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1. a. her’s was the most clearest essay of all.b. which of the two actors were best for the role

a. Hers was the clearest essay of all. [most deleted]b. Which of the two actors was better for the role?

2. a. john F. Kennedy ask robert Frost a popular poet to participate in thepresidential inauguration ceramony

b. in a poem that rimes the repeated sounds ofen occurs at the ends of thelines

a. John F. Kennedy asked Robert Frost, a popular poet, to participate inthe presidential inauguration ceremony.

b. In a poem that rhymes, the repeated sounds often occur at the ends ofthe lines.

3. a. please anser the door marguerite her Granmother requestedb. do you think wondered Mrs Flowers that marguerite woud speak if i

asked her to read out loud

a. “Please answer the door, Marguerite,” her grandmother requested.b. “Do you think,” wondered Mrs. Flowers, “that Marguerite would

speak if I asked her to read out loud?”

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1■ The following skills are covered on this transparency: Capitalization,

Commas, Comparison, End marks, Periods, Pronouns, Quotation marks,Spelling, Subject-verb agreement, Tense.

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4. a. its wonderfull to feel liked and appreciated by someone whose importentto you

b. im sure that maya angelous autobigraphical story is about a young girlwho’s name is marguerite?

a. It’s wonderful to feel liked and appreciated by someone who’simportant to you.

b. I’m sure that Maya Angelou’s autobiographical story is about a younggirl whose name is Marguerite.

5. a. alfonso would of use his own bike if its chane hadnt brokeb. because alfonsos brother had lent him a bike alfonso gone on his first

date afterall

a. Alfonso would have used his own bike if its chain hadn’t broken.b. Because Alfonso’s brother had lent him a bike, Alfonso went on his

first date after all.

6. a. toni cade Bambara trys to made her character’s realistickb. many writers base thier storys on things that happenn to them in real live

a. Toni Cade Bambara tries to make her characters realistic.b. Many writers base their stories on things that happen to them in real

life.



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7. a. no Charlie didnt know nothing about those psychologicle testb. as charlies wellth increased he learn some hard lesson about people

a. No, Charlie didn’t know anything about those psychological tests.b. As Charlie’s wealth increased, he learned some hard lessons about

people.

8. a. do you think gary new that his freinds was laffing at him our englishteacher inquiried

b. the factry worker’s werent awear of pauls opperation

a. “Do you think Gary knew that his friends were laughing at him?”our English teacher inquired.

b. The factory workers weren’t aware of Paul’s operation.

9. a. them shoes dont fit him but he wears them any wayb. charlie finish the long complicated book all by hisself

a. Those shoes don’t fit him, but he wears them anyway.b. Charlie finished the long, complicated book all by himself.

10. a. him dont go nowhere without his sisterb. susan never do nothing her dont want to do

a. He doesn’t go anywhere without his sister.b. Susan never does anything she doesn’t want to do.



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11. a. greg heared somebody or something moving inside of the abandonnedbuilding

b. him and lemon brown hided from the thugs

a. Greg heard somebody or something moving inside the abandonedbuilding. [of deleted]

b. He and Lemon Brown hid from the thugs.

12. a. its true that math wasnt one of his favorite subjectb. lightening litted up the new york nite

a. It’s true that math wasn’t one of his favorite subjects.b. Lightning lit up the New York night.

13. a. walter dean myers who writes novels and short stories believes thattelevision isnt a good influence on kids

b. nobody wouldn’t want to steel his old newspaper articals melissa said

a. Walter Dean Myers, who writes novels and short stories, believes thattelevision isn’t a good influence on kids.

b. “Nobody would want to steal his old newspaper articles,” Melissasaid.



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14. a. our guide lead my sister and i to the town where edna st vincent millayis born

b. leroy V quintanas grandfather possessed wisdom a quality that can’t beteached in college

a. Our guide led my sister and me to the town where Edna St. VincentMillay was born.

b. Leroy V. Quintana’s grandfather possessed wisdom, a quality that can’t be taught in college.

15. a. can courage be past from one generation to anotherb. millay beleives that material tresures are worth alot less then youd think

a. Can courage be passed from one generation to another?b. Millay believes that material treasures are worth a lot less than you’d

think.

16. a. niether english or spanish are hard if its your native tongeb. every language have their own rithim

a. Neither English nor Spanish is hard if it’s your native tongue.b. Every language has its own rhythm.

17. a. there wasnt nothing boring about the tails grandpa toldb. the childrens sioux Great-Grandpa feel that theres a rite time for

everything

a. There wasn’t anything boring about the tales Grandpa told.b. The children’s Sioux great-grandpa feels that there’s a right time for

everything.



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18. a. the sacred medicine bag had belonged to Joes father so it must of benquiet old

b. take grandma back here from taiwan her mother said

a. The sacred medicine bag had belonged to Joe’s father, so it must havebeen quite old.

b. “Bring Grandma back here from Taiwan,” her mother said.

19. a. he growed a moustache to make hisself look older and he succeded toogood

b. that visit wasnt the bestest time mike had ever had

a. He grew a moustache to make himself look older, and he succeededtoo well.

b. That visit wasn’t the best time Mike had ever had.

20. a. was mike right in excepting his Grandmothers apologyb. wheres the story set at

a. Was Mike right in accepting his grandmother’s apology?b. Where’s the story set? [at deleted]

21. a. dave had went to the City of Bath from londonb. he reconized the names of old freinds

a. Dave had gone to the city of Bath from London.b. He recognized the names of old friends.



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22. a. 17 isn’t to young an age too get a jobb. he piered threw the window of the resterant

a. Seventeen isn’t too young an age to get a job.b. He peered through the window of the restaurant.

23. a. gladys cardiff comb her daughters hair as a young motherb. hair combing being a gift woman in her family given each other

a. When she was a young mother, Gladys Cardiff combed her daughter’shair. [sentence revised]

b. Hair combing is a gift women in her family give each other.

24. a. dreadful nervous, the narrater in the “Tell-Tale heart” heard sounds thatothers couldn’t hear

b. he moved slow and cautious into that there room

a. Dreadfully nervous, the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” heardsounds that others couldn’t hear.

b. He moved slowly and cautiously into that room. [there deleted]

25. a. edgar allan poe the famous poet and short-story writer was not payedgood for his work

b. the suspensefull plot builded to a sattisfying climax

a. Edgar Allan Poe, the famous poet and short-story writer, was not paidwell for his work.

b. The suspenseful plot built to a satisfying climax.



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26. a. do ray bradbury’s story make a statement onto today’s societyb. sceince fiction writers offen set storys on the future and in other planets

a. Does Ray Bradbury’s story make a statement about today’s society?b. Science fiction writers often set stories in the future and on other

planets.

