Punctuate the following sentences correctly.See did I do these sentences right.
1. My dog Napoleon barks constantly.
2. He is a blonde and white Bassett Hound; he is quite a valuable dog.
3. He was born at my parent’s house.
4. When he was born, he was the largest of the litter.
5. Now, he is the smallest.
6. As he stands in the back yard and howls, my husband’s will yell, Shut up!
7. Napoleon, wants to come inside, and that is why he barks so loudly.
8. I always ask, “Why does he love to be in the house so much?”
9. My husband’s theory is that he loves his bed, the heater, and the cats company.
10. Napoleon loves to dig out of the yard, and so we have to chain him up.
11. We bought many things to keep him in the fence, a chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
12. Now, he cannot get out; however, he still tries.
13. The first time; he got out we were so scared.
14. Because Napoleon is more my husband’s dog than mine, he has to deal with his escapes.
15. Thankfully, he has never wandered far, but it frightens us each time we find him outside the fence.
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My dog Napoleon barks constantly.
He is a blonde and white Bassett Hound; he is quite a valuable dog.
He was born at my parent’s house.
When he was born, he was the largest of the litter.
Now, he is the smallest.
As he stands in the back yard and howls, my husband’s will yell, Shut up!
Napoleon, wants to come inside, and that is why he barks so loudly.
I always ask, “Why does he love to be in the house so much?”
My husband’s theory is that he loves his bed, the heater, and the cats company.
Napoleon loves to dig out of the yard, and so we have to chain him up.
We bought many things to keep him in the fence, a chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
Now, he cannot get out; however, he still tries.
The first time; he got out we were so scared.
Because Napoleon is more my husband’s dog than mine, he has to deal with his escapes.
Thankfully, he has never wandered far, but it frightens us each time we find him outside the fence.
What is your question?
The sentences below need you to look at the punctuation again. The rest are correct.
As he stands in the back yard and howls, my husband’s will yell, Shut up!
Napoleon, wants to come inside, and that is why he barks so loudly.
My husband’s theory is that he loves his bed, the heater, and the cats company.
We bought many things to keep him in the fence, a chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
The first time; he got out we were so scared.
He was born at my parent’s house.
Correct IF you have only one parent; how will you change it if you have two parents?
Now, he is the smallest.
No comma needed.
As he stands in the back yard and howls, my husband’s will yell, Shut up!
Two major problems here; can you find them?
We bought many things to keep him in the fence, a chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
Read about using the colon correctly; then tell us how you'll change this.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm
Now, he cannot get out; however, he still tries.
One of the commas is not needed.
The first time; he got out we were so scared.
Incorrect
Because Napoleon is more my husband’s dog than mine, he has to deal with his escapes.
Punctuation is OK, but the first "he" is vague. Does "he" refer to the husband or the dog?
Are these sentences correct now?
As he stands in the backyard, and howls, my husband's will yell,"Shut up!"
Now he cannot get out;however, he still tries.
We brought many things to keep him in the fence: two chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
The first time he got out, we were so scared.
Statement:"He" refer to the husband.
Statemnent why don't we need to use a common after no in this sentence.There is a pause after now.
Now,he is the smallest.
1. My dog, Napoleon, barks constantly.
2. He is a blonde and white Bassett Hound; he is quite a valuable dog.
3. He was born at my parents' house.
4. When he was born, he was the largest of the litter.
5. Now, he is the smallest.
6. As he stands in the backyard and howls, my husband will yell, "Shut up!"
7. Napoleon wants to come inside, and that is why he barks so loudly.
8. I always ask, "Why does he love to be in the house so much?"
9. My husband's theory is that he loves his bed, the heater, and the cat's company.
10. Napoleon loves to dig out of the yard, so we have to chain him up.
11. We bought many things to keep him in the fence: a chain, two heavy-duty hooks, and a new collar.
12. Now, he cannot get out; however, he still tries.
13. The first time he got out, we were so scared.
14. Because Napoleon is more my husband's dog than mine, he has to deal with his escapes.
15. Thankfully, he has never wandered far, but it frightens us each time we find him outside the fence.