Daily Edit Punctuation Review

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Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.

• Dad;
• bald;
• getting;
• hair;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.

• see;
• her;
• huge;
• coming;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the correct sentence

• I will not make it to the store before it closes, I will go tomorrow.
• I will not make it to the store before it closes; I will go tomorrow.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• His mom's shoes are expensive. 
• His mom's shoe's are expensive.
• His moms shoe's is expensive.
• His moms shoes is expensive. 

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "I am  certain," mom said "that we will make it on time."
• "I am certain, mom said, that we will make it on time."
• "I am certain," mom said, "that we will make it on time."
• I am certain mom said, that we will make it on time.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "When you leave, he said, turn off the lights."
• "When you leave", he said, turn off the lights."
• "When you leave, " he said, "turn off the lights."
• "When you leave he said, turn off the lights."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I need to pick up these items from the store, milk, eggs, and bread.
• I need to pick up these items from the store milk, eggs, and bread.
• I need to pick up these items from the store: milk eggs and bread.
• I need to pick up these items from the store: milk, eggs, and bread.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• My wifes diamond's are the best in the country.
• Greece has many beautiful island's.
• They own several splendid house's.
• The two boys' friendship has stood the test of time

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Only one of these sentences uses all apostrophes correctly.

• The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.
• The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance.
• The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Only one sentence uses the apostrophes correctly.

• The American's bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies.
• The Americans' bridges and roads were vital for moving the troops' supplies
• The Americans bridges and roads were vital for moving the troop's supplies.
• The Americans bridge's and road's were vital for moving the troops supplies

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D