New Mexico Was the Scene of a UFO Sighting in 1964

Writing: Sentence Focus- Grammar and punctuation

Ws/L2.4 Punctuate sentences correctly and use punctuation accurately (e.g. apostrophes)

Apostrophes

Re-write this passage putting in the 4 missing apostrophes

New Mexico was the scene of a UFO sighting in 1964. A police officer, Ronnie Sanchez, was pursuing a speeding motorist near Socorro. There was a sudden roar and the officer saw a bluish flame in the sky ahead. At first he didnt know whether to pursue the driver or investigate the flame. He decided to investigate the flame, drove to where it had appeared and found an oval, silver object on the ground. It had four feet and a red sign on its side. A small, human-like figure appeared. Its garments were white, and it moved quickly around the object. The police officer wasnt sure what to do. He approached it and offered to help. As soon as it saw him, it seemed alarmed and jumped back into its mysterious object. The object rose quickly over Sanchezs car, and with a brilliant blue flash and a huge roar it was gone.

This UFO sighting was later investigated. On the landing site four wedge-shaped prints that could have been made by the UFOs feet were found. Footprints and patches of burning shrub were also found there. The wedge-shaped prints were never explained.

Apostrophes

Answers

New Mexico was the scene of a UFO sighting in 1964. A police officer Ronnie Sanchez was pursuing a speeding motorist near Socorro. There was a sudden roar, and the officer saw a bluish flame in the sky ahead. At first he didn’t know whether to pursue the driver or investigate the flame. He decided to investigate the flame, drove to where it had appeared, and found an oval, silver object on the ground. It had four feet and a red sign on its side. A small, human-like figure appeared. Its garments were white, and it moved quickly around the object. The police officer wasn’t sure what to do. He approached it and offered to help. As soon as it saw him it seemed alarmed and jumped back into its mysterious object. The object rose quickly over Sanchez’s car and with a brilliant blue flash and a huge roar it was gone.

This UFO sighting was later investigated. On the landing site four wedge-shaped prints that could have been made by the UFO’s feet were found. Footprints and patches of burning shrub were also found there. The wedge-shaped prints were never explained.

Apostrophes

Re-type this passage, putting in the missing apostrophes.

New Mexico was the scene of a UFO sighting in 1964. A police officer, Ronnie Sanchez, was pursuing a speeding motorist near Socorro. There was a sudden roar, and the officer saw a bluish flame in the sky ahead. At first, he didnt know whether to pursue the driver or investigate the flame. He decided to investigate the flame, drove to where it had appeared, and found an oval, silver object on the ground. It had four feet and a red sign on its side. A small, human-like figure appeared. It’s garments were white, and it moved quickly around the object. The police officer was’nt sure what to do. He approached it and offered to help.

As soon as it saw him, it seemed alarmed and jumped back into it’s mysterious object. The object rose quickly over Sanchezs car, and with a brilliant blue flash and a huge roar it was gone.

This UFO sighting was later investigated. On the landing site, four wedge-shaped print’s that could have been made by the UFOs feet were found. Footprints and patches of burning shrub were also found there. The wedge-shaped prints were never explained.