27. a. an inner story is when another story is told by a character within themain story

b. zenta was the oldest of the two disemployed workers!

a. An inner story is another story told by a character within the main story.[when and is deleted]

b. Zenta was the older of the two unemployed workers.

28. a. was you dissapointed that him and the Samurai Warrior wasn’t actullyasleep for fifety years

b. him and his boss was angry yet releived

a. Were you disappointed that he and the samurai warrior weren’tactually asleep for fifty years?

b. He and his boss were angry yet relieved.

29. a. in the 16th Century in japan wealthy people often hire freelance warriorsto protect themselves

b. while Framton Nuttel waited, vera gave him a compleat history of herfamily

a. In the sixteenth century in Japan, wealthy people often hired freelancewarriors to protect them.

b. While Framton Nuttel waited, Vera gave him a complete history of herfamily.



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Commas, Comparison, End marks, Nonstandard usage, Numbers,Prepositions, Pronoun case, Pronouns, Spelling, Subject-verb agreement,Tense.

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30. a. the antidotes harold tells show that he has a goodly sense of humorb. even though his humor is good he gets anoyed by peoples insensitivity

a. The anecdotes Harold tells show that he has a good sense of humor.b. Even though his sense of humor is good, he is annoyed by people’s

insensitivity.

31. a. no doctor couldn’t save the rich mans eye’s sightb. the old peddlars wife and children wasn’t happy when he went away

a. No doctor could save the rich man’s eyesight.b. The old peddler’s wife and children weren’t happy when he went

away.

32. a. did the water level raise the teacher askb. did you sit the majic bead where its laying? laurence aksed

a. “Did the water level rise?” the teacher asked.b. “Did you set the magic bead where it’s lying?” Laurence asked.

33. a. since we share this envirement you and me must work togetherb. like the peddler in the folk tale, gary paulsen learnt wisdom from

animals

a. Since we share this environment, you and I must work together.b. Like the peddler in the folk tale, Gary Paulsen learned wisdom from

animals.



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34. a. his dogs was too tirred too runb. the water in the cup had froze

a. His dogs were too tired to run.b. The water in the cup had frozen.

35. a. yesterday birdfoots grandfather stopped his car and saves much frogslives

b. along time ago my Father braked his leg

a. Yesterday Birdfoot’s grandfather stopped his car and saved manyfrogs’ lives.

b. A long time ago my father broke his leg.

36. a. the Iditarod are a famous dog-sled race at alaskab. where’s them dogs at

a. The Iditarod is a famous dog-sled race in Alaska.b. Where are those dogs? [at deleted]

37. a. dolphins is not fish they are mammalsb. are dolphins more smarter then chimpanzees

a. Dolphins are not fish; they are mammals.b. Are dolphins smarter than chimpanzees? [more deleted]



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38. a. if you were a dolphin would you talked to human beinsb. anyone which is a vegetarian don’t eat meat

a. If you were a dolphin, would you talk to human beings?b. Anyone who is a vegetarian doesn’t eat meat.

39. a. there’s many books magazines newspapers and computers in you’reschool libery

b. on weekdays during the school year us students wake up early

a. There are many books, magazines, newspapers, and computers in your school library.

b. On weekdays during the school year, we students wake up early.

40. a. jamal forgetted his pencils again so he loaned some from rita and ib. a poet from Laguna Pueblo teachs Writing at the university of New

Mexico

a. Jamal forgot his pencils again, so he borrowed some from Rita andme.

b. A poet from Laguna Pueblo teaches writing at the University of NewMexico.

41. a. whose that pets ownerb. whose pet is inside of mr hart room

a. Who’s that pet’s owner?b. Whose pet is in Mr. Hart’s room?



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42. a. we are not fighting shouted mr O’Daniel we are having a discusionb. “we have potatos for diner tonite mary announced cheerful

a. “We are not fighting!” shouted Mr. O’Daniel. “We are having adiscussion.”

b. “We have potatoes for dinner tonight,” Mary announced cheerfully.

43. a. the family eat at 630 PM

b. daniel who turn sixteen in june is a only child

a. The family eats at 6:30 P.M.b. Daniel, who turns sixteen in June, is an only child.

44. a. her and her mother doesnt understand each other goodb. does most people hide thier diarys somewheres

a. She and her mother don’t understand each other well.b. Do most people hide their diaries somewhere?

45. a. sit down please mr franklin said quieterb. mrs franklin divides theyre portions fair

a. “Sit down, please,” Mr. Franklin said quietly.b. Mrs. Franklin divides their portions fairly.



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46. a. the book with the stripe cover is her’sb. peter put hisself in his fathers position and feeled embarassed for he

a. The book with the striped cover is hers.b. Peter put himself in his father’s position and felt embarrassed for him.

47. a. during world war 2 the nazis orderred all jewish people to sow yellowStars of David on theyre cloths

b. Hanukkah a festive jewish holliday lasts eigt days

a. During World War II the Nazis ordered all Jewish people to sewyellow Stars of David on their clothes.

b. Hanukkah, a festive Jewish holiday, lasts eight days.

48. a. that coat must of costed a fortuneb. mr kraler and gary they works downstairs

a. That coat must have cost a fortune.b. Mr. Kraler and Gary work downstairs. [they deleted]

49. a. the play the diary of anne frank opened on broadway in 1955—just adeccade after its real-life herone dies

b. Frances goodrich and albert hackett her husband was a real sucessfulwritting team

a. The play The Diary of Anne Frank opened on Broadway in 1955—just a decade after its real-life heroine died.

b. Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, her husband, were a verysuccessful writing team.



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50. a. i heard where a reporter interviewed naomi’s grandmother which is asurvivor of the holocaust in europe

b. she pored tea for her visitor, but didnt offer him no cake

a. I heard that a reporter interviewed Naomi’s grandmother, who is asurvivor of the Holocaust in Europe.

b. She poured tea for her visitor but didn’t offer him any cake. [commadeleted]

51. a. juan saw a scary monster that was fourty four foot tallb. at what heighth do you want them bookshelfs

a. Juan saw a scary monster that was forty-four feet tall.b. At what height do you want those bookshelves?

52. a. marisa’s only sister jasmine is as cureous as a Catb. what a releif! jackie exclamed

a. Marisa’s only sister, Jasmine, is as curious as a cat.b. “What a relief!” Jackie exclaimed.

53. a. ms jackson stared at leslies messy desk in unbeliefb. “of all the students in the eigth grade, she said, david is the less noisier”

a. Ms. Jackson stared at Leslie’s messy desk in disbelief.b. “Of all the students in the eighth grade,” she said, “David is the least

noisy.”



