Asked by Leo

Identify the sentcence that is not punctuated correctly.
A. "Did she say 'no more tickets will be sold'?" Ben wondered.
B. Lucy begged,"Just don't say, "Lets do lunch,"please!"
C."Why did he call you 'bug' just then? Is that your nickname?" she asked.
D. "Wait," she called. Ive still got to find a copy of the poem 'Fire and Ice' for the recital."
Im really confused that's its letter C, please help!!!
Answered by PLEASEHELP! :D
C is punctuated correctly. The girl is asking a question and its ending in "?" so C IS punctuated correctly.
Answered by Leo
oh, wait i also have a Q! Do you use this (') when someone is repeating what someone else said like letter A?
Because Im also thinking that one is incorrect ^^;
Answered by Ms. Sue
B and D are incorrect.

Use' for a quotation within a quotation.

Answered by Leo
Oh, okay! Thank you Ms.Sue :D
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Leo.

Answered by Leo
Oh, sorry to ask but can you check my answers for this Q ^^;
Each of the boys had prepared (his,their) remarks well.
Crammed into the backpack (is,are) all of Meg's textbooks.
Neither the child nor his parents (eat,eats) broccoli.
Many of the trees (has, have) started to bud.
Economics (has been, have been) a challenging but important field of study.
(Don't, Doesn't) he understand any french?
On the other side of the fence (was, were) a herd of cattle.
A hundred dollars (buy,buys) less than it once did.

My answers:
their
are
eat
have
have been
doesn't
were
buys
sorry about this ^^;
Answered by Ms. Sue
Four are wrong.

Check your text about constructions that take singular verbs.
Answered by Writeacher
Study these webpages and then rethink your answers. Some are correct; others are not.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm
Answered by Leo
ok, the first one I can see that it's right because there's more than one boy so it's (their) right?
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. Each is the subject of that sentence. Each is singular.

If you find the prepositional phrases first, it's easy to find the subject. Subjects and verbs and direct objects are never in prepositional phrases!
Answered by Leo
oh okay :D
The second one seems to fit right as well the third one, but the fourth one I'm guessing it's (has)^^;

Answered by Ms. Sue
Many have
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