ENGL000: Pre-College English

Practice: Insert quotation marks, punctuation, and change capitalization where necessary for the following sentences to be grammatically correct.

Original Sentences:

Corrected Sentences:

1. "Did you read the Angelou poem, 'Still I Rise'?" he asked.
2. "Of all her poems", she said, "this is my favorite". "It's really very funny", she added.
3. Turning towards her mother, she asked for help. She seemed distressed and was shaking her hands. "What's wrong?" her mother answered. "I am going to miss the bus", she replied.
4. "Holmes never actually says, 'It's elementary Watson' in the stories", the teacher explained.
5. Jaime helped Petra on her essay about "The Red-Headed League".
6. Tanya's Math teacher asked her, "Where are you stuck?".
7. "I can't figure out where to put the plus-sign", Tanya answered. "It doesn't seem to make a difference where it goes."
8. "Who is the criminal in 'The Blue Carbuncle'?" asked Professor Rodriguez.
9. "Who said 'To be or not to be, that is the question'?" asked Professor Lee.
10. "The milk is spoiled!" she exclaimed. "Don't drink it."