INTERLINEATIONS

>Give students sentence or passage which they correct

Correct the following sentences by adding the correct punctuation. (3)


  1. Jacks house which he built
    himself entirely of organic
    materials is much admired for
    miles around.

  • be specific

    • indicate in brackets the number of errors to be found

    • indicate type of error to be corrected (e.g., punctuation or style)

  • make sure is not just your opinion

    • "where does the comma go" is often question of style

    • I remember Grade 5 teacher and I fighting over that to this day

    • here is ok because this is a non-restrictive clause and has to have it

Student's Response: (3 punctuations)


  1. Jack's house , which he built
    himself entirely of organic
    materials, is much admired for
    miles around.