sábado, 19 de diciembre de 2015

Punctuation mistakes. COMPULSORY



1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greenedeserve awards.1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene) deserve awards.
2. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
3. Only one course was open to us: surrender, said the ex-major, and we did. 
4. Judge Carswell - later to be nominated for the Supreme Court- had ruled against civil rights.
5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed reading Leland's article ‘How Not to Go Camping. 
6. Yes,Jim said, ‘I'll be home by ten. 
7. There was only one thing to do - study till dawn.
8. Montaigne wrote the following: A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. 
9. The following are the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
10. Arriving on the 8:10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her husband; and Tim, their son.
11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn replied, ‘All
the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?'
12. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don't know. 
13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.
14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came instead on the 10:36 flight.
15. Whoever thought,’ said Helen, that Jack would be elected class president? 
16. In baseball, a show boat is a man who shows off.
17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5:21 in last Sunday's sermon.
18. There was a very interesting article entitled The New Rage for Folk Singing in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.
19. Whoever is elected secretary of the club -Ashley, or Chandra, or Aisha-must be prepared to do a great deal of work, said Jumita, the previous secretary.
20. Darwin's the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy when it appeared. 
21. We had a great time in France – the kids really enjoyed it.
22. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.
23. What are you doing next weekend?
24. Mother had to go into hospital: she had heart problems.
25. Did you understand why I was upset?
26. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work.
27. We will be arriving on Monday morning, at least, I think so. 
28. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class.
29. The girl’s father sat in a corner.
30. In the words of Murphy’s Law: ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’


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