Where should the colon(s) go in this sentence? "Warning Hard hats required in this area."
Colons introduce announcements. "Warning: Hard hats required in this area."
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thief
Give points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
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Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence?
"I'll prepare dinner meanwhile, you set the table."
Semicolons should be included before transition words in sentences.
"I'll prepare dinner; meanwhile, you set the table."
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What is the possessive form of "work of the painter" and where should the apostrophe go?
"the painter's work"
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Where should the comma(s) be located in this compound sentence?
"Emma wanted a cat or dog but her mother is allergic to them."
Before the coordinating conjunction "but" (Haha, you said "but".)
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Read the following sentence: "Our writing group shared papers with another group; we read theirs and they read ours." Does this sentence need apostrophes? Where?
No apostrophes needed. "theirs" and "ours" are personal possessive pronouns and do not need an apostrophe.
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Read the following sentence: "In some areas, trees are being destroyed by insects." Is the sentence COMPLETE or a RUN-ON?
Complete sentence.
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lifesaver
Give 5 points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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baam
Lose 5 points!
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What is the possessive form of "the strength of Atlas" and where should the apostrophe go?
"Atlas' strength" (When a word already ends in 's', the apostrophe should go after the 's'. Do not add another 's'.
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trap
No points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
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Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence?
"Sherman usually wears baggy faded jeans but today he is wearing shorts."
Between the two adjectives "baggy" and "faded" AND after "jeans" and after "today"
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Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "Tara's little brother a persistent troublemaker annoyed us all afternoon."
Commas go around extra information. "Tara's little brother, a persistent troublemaker, annoyed us all afternoon."
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Where should the semicolon(s) go in this sentence? "Please turn on the fan we need air."
Semicolons separate independent clauses in sentences. Semicolon should be after "fan".
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What is the possessive form of "an idea from the brother of Ollie" and where should the apostrophe go?
"Ollie's brother's idea"
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Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence? "I really like the new principal don't you?"
Commas go around extra information. "I really like the new principal, don't you?"
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Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence?
"In case of an emergency exit the building at once."
Commas go after introductory phrases. The comma should go after "emergency"
"In case of an emergency, exit the building at once."