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54. a. everyone know that ebenezer dorset is the most wealthiest most stingiestand most meanest person in town

b. its coldest in the arctic than the tropics

a. Everyone knows that Ebenezer Dorset is the wealthiest, stingiest, andmeanest person in town. [most deleted three times]

b. It’s colder in the Arctic than in the tropics.

55. a. in a period of only 10 minites bill and joe finish the inventory last nightb. the criminals stealed $2 million but were catched immedately

a. In a period of only ten minutes, Bill and Joe finished the inventory last night.

b. The criminals stole two million dollars but were caught immediately.

56. a. her and julius lester the writer was born in missourib. you and me don’t hardly have enough time to finish the job

a. She and Julius Lester, the writer, were born in Missouri.b. You and I don’t have enough time to finish the job. [hardly deleted]

57. a. rythm isnt the same as ryme veronicab. mitchell can you give the class an example of a ryme sceme

a. Rhythm isn’t the same as rhyme, Veronica.b. Mitchell, can you give the class an example of a rhyme scheme?



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58. a. in those boxs is crazy qilts and other specail thingsb. bread butter and milk is all i need

a. In those boxes are crazy quilts and other special things.b. Bread, butter, and milk are all I need.

59. a. at the public libery where she formerly work, jackie torrence enertainedchildren by telling storys

b. her bestest frend talked her into bying that peace of jewlry for twenty-five dollar

a. At the public library where she formerly worked, Jackie Torrenceentertained children by telling stories.

b. Her best friend talked her into buying that piece of jewelry for twenty-five dollars.

60. a. johnny a boy with freckels and red hair lives at alabamab. somebudy shoud learn charles some manners mrs yee said at her neibor

a. Johnny, a boy with freckles and red hair, lives in Alabama.b. “Somebody should teach Charles some manners,” Mrs. Yee said to

her neighbor.

61. a. a well-nown orater, daniel webster had gave many rememberablespeechs

b. altho he had spoke eloquent, nobody beleived he would beat his oponent

a. A well-known orator, Daniel Webster gave many memorablespeeches. [had deleted]

b. Although he had spoken eloquently, nobody believed he would beat his opponent.



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62. a. i just want to go back the womans brother protestedb. to many people had risked them lives for her

a. “I just want to go back,” the woman’s brother protested.b. Too many people had risked their lives for her.

63. a. the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance a story by dorothy m johnson wasmade into a popular film

b. the group sleeped during the day and travel at nite

a. “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” a story by Dorothy M.Johnson, was made into a popular film.

b. The group slept during the day and traveled at night.

64. a. here is an apple and some peachs for your journyb. the jury of 12 villans in that story were frightning to many readers

a. Here are an apple and some peaches for your journey.b. The jury of twelve villains in that story was frightening to many

readers.



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65. a. like many of henry wadsworth longfellows poems Paul Reveres Ridewas inspired by real people and events

b. weather found in greeting cards songs or poems rythm comes from thepaterning of elements

a. Like many of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poems, “Paul Revere’sRide” was inspired by real people and events.

b. Whether found in greeting cards, songs, or poems, rhythm comes from the patterning of elements.

66. a. if all sentences are the same lenth the affect can be monotanis and boringb. the hungary sparrows chirrped because there wasn’t no food left

a. If all sentences are the same length, the effect can be monotonous andboring.

b. The hungry sparrows chirped because there was no food left.

67. a. free verse is a type of poetry that don’t rymeb. mary and me was worryed that the mushroom would be poisinous

a. Free verse is a type of poetry that doesn’t rhyme.b. Mary and I were worried that the mushroom would be poisonous.

68. a. leroys arguement was gooder than jakesb. not one of the lawyers appeals were sucessful

a. Leroy’s argument was better than Jake’s.b. Not one of the lawyer’s appeals was successful.



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69. a. how is toby and sarah going to excapeb. cerial are there favorate breakfuss food

a. How are Toby and Sarah going to escape?b. Cereal is their favorite breakfast food.

70. a. gregory the grate and his assistent will perform a majic show at thecomunnity center on satursday

b. fans who saw Casey at bat was probably disapointed by their hero

a. Gregory the Great and his assistant will perform a magic show at thecommunity center on Saturday.

b. Fans who saw Casey at bat were probably disappointed by their hero.

71. a. president lincoln gave a speech in gettysburg PA on Nov. 19 1863b. the emancipation proclaimation lead to the adopting of the 13th

amendment, which outlawed slavery

a. President Lincoln gave a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, onNovember 19, 1863.

b. The Emancipation Proclamation led to the adoption of the ThirteenthAmendment, which outlawed slavery.

72. a. 87 is another way of saying fore score and sevenb. part of the battelfield became a cemetary

a. Eighty-seven is another way of saying four score and seven. [orfourscore]

b. Part of the battlefield became a cemetery.



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73. a. dr. martin luther king jr was assasinated abraham lincoln was killed alsob. its easier to use many words then being breif and too the point

a. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated; Abraham Lincoln waskilled also.

b. It’s easier to use many words than to be brief and to the point.

74. a. maria speak spanish and english however her brother knows threelanguages english spanish and french

b. neither are ready

a. Maria speaks Spanish and English; however, her brother knows threelanguages: English, Spanish, and French.

b. Neither is ready.

75. a. him and roberto was sharing a room for the summerb. each of the children read the book a woman called moses

a. He and Roberto were sharing a room for the summer.b. Each of the children read the book A Woman Called Moses.

76. a. will there be enuff beans and rice for everbody asked Ms Mooreb. i spended a hundred dollar for this here giutar daniel said

a. “Will there be enough beans and rice for everybody?” asked Ms. Moore.

b. “I spent a hundred dollars for this guitar,” Daniel said. [here deleted]



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77. a. pat who was rased on a sioux reservation studys american indian foke artb. whom creates stereotypes

a. Pat, who was raised on a Sioux reservation, studies American Indianfolk art.

b. Who creates stereotypes?

78. a. there apartement consisted of one long bleak room with a single windowb. with jeffrey and tommy monica have started a magizine

a. Their apartment consisted of one long, bleak room with a singlewindow.

b. With Jeffrey and Tommy, Monica has started a magazine.

79. a. josephine told diane i was so inspired by the haiku we read in class that iwent home and write one of my own

b. i wrote a long journal entry about the trees in blossom she went on then icross out words until the words i have left over made a haiku

a. Josephine told Diane, “I was so inspired by the haiku we read in classthat I went home and wrote one of my own.”

b. “I wrote a long journal entry about the trees in blossom,” she went on.“Then I crossed out words until the words I had left over made ahaiku.”



