Punctuation Matters

Re: Punctuation Matters

by Oumaima Yamoun -
Number of replies: 0
Here are some sentences I found in the ESL001 writing review forum:

1- My day start at 7 o'clock when I hear the clock i wake up and quickly I get.
The mistakes in the original sentence were: missing capitalization at the beginning, "start" should be "starts", a missing period after "7 o'clock" to separate two independent clauses, a missing comma after "clock" to separate the dependent clause, and the sentence was incomplete ("quickly I get" should be "quickly get ready").
Correction: My day starts at 7 o'clock. When I hear the clock, I wake up and quickly get ready.

2- Immediately afterwards I go to bathroom and wash my face, brush my teeth.
The mistakes in the original sentence were: a missing comma after "afterwards", a missing "the" before "bathroom", and a missing "and" before "brush my teeth" to properly connect the list.
Correction: Immediately afterwards, I go to the bathroom, wash my face, and brush my teeth.