PART B COMMAS ...

PART B

COMMAS 

In the following sentences, insert commas where necessary.  

1. I used to live at 16689 Sutton Avenue Toronto Ontario but we have since moved to 1895 Holland Way San Francisco California.

2. Chris did not see how he could organize write and proofread this paper in only two hours.

3. Yes Helen did mention that all three of you were coming for lunch.

4. Of course the movie that I had rushed to see didn't start on time.

5. As I mentioned the rules can be broken occasionally.

6. The waiter ignored the rude obnoxious customer.

7. Joey ate all of his peas but he refused to eat his lima beans.

8. That movie in my opinion was too scary for children.

9. James Spader who plays a lawyer on television won an Emmy Award in 2007.

10. My neighbor's dog knocks over my garbage cans walks in my flowerbed and barks at my cats

PART D 

Simple, Compound, or Complex?

 

Identify whether each sentence below is simple, compound or complex.

 

1. Maizon will attend a new school soon.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

2. Maizon is going to Blue Hill, but Margaret will stay behind.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

3. Sometimes things change, and they can't change back again.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

4. Maizon thinks of Margaret as her best friend in the whole world.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

5. While Margraet hoped for better times, Maizon couldn't care less.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

6. Their friendship may end if they don't stay in touch.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

7. Although Ms. Tory held Margaret's hand, she did not speak.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

8. The summer had brought sadness, and Margaret had suffered.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

9. This last summer with Maizon is a time of great change for the girls' friendship.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

 

10. While Margaret will try new things, Maizon will stay home and read.

 

Simple                       Compound               Complex

PART D 

Capitalization

Read each set of sentences. Three of the sentences in each set have errors in capitalization; one sentence is written correctly. Choose ONLY the CORRECTLY WRITTEN SENTENCE below, with  NO ERRORS in capitalization.

 

1. a) Mary, who just returned from a cruise, misses swimming in the   Mediterranean sea.

    b) I said, "Do you want the boots, the sandals, or the running shoes?"

    c) Hugo Guerrero is opening a spanish-language bookship in san diego

    d) On new year's day, my stepmother is taking us to dinner and a fireworks display.

 

2. a) The Senior Citizens' Center is offering a seminar on exercise, stress, and nutrition.

    b) The CN Tower in toronto is remarkable.

    c) Has any actor won the grammy prize this year?

    d) Local guides lead people on the dangerous climb up mount everest.

 

3. a) My mother warned my little brother to behave himself during christmas services. 

    b) Today, our class will see a film about archaeological digs and the discovery of the    titanic.

    c) Do you think that the Rocky Mountains are the highest mountains in North America?

    d) Maya Angelou, who has a gift for imagery, is my favourite american poet.

 

4. a) I enjoy the fact that aunt Sally makes jokes, smiles often, and always seems to be     happy.

    b) We're relieved that john tory signed that ordinance about water quality.

    c) Will you go hiking with me and ricardo this summer?

    d) Ruth is taking Spanish I and Calculus II this semester, and she enjoys both  courses.

 

5. a) The article titled "hiking safety" provides many valuable tips.

    b) We were told to read chapter 10 of  American Folk Tales.

    c) Jacob thinks that I should review the Fifth Chapter, which is about Rosa Parks.

    d) Didn't O. Henry write "The gift of the magi"?