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80. a. harry and him picked grapes in the hot sun all week longb. his mussels was so sore that he couldn’t hardly move

a. Harry and he picked grapes in the hot sun all week long.b. His muscles were so sore that he could hardly move.

81. a. “be still while i braide your hair Mathilda said her granmotherb. heres the brush but wheres the comb at

a. “Be still while I braid your hair, Mathilda,” said her grandmother.b. Here’s the brush, but where’s the comb? [at deleted]

82. a. he didnt tell me what he wants to do yesterdayb. when i spoke to him he seems to be confused about his plans

a. He didn’t tell me what he wanted to do yesterday.b. When I spoke to him, he seemed to be confused about his plans.

83. a. satire may be a good tool for mark twain but i find it hard to followb. satirists often resort to exaggeration i think overstatement is a sign of not

having any concrete facts to use as support

a. Satire may be a good tool for Mark Twain, but I find it hard to follow.b. Satirists often resort to exaggeration; I think overstatement is a sign of

not having any concrete facts to use as support.



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84. a. mark twain is so clever don saidb. he doesnt ever present the other side of the argument jenny countered

and i like to hear both sides of an issue before i make up my mind

a. “Mark Twain is so clever,” Don said.b. “He doesn’t ever present the other side of the argument,” Jenny

countered, “and I like to hear both sides of an issue before I make upmy mind.”

85. a. giving up your life for someone else a noble thing to dob. im not sure i could have gave up my life for someone else gary said

a. Giving up your life for someone else is a noble thing to do.b. “I’m not sure I could have given up my life for someone else,” Gary

said.

86. a. jonathan and him play basketball everydayb. each of us have gifts to offer the World

a. Jonathan and he play basketball every day.b. Each of us has gifts to offer the world.



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87. a. it would be intresting to find out what stephen kings kids have to sayabout watching scary movies on tv

b. mr king might be surprized to find out that they find their dads moviesscary

a. It would be interesting to find out what Stephen King’s kids have to say about watching scary movies on TV.

b. Mr. King might be surprised to find out that they find their dad’smovies scary.

88. a. the scariest thing i ever seen on television was an old cartoon darrylrecalled

b. the cave of the abdominal snow monster scarred me to death he explains

a. “The scariest thing I have ever seen on television was an old cartoon,”Darryl recalled.

b. “The cave of the abominable snow monster scared me to death!” heexplained.

89. a. because trees are a prescious resourse on our planetb. they need to be exploited less like the making of paper plates from them

a. Because trees are a precious resource on our planet, we need to beconcerned about them. [sentence revised]

b. They need to be exploited less; for instance, we should stop makingpaper plates from them. [sentence revised]



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90. a. i dont have to use persuasive techniques to convince you that a healthycholesterol level is important do i

b. if i do i will just appeal to your emotions you dont want to become ill doyou

a. I don’t have to use persuasive techniques to convince you that a healthycholesterol level is important, do I?

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OverviewThe purpose of the transparencies that follow is to review usageand mechanics skills in a proofreading context.

Using the Warm-upsYou may tailor the use of these proofreading warm-ups to theneeds of your classroom. However, they have been designed toprovide a pair of sentences to use as quick, five- to ten-minuteproofreading activities, which are most effective when studentsdiscuss and explain their corrections orally. Each pair of sentenceson the transparencies is followed by revised sentences with corrections shown in boldface type.

Skills CoverageThe types of errors found in each sentence pair are identified inthe Key to Skills Coverage pages.

Student Responses May VaryThe “Sentences Corrected” column presents, for each sentence,one set of possible corrections. Because other equally correct revi-sions are possible for many items, your students’ answers mayvary from those shown in this booklet. Here are a few examples:

■ If a sentence contains a verb-tense error, e.g., a present-tenseverb and a past-tense verb, the error may be corrected by usingeither present tense for both verbs or past tense for both.

■ A run-on sentence may be corrected by inserting either a periodor a semicolon between the independent clauses or by insertinga comma and a coordinating conjunction.

■ Other variations are due to stylistic choice. For example, someauthorities assert that in a series of three or more items acomma should precede the coordinating conjunction, whileother authorities say that the comma is superfluous. In theseProofreading Warm-ups sentences, the series comma is used.

Variance in answers is also due to the fact that the individual sentences have minimal context. The manner in which a studentchooses to correct a sentence—e.g., whether to view a modifyingphrase as misplaced and so move it to another position in the sentence—may depend on the way in which he or she interpretsthe sentence. Allowing for student interpretation and creativityand asking students to explain their answers may lead to fruitfuldiscussions about grammar, usage, and the nature of language.

Teaching NotesProofreading Warm-ups

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in th

epr

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argu

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ou th

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a.H

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clea

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of

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two

acto

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as b

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naug

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at r

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ten

occu

rat

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ends

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lines

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door

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argu

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n,Pr

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arks

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Com

mas

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[4]

a.its

won

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appr

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hose

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at m

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bout

ayo

ung

girl

who

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ame

ism

argu

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a.al

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of

use

his

own

bike

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cha

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adnt

bro

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use

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ther

had

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him

a b

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gone

on

his

firs

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te a

fter

all

[6]

a.to

ni c

ade

Bam

bara

trys

to m

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her

char

acte

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real

istic

kb.

man

y w

rite

rs b

ase

thie

r st

orys

on

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live

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as la

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him

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fact

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wer

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wea

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pera

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ny w

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his

self

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a.hi

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whe

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ithou

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sist

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susa

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ver

do n

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of

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favo

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new

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wri

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elie

ves

that

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flue

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ould

n’t w

ant t

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art

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elis

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at m

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tatio

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arks

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ble

nega

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pas

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m o

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to a

noth

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ay b

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mat

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alo

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en y

oud

thin

k

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a.ni

ethe

r en

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are

har

d if

its y

our

nativ

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nge

b.ev

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lang

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hav

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ng b

orin

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out t

heta

ils g

rand

pa to

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the

child

rens

sio

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feel

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Sent

ence

s w

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ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.O

ur g

uide

led

my

sist

er a

nd m

eto

the

tow

n w

here

Edn

a St

. Vin

cent

Mill

ay w

asbo

rn.

b.L

eroy

V. Q

uint

ana’

s gr

andf

athe

rpo

sses

sed

wis

dom

,a q

ualit

y th

atca

n’t b

e ta

ught

in c

olle

ge.

a.C

an c

oura

ge b

e pa

ssed

from

one

gene

ratio

n to

ano

ther

?b.

Mill

ay b

elie

ves

that

mat

eria

ltr

easu

res

are

wor

th a

lot

less

tha

nyo

u’d

thin

k.

a.N

eith

er E

nglis

h no

rSp

anis

h is

hard

if it

’s y

our

nativ

e to

ngue

.b.

