Question

c. proofreading a paragraph for the correct use of punctuation: correct the following paragraph adding punctuation marks and paragraph breaks where needed. if a sentence is already correct please mark it correct.

1. \im on my way to curling practice\ announced andy. 22) really? said lori whats curling, exactly? ive heard of it, but i get it confused with hockey. 23) actually, theres one main similarity, said andy. theyre both played indoors, on ice. 24) i dont know much about them, said lori, but im from south texas, and we dont have too many ice sports down there! 25) actually, said andy, its in my blood. im from wisconsin, where curling is a well established tradition, and ive played it since i was ten. 26) in fact, he continued, its been around since the 1800s, thanks to scottish immigrants who brought the sport over with them. 27) thats interesting, but how do you play it? asked lori. 28) \its not too complicated, as long as you dont let go of your stone,\ explained andy. 29) thats a round stone with a handle that you slide as far as possible across the rink toward the center of a circle, called the bottom. 30) oh, i see! exclaimed lori. its a bit like shuffleboard, isnt it?

Explanation:

• 21. Add a comma after "practice" as it's a direct speech introduction.
• 22. Add a comma after "Really?" and capitalize "said". Also, add a question mark after "exactly" in "Whats curling, exactly?".
• 23. Add a comma after "similarity" as it's a direct speech interruption.
• 24. No changes needed.
• 25. Add a comma after "Actually" as it's a direct speech interruption.
• 26. No changes needed.
• 27. Add a comma after "interesting" as it's a direct speech interruption.
• 28. Add a comma after "stone" as it's a direct speech interruption.
• 29. No changes needed.
• 30. Add a comma after "Oh" as it's an exclamation.

Answer:

1. “I'm on my way to curling practice,” announced Andy.
2. “Really?” said Lori. “What's curling, exactly? I've heard of it, but I get it confused with hockey.”
3. “Actually, there's one main similarity,” said Andy. “They're both played indoors, on ice.”
4. Correct.
5. “Actually,” said Andy, “it's in my blood. I'm from Wisconsin, where curling is a well - established tradition, and I've played it since I was ten.”
6. Correct.
7. “That's interesting, but how do you play it?” asked Lori.
8. “It's not too complicated, as long as you don't let go of your stone,” explained Andy.
9. Correct.
10. “Oh, I see!” exclaimed Lori. “It's a bit like shuffleboard, isn't it?”