4. John Thomas' new hot tub was too hot and it made him turn redder than a portuguese tomato.

Ans.

4. John Thomas's new hot tub was too hot, and it made him turn redder than a Portuguese tomato.

1) A proper noun that ends in "s" should have ( 's) afterwards if it is less than 3 syllables and if it lacks another "s" in the name. [1 pt.]

2) Insert a comma after "hot" because this "and" connects two independent clauses. This is a compound sentence. [1 pt.]

3) All adjectives that use a national/place identity as the modifier must be capitalized [i.e. English muffin, German Shepherd, Doberman pinscher] [1 pt.]

Total = 3 pts.