Eve

ry la

ngua

ge h

asit

sow

nrh

ythm

.

a.T

here

was

n’t a

nyth

ing

bori

ngab

out t

he t

ales

Gra

ndpa

told

.b.

The

chi

ldre

n’s

Siou

x gr

eat-

gran

dpa

feel

sth

at th

ere’

s a

righ

ttim

e fo

rev

eryt

hing

.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,P

rono

un c

ase,

Peri

ods,

Tens

e,E

nd m

arks

,Apo

stro

phes

,C

omm

as,V

erb

form

s

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,E

nd m

arks

,Spe

lling

,A

post

roph

es

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

,Sub

ject

-ver

bag

reem

ent,

Apo

stro

phes

,End

mar

ks,P

rono

un-a

ntec

eden

tag

reem

ent

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

post

roph

es,

Dou

ble

nega

tives

,Wor

ds o

ften

conf

used

,End

mar

ks,S

ubje

ct-

verb

agr

eem

ent

[18]

a.th

e sa

cred

med

icin

e ba

g ha

dbe

long

ed to

Joe

s fa

ther

so

it m

ust o

fbe

n qu

iet o

ldb.

take

gra

ndm

a ba

ck h

ere

from

taiw

anhe

r m

othe

r sa

id

[19]

a.he

gro

wed

a m

oust

ache

to m

ake

hiss

elf

look

old

er a

nd h

e su

cced

edto

o go

odb.

that

vis

it w

asnt

the

best

est t

ime

mik

eha

d ev

er h

ad

[20]

a.w

as m

ike

righ

t in

exce

ptin

g hi

sG

rand

mot

hers

apo

logy

b.w

here

s th

e st

ory

set a

t

[21]

a.da

ve h

ad w

ent t

o th

e C

ity o

f B

ath

from

lond

onb.

he r

econ

ized

the

nam

es o

f ol

dfr

eind

s


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

6, S

ente

nce

Set

s 18

–21

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.T

he s

acre

d m

edic

ine

bag

had

belo

nged

to J

oe’s

fat

her,

so it

mus

tha

ve b

een

quit

eol

d.b.

“Bri

ng G

rand

ma

back

her

e fr

omT

aiw

an,”

her

mot

her

said

.

a.H

e gr

ewa

mou

stac

he to

mak

ehi

mse

lflo

ok o

lder

,and

he

succ

eede

dto

o w

ell.

b.T

hat v

isit

was

n’t t

he b

est

time

Mik

e ha

d ev

er h

ad.

a.W

as M

ike

righ

t in

acce

ptin

ghi

sgr

andm

othe

r’s

apol

ogy?

b.W

here

’s th

e st

ory

set?

[at

dele

ted]

a.D

ave

had

gone

to th

e ci

ty o

f B

ath

from

Lon

don.

b.H

e re

cogn

ized

the

nam

es o

f ol

dfr

iend

s.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

post

roph

es,

Com

mas

,Non

stan

dard

usa

ge,

Spel

ling,

Wor

ds o

ften

con

fuse

d,E

nd m

arks

,Quo

tatio

n m

arks

Cap

italiz

atio

n,V

erb

form

s,Pr

onou

ns,C

omm

as,S

pelli

ng,

Adv

erbs

,Com

pari

son,

End

mar

ks

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,A

post

roph

es,E

ndm

arks

,Non

stan

dard

usa

ge

Cap

italiz

atio

n,V

erb

form

s,E

ndm

arks

,Spe

lling


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

7, S

ente

nce

Set

s 22

–25

[22]

a.17

isn’

t to

youn

g an

age

too

get a

job

b.he

pie

red

thre

w th

e w

indo

w o

f th

ere

ster

ant

[23]

a.gl

adys

car

diff

com

b he

r da

ught

ers

hair

as

a yo

ung

mot

her

b.ha

ir c

ombi

ng b

eing

a g

ift w

oman

inhe

r fa

mily

giv

en e

ach

othe

r

[24]

a.dr

eadf

ul n

ervo

us,t

he n

arra

ter

in th

e“T

ell-

Tale

hea

rt”

hear

d so

unds

that

othe

rs c

ould

n’t h

ear

b.he

mov

ed s

low

and

cau

tious

into

that

ther

e ro

om

[25]

a.ed

gar

alla

n po

e th

e fa

mou

s po

et a

ndsh

ort-

stor

y w

rite

r w

as n

ot p

ayed

good

for

his

wor

kb.

the

susp

ense

full

plot

bui

lded

to a

satti

sfyi

ng c

limax

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.Se

vent

een

isn’

t too

youn

g an

age

toge

t a jo

b.b.

He

peer

edth

roug

hth

e w

indo

w o

fth

e re

stau

rant

.

a.W

hen

she

was

a yo

ung

mot

her,

Gla

dys

Car

diff

com

bed

her

daug

hter

’s h

air.

[sen

tenc

e re

vise

d]b.

Hai

r co

mbi

ng is

a gi

ft w

omen

inhe

r fa

mily

giv

eea

ch o

ther

.

a.D

read

fully

nerv

ous,

the

narr

ator

in “

The

Tel

l-Ta

le H

eart

”he

ard

soun

ds th

at o

ther

s co

uldn

’t h

ear.

b.H

e m

oved

slo

wly

and

caut

ious

lyin

to th

at r

oom

.[th

ere

dele

ted]

a.E

dgar

Alla

n P

oe,t

he f

amou

s po

etan

d sh

ort-

stor

y w

rite

r,w

as n

otpa

idw

ellf

or h

is w

ork.

b.T

he s

uspe

nsef

ulpl

ot b

uilt

to a

sati

sfyi

ngcl

imax

.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

umbe

rs,W

ords

ofte

n co

nfus

ed,E

nd m

arks

,Sp

ellin

g

Cap

italiz

atio

n,M

ispl

aced

mod

ifie

rs,C

omm

as,T

ense

,A

post

roph

es,E

nd m

arks

,Fr

agm

ents

,Plu

rals

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

dver

bs,

Spel

ling,

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,End

mar

ks,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,

Spel

ling,

Adv

erbs

,End

mar

ks,

Ver

b fo

rms

[26]

a.do

ray

bra

dbur

y’s

stor

y m

ake

ast

atem

ent o

nto

toda

y’s

soci

ety

b.sc

einc

e fi

ctio

n w

rite

rs o

ffen

set

sto

rys

on th

e fu

ture

and

in o

ther

pla

nets

[27]

a.an

inne

r st

ory

is w

hen

anot

her

stor

yis

told

by

a ch

arac

ter

with

in th

em

ain

stor

yb.

zent

a w

as th

e ol

dest

of

the

two

dise

mpl

oyed

wor

kers

!

