/punctuation/possession errors and fix!