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2023-03-20 11:18:38 ROUND 1 OF 3. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS

Info: Focus on a single sentence at a time. Make sure that it begins with a capitalized word and ends with proper punctuation.

Example: In addition to his pioneering work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote Inoculation (inoculation ) against smallpox (smallpox. )

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Most historians believe Viking explorer Leif Eriksson set foot in North America nearly 500 years before Columbus sailed for the New World. one legend claims Eriksson, who lived in Greenland to the northeast, landed in Canada after he was blown off course while returning from Norway. whether by accident or on purpose, Eriksson is thought to have reached forested newfoundland, where his men hunted and harvested wild grapes Open / Comment

2023-03-20 11:17:21 Detail (writing)

Benefits :
Quickly spot mistakes and typos in your writing ;
Identify problems that spell-check won't catch .

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage and select all the errors. Each round focuses on a different type of error:

ROUND 1. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS ;
ROUND 2. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS ;
ROUND 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS .

To make most of this game, try giving yourself 45 seconds to identify mistakes for each round. 15 secs for bonus round.
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2023-03-19 11:21:20 Remove extra commas :

Growing up, Elijah's family always stopped, to see off-the-wall, roadside attractions, including, an enormous ball of sisal twine in Darwin, Minnesota.

Answer: Growing up, Elijah's family always stopped to see off-the-wall roadside attractions, including an enormous ball of sisal twine in Darwin, Minnesota. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:21:10 Remove extra comma :

My first personal, training, session is Friday, 16 September', he said. He then thought, 'Maybe, I'll also meet with a dietician to get a meal plan.'

Answer: My first personal training session is Friday, 16 September', he said. He then thought, 'Maybe I'll also meet with a dietician to get a meal plan.' Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:21:00 Remove extra commas :

Because, pirates tended to use fictitious names, Blackbeard's real surname is unknown, but most people knew him as Blackbeard, or Edward Teach.

Because pirates tended to use fictitious names, Blackbeard's real surname is unknown, but most people knew him as Blackbeard or Edward Teach. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:20:47 Round . REMOVE THE EXTRA COMMAS.

Remove extra comma :

Franklin Roosevelt delivered his inaugural address, on Saturday, 4 March 1933. He famously said, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'

Franklin Roosevelt delivered his inaugural address on Saturday, 4 March 1933. He famously said, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:20:34 Insert missing commas :

A supermoon and blue moon coincided with a blood moon on Wednesday 31 January 2018. Combining these names NASA called it a Super Blue Blood Moon.

Answer: A supermoon and blue moon coincided with a blood moon on Wednesday, 31 January 2018. Combining these names, NASA called it a Super Blue Blood Moon.

TIP: 1st case — The day of the week is separated from rest of the date with a comma.
2nd case — Phrases that begin with participles, like reading or showing, are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:20:18 Insert missing commas :

On Sunday 25 June in 1950 a U.S. football team of mostly amateurs defeated its more experienced British opponents in the World Cup in Brazil.

Answer: On Sunday, 25 June in 1950, a U.S. football team of mostly amateurs defeated its more experienced British opponents in the World Cup in Brazil.

TIP: 1st case — The day of the week is separated from rest of the date with a comma.
2nd case — Words, phrases, or clauses that introduce a sentence are followed by commas. More info: Although not all sentence introductions require a comma, the AP Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style, and New Hart's Rules suggest following an introductory clause with a comma when it helps avoid confusion and improve comprehension. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:20:04 Insert missing commas :

Urban and regional planners develop plans for land use and they modernise facilities in towns cities counties, and metropolitan areas.

Answer: Urban and regional planners develop plans for land use, and they modernise facilities in towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.

TIP: 1st case — Coordinating conjunctions, like and or but, join two complete sentences and are preceded by a comma. More info: Although the comma can sometimes be omitted if both clauses are short, the AP Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style, and New Hart's Rules suggest using a comma to join two independent clauses that are linked by a coordinating conjunction.
2nd and 3rd cases — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. We recommend a comma before the last item for clarity. More info: The last comma in a series, known as a serial or Oxford comma, is required by some stylebooks and omitted by others; we suggest writers use it to ensure clarity. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:19:55 Insert missing commas :

Sir this is quite a distinctive and striking family heirloom. However I'm sorry to inform you that it's not worth millions of dollars.

Answer: Sir, this is quite a distinctive and striking family heirloom. However, I'm sorry to inform you that it's not worth millions of dollars.

TIP: 1st case — Names of people directly addressed in a sentence are set off by commas.
2nd case — Conjunctive adverbs are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. Open / Comment