[28]

a.w

as y

ou d

issa

poin

ted

that

him

and

the

Sam

urai

War

rior

was

n’t a

ctul

lyas

leep

for

fif

ety

year

sb.

him

and

his

bos

s w

as a

ngry

yet

rele

ived

[29]

a.in

the

16th

Cen

tury

in ja

pan

wea

lthy

peop

le o

ften

hir

e fr

eela

nce

war

rior

sto

pro

tect

them

selv

esb.

whi

le F

ram

ton

Nut

tel w

aite

d,ve

raga

ve h

im a

com

plea

t his

tory

of

her

fam

ily


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

8, S

ente

nce

Set

s 26

–29

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.D

oes

Ray

Bra

dbur

y’s

stor

y m

ake

ast

atem

ent a

bout

toda

y’s

soci

ety?

b.Sc

ienc

efi

ctio

n w

rite

rs o

ften

set

stor

ies

inth

e fu

ture

and

on

othe

rpl

anet

s.

a.A

nin

ner

stor

y is

ano

ther

sto

ry to

ldby

a c

hara

cter

with

in th

e m

ain

stor

y.[w

hen

and

is d

elet

ed]

b.Z

enta

was

the

olde

rof

the

two

unem

ploy

edw

orke

rs.

a.W

ere

you

disa

ppoi

nted

that

he

and

the

sam

urai

war

rior

wer

en’t

actu

ally

asle

ep f

or f

ifty

year

s?b.

He

and

his

boss

wer

ean

gry

yet

relie

ved.

a.In

the

sixt

eent

hce

ntur

y in

Jap

an,

wea

lthy

peop

le o

ften

hir

edfr

eela

nce

war

rior

s to

pro

tect

the

m.

b.W

hile

Fra

mto

n N

utte

l wai

ted,

Ver

aga

ve h

im a

com

plet

ehi

stor

y of

her

fam

ily.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Prep

ositi

ons,

End

mar

ks,S

pelli

ng

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

End

mar

ks,C

ompa

riso

n

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Spel

ling,

Pron

oun

case

,End

mar

ks

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

umbe

rs,

Com

mas

,Ten

se,P

rono

uns,

End

mar

ks,S

pelli

ng


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

9, S

ente

nce

Set

s 30

–33

[30]

a.th

e an

tidot

es h

arol

d te

lls s

how

that

he h

as a

goo

dly

sens

e of

hum

orb.

even

thou

gh h

is h

umor

is g

ood

hege

ts a

noye

d by

peo

ples

inse

nsiti

vity

[31]

a.no

doc

tor

coul

dn’t

sav

e th

e ri

chm

ans

eye’

s si

ght

b.th

e ol

d pe

ddla

rs w

ife

and

child

ren

was

n’t h

appy

whe

n he

wen

t aw

ay

[32]

a.di

d th

e w

ater

leve

l rai

se th

e te

ache

ras

kb.

did

you

sit t

he m

ajic

bea

d w

here

its

layi

ng?

laur

ence

aks

ed

[33]

a.si

nce

we

shar

e th

is e

nvir

emen

t you

and

me

mus

t wor

k to

geth

erb.

like

the

pedd

ler

in th

e fo

lk ta

le,g

ary

paul

sen

lear

nt w

isdo

m f

rom

ani

mal

s

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.T

he a

necd

otes

Har

old

tells

sho

wth

at h

e ha

s a

good

sens

e of

hum

or.

b.E

ven

thou

gh h

is s

ense

ofhu

mor

isgo

od,h

e is

anno

yed

by p

eopl

e’s

inse

nsiti

vity

.

a.N

o do

ctor

cou

ldsa

ve th

e ri

chm

an’s

eye

sigh

t.b.

The

old

ped

dler

’sw

ife

and

child

ren

wer

en’t

happ

y w

hen

hew

ent a

way

.

a.“D

id th

e w

ater

leve

l ris

e?”

the

teac

her

aske

d.b.

“Did

you

set

the

mag

icbe

ad w

here

it’s

lyin

g?”

Lau

renc

e as

ked.

a.Si

nce

we

shar

e th

is e

nvir

onm

ent,

you

and

Im

ust w

ork

toge

ther

.b.

Lik

e th

e pe

ddle

r in

the

folk

tale

,G

ary

Pau

lsen

lear

ned

wis

dom

from

ani

mal

s.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,A

djec

tives

,End

mar

ks,

Non

stan

dard

usa

ge,C

omm

as,

Spel

ling,

Apo

stro

phes

Cap

italiz

atio

n,D

oubl

e ne

gativ

es,

Apo

stro

phes

,Spe

lling

,End

mar

ks,S

ubje

ct-v

erb

agre

emen

t

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

en c

onfu

sed,

End

mar

ks,T

ense

,Spe

lling

,A

post

roph

es,V

erb

Form

s

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,C

omm

as,P

rono

un c

ase,

End

mar

ks,V

erb

form

s

[34]

a.hi

s do

gs w

as to

o tir

red

too

run

b.th

e w

ater

in th

e cu

p ha

d fr

oze

[35]

a.ye

ster

day

bird

foot

s gr

andf

athe

rst

oppe

d hi

s ca

r an

d sa

ves

muc

h fr

ogs

lives

b.al

ong

time

ago

my

Fath

er b

rake

d hi

sle

g

[36]

a.th

e Id

itaro

d ar

e a

fam

ous

dog-

sled

race

at a

lask

ab.

whe

re’s

them

dog

s at

[37]

a.do

lphi

ns is

not

fis

h th

ey a

rem

amm

als

b.ar

e do

lphi

ns m

ore

smar

ter

then

chim

panz

ees


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

10,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

34–3

7

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.H

is d

ogs

wer

eto

o ti

red

toru

n.b.

The

wat

er in

the

cup

had

froz

en.

a.Y

este

rday

Bir

dfoo

t’s

gran

dfat

her

stop

ped

his

car

and

save

dm

any

frog

s’liv

es.

b.A

long

time

ago

my

fath

er b

roke

his

leg.

a.T

he I

dita

rod

isa

fam

ous

dog-

sled

race

inA

lask

a.b.

Whe

re a

re t

hose

dogs

?[a

tdel

eted

]

a.D

olph

ins

are

not f

ish;

they

are

mam

mal

s.b.

