Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
Identify the sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization.
"Good morning," Ms. Roper said. "Please open your copies of The Hobbit to page 45."
"I've left my book at home, said Emily. "May I share with someone else?"
Ms. Roper handed out an article on J. R. R. Tolkien from Smithsonian magazine.
"I can’t wait to read the rest of his books," said Rick.
Identify the choice that contains no errors in punctuation or use of italics; the one that is completely correct.
Catherine asked, "Where are you going"?
"We're going to volunteer at the animal shelter," said Dan, "Do you want to come?"
"Do they have puppies there?" she asked.
"Of course. Did you think they had elephants?", Dan asked her.
Identify the error in apostrophe use: Pat's friend just called to ask if Tom's brother will be at Richards' birthday party.
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Pat's
Tom's
Richards'
no error
Identify the error in apostrophe use: Those dogs's owners have left them in their vet's kennel while they shop at Macy's.
dogs's
vet's
Macy's
no error
Identify the incorrect word: Emma told Jim that his car is still in it’s parking place next to our apartment.
his
it’s
our
no error
"I've left my book at home, said Emily. "May I share with someone else?"
The sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization is: "I've left my book at home, said Emily. "May I share with someone else?"
The choice that contains no errors in punctuation or use of italics is: "Do they have puppies there?" she asked.
The error in apostrophe use is in "Richards'" in the sentence: Pat's friend just called to ask if Tom's brother will be at Richards' birthday party.
The error in apostrophe use is in "dogs's" in the sentence: Those dogs's owners have left them in their vet's kennel while they shop at Macy's.
The incorrect word is "it's" in the sentence: Emma told Jim that his car is still in it’s parking place next to our apartment.