Revising and Editing Station

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What are quotation marks used for?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by someone or to highlight a specific phrase.

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Correct the sentence: 'Your too short to ride this roller coaster.'

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Change 'your' to 'you're'.

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What is the difference between 'to', 'two', and 'too'?

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'To' is a preposition, 'two' is a number, and 'too' means also or excessively.

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How do you use commas in a sentence?

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Commas are used to separate items in a list, before conjunctions in compound sentences, and to set off introductory elements.

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Correct the sentence: 'Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.'

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Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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What is the purpose of an apostrophe?

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An apostrophe is used to show possession or to indicate omitted letters in contractions.

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Correct the sentence: 'Megan is my neighbor she attends Martin High School.'

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Megan is my neighbor; she attends Martin High School.

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What is the function of a semicolon?

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A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation.