Conventions of Composition Rule 100 Practice

1. Wrong: Rob and Connie brought their children to Disney

Better: Rob and Connie brought their children to Disney.

Explanation: A sentence needs to end with a terminal mark.

2. Wrong: Did Dan and Renee really meet when they both worked as EMTs

Better: Did Dan and Renee really meet when they both worked as EMTs?

Explanation: A question needs to end with a question mark.

3. Wrong: I was looking at that website that said, "Jeremy and Kristen take care of fifty pets"

Better: I was looking at that website that said, "Jeremy and Kristen take care of fifty pets."

Explanation: Sometimes people forget terminal punctuation with quotation marks; you shouldn't.

4. Wrong: Mark and Chris and both doctors.They both work in New York.

Better: Mark and Chris are both doctors. They both work in New York.

Explanation: One must put a space after a period. Some word processing programs put this space automatically, but you should not rely on technology. If you're handwriting, leave a space the width of a capital letter after a period and before you begin your next sentence with a capital letter.