All ten sentences are missing the colon as a conjunction between clauses. Along with adding any necessary commas, add the colon where it belongs: that’s the easy part! It’s the rest of the sentence that is going to be a fun challenge. Enjoy! Click each sentence to see how to correctly punctuate and diagram each one.
- My sister needed my help she had an extra shift at the hospital.
- She wanted a babysitter her son would be home alone for the night.
- I was available I was unemployed and living in her basement.
- I went upstairs and knocked on the door my sister won’t give me a key.
- The curtain moved aside I saw my nephew.
- He’s a little fucker his father was an asshole and his mom is busy.
- I was sorry for the little guy I smiled at him.
- He shook his head he kind of hated me. (“kind of” is one adverb)
- He wouldn’t unlock the door until I agreed to something he put a piece of paper to the window.
- He had written one sentence “We are going to a strip club.”