Grammar and Revision

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

Which of the following is the best way to punctuate this sentence?

• I was tired because I worked all day.
• I was tired, because I worked all day.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store.
He plans on buying it tomorrow.

• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying it tomorrow.
• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store and plans on buying the puppy. 
• Willie liked the puppy he saw at the pet store, plans on buying it tomorrow.
• The pet store let Willie buy the puppy. 

Choose the option that best combines all of the information contained in the sentences below:
Our car broke down.
We called a tow truck.
We had it towed to Toronto.

• When our car broke down we had to call a tow truck to have it towed to Toronto.
• We had to call a tow truck when our car broke down.
• A tow truck from Toronto had to be called when our car broke down.
• We had to tow the car to Toronto.

Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.

• The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.

Find the verb.
The chastened child sat behind us.

• chastened
• child
• sat
• behind

Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.

• Add a comma after dinner
• Change While to After
• Change Regular to regular
• The sentence is correct.

What change should be made?
Granny has took her dentures off.

• Change has took to taken
• Change has took to took
• Change has took to has tooken
• Change has took to taked

What change, if any, should be made?
Mom told me to cut a apple for little Suzie, but instead I peeled her a banana.

• Change peeled to pelt
• Change but to because
• Change banana to bannana
• Change a to an