I would like for someone to check this and make sure that I have this right. I had to rewrite the sentence that was not righ.
Dangling Modifiers:
If your baby dow not like cold apple juice, it should be heated.
Your answer:
If your baby does not like cold apple juice, the juice can be warmed.
Dangling Modifiers:
When they are fresh, eating oranges can often keep away the cold virus.
Your answer:
Eating fresh organges , can often help keep away the cold virus.
Predication:
Our palns for tomorrow should begin today.
Your answer:
No change
Punctuating Sentences:
The dinner party will begin at 8 0'clock sharp.
Your answer:
No change
Punctuating Sentences:
Without a doubt, cramming for the test.
Your answer:
With out a doubt, I crammed for the test.
PunctuatingSentences:
He took the curve too sharply, it caused an accident.
Your answer:
He took the curve too sharply, causing an accident.
Punctuation colon:
The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are: peanut butter and bananas.
Your answer:
The ingredients for my favorit grilled sandwich are paenut butter and bananas.
Punctuation-Colon:
Studing is exciting: find something about the subject that interests you, and resolve to become an expert.
Your answer:
No change
Punctuation-Dash Pens come in all spahes-my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Your answer:
Pens come in all shapes. My favorite is an ergonomic on shaped like a wishbone.
Punctuation-Hyphen:
The high rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
Your Answer:
No Change
Punctuation-Hyphen:
She ate two thirds of the pie in one sitting.
Your Answer:
No change
Punctuation-Parentheses:
The blouse did not fit properly.(You will find it in this package.)
Your Answer:
The blouse did not fit properly.( It's in the package.)
Punctuation -Square Brackets:
The aritical about American history stated, "The revolution began over a beer [during Prohibition] and ended with a bang."
Your Answer:
No change
Inclusive Language-Nonracist and nonagist Language:
We need more manpower to finish the job on schedule.
Your Answer:
We need more power to finish the job on schudle.
Inclusive Language-Nonracist and Nonagist Language:
The women who earned the award was a Negro from Louisiana.
Your Answer:
The woman who earned the award was from Louisiana.
Inclusive Language-Nonracist and Nonagist:
It seems that every Golden Ager is on the bust trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Your Answer:
It seems that every Golden Age is on the bus trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Inclusive Language-Talking about people with Disabilities and Disease:
The blind people were downtown for a national conference.
Your Answer:
The blind were downtown for a national conference.
Inclusive Language-Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease:
His sister is afflicted with polio and muscular dystrophy, so she is confined to a wheelchair.
Your Answer:
This sist has polio and muscular dystrophy, she is confined to a wheel chair.
Inclusive Language-Quoting from Biased Material:
The mayor and their wives were invited on a tour of the state building.
Your Answer:
No change
Inclusive Language-Quoting from Biased Material:
Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific: :All menshall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men can attend school until they are 16 yuears of age.
Your Answer:
Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific. "All men and women shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men and women can attend school until they are 16 years of age.
Your answer:
Eating fresh organges , can often help keep away the cold virus.
The only thing wrong with this one is - do not use a comma. "Eating fresh oranges" is the subject of the sentence.
This one is correct as it is.
Punctuation-Parentheses:
The blouse did not fit properly.(You will find it in this package.)
Use "workers" instead of "power".
Your Answer:
We need more power to finish the job on schudle.
You did not change anything in this sentence.
Inclusive Language-Nonracist and Nonagist:
It seems that every Golden Ager is on the bust trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Your Answer:
It seems that every Golden Age is on the bus trip to Laughlin, Nevada.
Rephrase this - so that it says that they were attending a convention for the blind, not that the people were blind.
Inclusive Language-Talking about people with Disabilities and Disease:
The blind people were downtown for a national conference.
Your Answer:
The blind were downtown for a national conference.
Use a semi-colon
Your Answer:
his sister has polio and muscular dystrophy, she is confined to a wheel chair.
It seems that, many times, you're simply rewriting the sentence or omitting the situation in which you would have to use the punctuation in question, where, if I'm not mistaken, you should be changing the sentence so that the punctuation given is used correctly.
"Punctuating Sentences:
He took the curve too sharply, it caused an accident.
Your answer:
He took the curve too sharply, causing an accident."
Try: "He took the curve too sharply; it caused an accident."
"Punctuation-Dash
Pens come in all sphaes-my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone.
Your answer:
Pens come in all shapes. My favorite is an ergonomic on shaped like a wishbone."
Try: "Pens come in all shapes -- my favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone."
"Punctuation-Hyphen:
The high rise building is located at 3114 Main Street.
Your Answer:
No Change"
Try: "The high-rise..."
Outside of the punctuation ones:
"Your answer:
Eating fresh organges , can often help keep away the cold virus."
The comma there isn't necessary.
"Inclusive Language-Nonracist and nonagist Language:
We need more manpower to finish the job on schedule."
I can't see how that's at all racist or ageist -- sexist, perhaps, so if we're being generally PC here it needs a change, but 'power' doesn't seem to fit well. How about 'workers' or 'employees'?
Sorry, I have to go now; I imagine someone else can help with the rest.
Dangling Modifiers:
1. If your baby does not like cold apple juice, the juice can be warmed. - This revision correctly identifies the subject ("the juice") that is being heated.
2. Eating fresh oranges can often help keep away the cold virus. - This revision correctly identifies the subject ("eating fresh oranges") that helps keep away the cold virus.
Predication:
The sentence "Our plans for tomorrow should begin today" is correct and does not need any changes.
Punctuating Sentences:
1. The dinner party will begin at 8 o'clock sharp. - This sentence is correctly punctuated.
2. Without a doubt, I crammed for the test. - This revision correctly adds a subject and verb to make it a complete sentence.
3. He took the curve too sharply, causing an accident. - This revision correctly combines the two fragments into a single sentence.
Punctuation Colon:
1. The ingredients for my favorite grilled sandwich are peanut butter and bananas. - This revision removes the colon from the sentence.
2. Studying is exciting: find something about the subject that interests you and resolve to become an expert. - This sentence is correctly punctuated with a colon.
Punctuation Dash:
1. Pens come in all shapes. My favorite is an ergonomic one shaped like a wishbone. - This revision correctly separates the two sentences with a period instead of a dash.
Punctuation Hyphen:
1. The high-rise building is located at 3114 Main Street. - This sentence is correctly punctuated.
2. She ate two-thirds of the pie in one sitting. - This sentence is correctly punctuated.
Punctuation Parentheses:
The blouse did not fit properly (it's in the package). - This revision correctly replaces the parentheses with commas.
Punctuation Square Brackets:
The article about American history stated, "The revolution began over a beer [during Prohibition] and ended with a bang." - This sentence is correctly punctuated.
Inclusive Language - Nonracist and Nonagist Language:
1. We need more power to finish the job on schedule. - This revision replaces the term "manpower" with "power" to avoid gender bias.
2. The woman who earned the award was from Louisiana. - This revision removes the unnecessary racial reference.
Inclusive Language - Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease:
1. The blind were downtown for a national conference. - This revision removes the word "people" to avoid unnecessary repetition.
2. This sis has polio and muscular dystrophy, she is confined to a wheelchair. - This revision correctly identifies the subject ("this sis") and provides a verb to make it a complete sentence.
Inclusive Language - Quoting from Biased Material:
1. The mayor and their wives were invited on a tour of the state building. - This sentence is correctly punctuated.
2. Back in the 1400s, the laws governing the people were quite specific: "All men and women shall tithe 10% to the church and pay taxes every six months. All men and women can attend school until they are 16 years of age." - This revision adds gender-inclusive language by replacing "men" with "men and women" to reflect equality.