Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

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This American astronomer studied stars and galaxies. He found that the universe is filled with galaxies. A famous telescope is named in honor of him. Who was he?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. If the end punctuation is correct, write the letter for correct in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page. If the end punctuation is incorrect, write the letter for incorrect. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. The sun is at the center of our solar system.

N. Correct

W. Incorrect

2. The planets travel around the sun.

U. Correct

A. Incorrect

3. How many planets are in our solar system!

J. Correct

W. Incorrect

4. Our solar system is a part of a galaxy.

L. Correct

R. Incorrect

5. I wonder what the name of our galaxy is?

S. Correct

I. Incorrect

6. Please check its name in that science book?

G. Correct

E. Incorrect

7. Isn’t it called the Milky Way!

A. Correct

D. Incorrect

8. It contains about two hundred billion stars.

H. Correct

M. Incorrect

9. Wow. That’s an incredible number.

L. Correct

B. Incorrect