Are

dol

phin

s sm

arte

r th

anch

impa

nzee

s?[m

ore

dele

ted]

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Spel

ling,

Wor

ds o

ften

conf

used

,End

mar

ks,V

erb

form

s

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

post

roph

es,

Tens

e,A

djec

tives

,End

mar

ks,

Spel

ling,

Ver

b fo

rms

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Prep

ositi

ons,

End

mar

ks,A

djec

tives

,Non

stan

dard

usag

e

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Run

-ons

,Se

mic

olon

s,C

ompa

riso

n,W

ords

ofte

n co

nfus

ed,E

nd m

arks


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

11,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

38–4

1

[38]

a.if

you

wer

e a

dolp

hin

wou

ld y

outa

lked

to h

uman

bei

nsb.

anyo

ne w

hich

is a

veg

etar

ian

don’

tea

t mea

t

[39]

a.th

ere’

s m

any

book

s m

agaz

ines

new

spap

ers

and

com

pute

rs in

you

’re

scho

ol li

bery

b.on

wee

kday

s du

ring

the

scho

ol y

ear

us s

tude

nts

wak

e up

ear

ly

[40]

a.ja

mal

for

gette

d hi

s pe

ncils

aga

in s

ohe

loan

ed s

ome

from

rita

and

ib.

a po

et f

rom

Lag

una

Pueb

lo te

achs

Wri

ting

at th

e un

iver

sity

of

New

Mex

ico

[41]

a.w

hose

that

pet

s ow

ner

b.w

hose

pet

is in

side

of

mr

hart

roo

m

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.If

you

wer

e a

dolp

hin,

wou

ld y

outa

lkto

hum

an b

eing

s?b.

Any

one

who

is a

veg

etar

ian

does

n’t

eat m

eat.

a.T

here

are

man

y bo

oks,

mag

azin

es,

new

spap

ers,

and

com

pute

rs in

you

rsc

hool

libr

ary.

b.O

n w

eekd

ays

duri

ng th

e sc

hool

year

,we

stud

ents

wak

e up

ear

ly.

a.Ja

mal

for

got

his

penc

ils a

gain

,so

he b

orro

wed

som

e fr

om R

ita a

ndm

e.b.

Apo

et f

rom

Lag

una

Pueb

lote

ache

sw

ritin

g at

the

Uni

vers

ity o

fN

ew M

exic

o.

a.W

ho’s

that

pet

’s o

wne

r?b.

Who

se p

et is

inM

r. H

art’s

room

?

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,T

ense

,Sp

ellin

g,E

nd m

arks

,Pro

noun

s,Su

bjec

t-ve

rb a

gree

men

t

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Com

mas

,Wor

dsof

ten

conf

used

,Spe

lling

,End

mar

ks,P

rono

un c

ase

Cap

italiz

atio

n,V

erb

form

s,C

omm

as,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

,Pr

onou

n ca

se,E

nd m

arks

,Sp

ellin

g

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,A

post

roph

es,E

ndm

arks

,Non

stan

dard

usa

ge,

Peri

ods

[42]

a.w

e ar

e no

t fig

htin

g sh

oute

d m

rO

’Dan

iel w

e ar

e ha

ving

a d

iscu

sion

b.“w

e ha

ve p

otat

os f

or d

iner

toni

tem

ary

anno

unce

d ch

eerf

ul

[43]

a.th

e fa

mily

eat

at 6

30 P

M

b.da

niel

who

turn

six

teen

in ju

ne is

aon

ly c

hild

[44]

a.he

r an

d he

r m

othe

r do

esnt

unde

rsta

nd e

ach

othe

r go

odb.

does

mos

t peo

ple

hide

thie

r di

arys

som

ewhe

res

[45]

a.si

t dow

n pl

ease

mr

fran

klin

sai

dqu

iete

rb.

mrs

fra

nklin

div

ides

they

re p

ortio

nsfa

ir


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

12,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

42–4

5

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.“W

e ar

e no

t fig

htin

g!”

shou

ted

Mr.

O’D

anie

l. “W

e ar

e ha

ving

adi

scus

sion

.”b.

“We

have

pot

atoe

sfo

r di

nner

toni

ght,”

Mar

y an

noun

ced

chee

rful

ly.

a.T

he f

amily

eat

sat

6:3

0 P.

M.

b.D

anie

l,w

ho t

urns

sixt

een

in J

une,

is a

non

ly c

hild

.

a.Sh

ean

d he

r m

othe

r do

n’t

unde

rsta

nd e

ach

othe

r w

ell.

b.D

om

ost p

eopl

e hi

de t

heir

diar

ies

som

ewhe

re?

a.“S

it do

wn,

plea

se,”

Mr.

Fra

nklin

said

qui

etly

.b.

Mrs

. Fra

nklin

div

ides

the

irpo

rtio

ns f

airl

y.

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,E

nd m

arks

,Per

iods

,Spe

lling

,C

omm

as,A

dver

bs

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Col

ons,

Peri

ods,

End

mar

ks,C

omm

as,A

rtic

les

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Pr

onou

n ca

se,

Subj

ect-

verb

agr

eem

ent,

Adv

erbs

,End

mar

ks,S

pelli

ng,

Non

stan

dard

usa

ge

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,P

erio

ds,A

dver

bs,E

ndm

arks

,Wor

ds o

ften

con

fuse

d


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

13,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

46–4

9

[46]

a.th

e bo

ok w

ith th

e st

ripe

cov

er is

her’

sb.

pete

r pu

t his

self

in h

is f

athe

rspo

sitio

n an

d fe

eled

em

bara

ssed

for

he

[47]

a.du

ring

wor

ld w

ar 2

the

nazi

sor

derr

ed a

ll je

wis

h pe

ople

to s

owye

llow

Sta

rs o

f D

avid

on

they

recl

oths

b.H

anuk

kah

a fe

stiv

e je

wis

h ho

llida

yla

sts

eigt

day

s

[48]

a.th

at c

oat m

ust o

f co

sted

a f

ortu

neb.

mr

kral

er a

nd g

ary

they

wor

ksdo

wns

tair

s

[49]

a.th

e pl

ay th

e di

ary

of a

nne

fran

kop

ened

on

broa

dway

in 1

955—

just

ade

ccad

e af

ter

its r

eal-

life

hero

ne d

ies

b.Fr

ance

s go

odri

ch a

nd a

lber

t hac

kett

her

husb

and

was

a r

eal s

uces

sful

wri

tting

team

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.T

he b

ook

with

the

stri

ped

cove

r is

hers

.b.

Pet

er p

ut h

imse

lfin

his

fat

her’

spo

sitio

n an

d fe

ltem

barr

asse

dfo

rhi

m.

a.D

urin

g W

orld

War

II

the

Naz

isor

dere

dal

l Jew

ish

peop

le to

sew

yello

w S

tars

of

Dav

id o

n th

eir

clot

hes.

b.H

anuk

kah,

a fe

stiv

e Je

wis

hho

liday

,las

ts e

ight

days

.

a.T

hat c

oat m

ust h

ave

cost

a fo

rtun

e.b.

