Spot the punctuation mistake

Hello, and welcome to Myriora English! Here, a sentence is split into sections. One section may have a punctuation mistake. Or there may be no mistake at all.

Check four things. Capital letters, for the start of a sentence and for names. Apostrophes, for missing letters and for owning. Speech marks, around the words that someone says. And commas, in a list.

Let's look at one. Look at the word Tom. Tom is a name, so it needs a capital letter. So the mistake is in section B.

Here's another. The bone belongs to the dog. So dog needs an apostrophe and an S. The mistake is in section A.

Let's try one together. Which section has the mistake? Here's a tip: this sentence has a list in it. Say it out loud!

The answer is section B! It's a list, so apples and pears need a comma between them.

Here's a common mistake. Putting an apostrophe in every word that ends in S. Three apples doesn't need one, because nothing is owned and no letters are missing.

Your turn! Which section has the mistake? Pick the right card. You've got ten seconds, or pause the video. Go!

Time's up! The answer is section B! It's is short for it is, so it needs an apostrophe.

Quick review. Check capital letters. Check apostrophes. Check speech marks. Check commas in a list. See you next time!