Mr.

Kra

ler

and

Gar

y w

ork

dow

nsta

irs.

[the

yde

lete

d]

a.T

he p

lay

The

Dia

ry o

f Ann

eF

rank

open

ed o

n B

road

way

in19

55—

just

a d

ecad

eaf

ter

its r

eal-

life

hero

ine

died

.b.

Fran

ces

Goo

dric

h an

d A

lber

tH

acke

tt,he

r hu

sban

d,w

ere

a ve

rysu

cces

sful

wri

ting

team

.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

Apo

stro

phes

,End

mar

ks,

Pron

ouns

,Ver

b fo

rms,

Spel

ling,

Pron

oun

case

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

Spel

ling,

Wor

ds o

ften

conf

used

,End

mar

ks,C

omm

as

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

Ver

b fo

rms,

End

mar

ks,

Peri

ods,

Subj

ect-

verb

agr

eem

ent

Cap

italiz

atio

n,U

nder

linin

g,Sp

ellin

g,Te

nse,

End

mar

ks,

Com

mas

,Sub

ject

-ver

bag

reem

ent,

Non

stan

dard

usa

ge

[50]

a.i h

eard

whe

re a

rep

orte

r in

terv

iew

edna

omi’s

gra

ndm

othe

r w

hich

is a

surv

ivor

of

the

holo

caus

t in

euro

peb.

she

pore

d te

a fo

r he

r vi

sito

r,bu

tdi

dnt o

ffer

him

no

cake

[51]

a.ju

an s

aw a

sca

ry m

onst

er th

at w

asfo

urty

fou

r fo

ot ta

llb.

at w

hat h

eigh

th d

o yo

u w

ant t

hem

book

shel

fs

[52]

a.m

aris

a’s

only

sis

ter

jasm

ine

is a

scu

reou

s as

a C

atb.

wha

t a r

elei

f! ja

ckie

exc

lam

ed

[53]

a.m

s ja

ckso

n st

ared

at l

eslie

s m

essy

desk

in u

nbel

ief

b.“o

f al

l the

stu

dent

s in

the

eigt

hgr

ade,

she

said

,dav

id is

the

less

nois

ier”


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

14,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

50–5

3

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.I

hear

d th

ata

repo

rter

inte

rvie

wed

Nao

mi’

s gr

andm

othe

r,w

hois

asu

rviv

or o

f th

e H

oloc

aust

inE

urop

e.b.

She

pour

edte

a fo

r he

r vi

sito

r bu

tdi

dn’t

off

er h

im a

nyca

ke.[

com

ma

dele

ted]

a.Ju

an s

aw a

sca

ry m

onst

er th

at w

asfo

rty-

four

fee

tta

ll.b.

At w

hat h

eigh

tdo

you

wan

t tho

sebo

oksh

elve

s?

a.M

aris

a’s

only

sis

ter,

Jasm

ine,

is a

scu

riou

sas

a c

at.

b.“W

hat a

rel

ief!

”Ja

ckie

exc

laim

ed.

a.M

s. J

acks

on s

tare

d at

Les

lie’s

mes

sy d

esk

in d

isbe

lief.

b.“O

f al

l the

stu

dent

s in

the

eigh

thgr

ade,

”sh

e sa

id,“

Dav

id is

the

leas

t no

isy.

”

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

Com

mas

,Pro

noun

s,E

ndm

arks

,Spe

lling

,Apo

stro

phes

,D

oubl

e ne

gativ

es

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,H

yphe

ns,P

lura

ls,E

nd m

arks

,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

,Adj

ectiv

es

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,

Spel

ling,

End

mar

ks,Q

uota

tion

mar

ks

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Pe

riod

s,A

post

roph

es,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

,E

nd m

arks

,Spe

lling

,Quo

tatio

nm

arks

,Com

pari

son


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

15,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

54–5

7

[54]

a.ev

eryo

ne k

now

that

ebe

neze

r do

rset

is th

e m

ost w

ealth

iest

mos

t stin

gies

tan

d m

ost m

eane

st p

erso

n in

tow

nb.

its c

olde

st in

the

arct

ic th

an th

etr

opic

s

[55]

a.in

a p

erio

d of

onl

y 10

min

ites

bill

and

joe

fini

sh th

e in

vent

ory

last

nigh

tb.

the

crim

inal

s st

eale

d $2

mill

ion

but

wer

e ca

tche

d im

med

atel

y

[56]

a.he

r an

d ju

lius

lest

er th

e w

rite

r w

asbo

rn in

mis

sour

ib.

you

and

me

don’

t har

dly

have

enou

gh ti

me

to f

inis

h th

e jo

b

[57]

a.ry

thm

isnt

the

sam

e as

rym

eve

roni

cab.

mitc

hell

can

you

give

the

clas

s an

exam

ple

of a

rym

e sc

eme

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.E

very

one

know

sth

at E

bene

zer

Dor

set i

s th

e w

ealth

iest

,stin

gies

t,an

d m

eane

st p

erso

n in

tow

n.[m

ost

dele

ted

thre

e tim

es]

b.It

’s c

olde

rin

the

Arc

tic th

an in

the

trop

ics.

a.In

a p

erio

d of

onl

y te

nm

inut

es,

Bill

and

Joe

fin

ishe

dth

e in

vent

ory

last

nig

ht.

b.T

he c

rim

inal

s st

ole

two

mill

ion

dolla

rsbu

t wer

e ca

ught

imm

edia

tely

.

a.Sh

ean

d Ju

lius

Les

ter,

the

wri

ter,

wer

ebo

rn in

Mis

sour

i.b.

You

and

Ido

n’t h

ave

enou

gh ti

me

to f

inis

h th

e jo

b.[h

ardl

yde

lete

d]

a.R

hyth

mis

n’t t

he s

ame

as r

hym

e,V

eron

ica.

b.M

itche

ll,ca

n yo

u gi

ve th

e cl

ass

anex

ampl

e of

a r

hym

esc

hem

e?

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Com

pari

son,

Com

mas

,End

mar

ks,

Apo

stro

phes

,Non

stan

dard

usa

ge

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

umbe

rs,

Spel

ling,

Com

mas

,Ten

se,E

ndm

arks

,Ver

b fo

rms

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Pr

onou

n ca

se,

Com

mas

,Sub

ject

-ver

bag

reem

ent,

End

mar

ks,D

oubl

ene

gativ

es

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,A

post

roph

es,C

omm

as,E

ndm

arks

[58]

a.in

thos

e bo

xs is

cra

zy q

ilts

and

othe

rsp

ecai

l thi

ngs

b.br

ead

butte

r an

d m

ilk is

all

i nee

d

[59]

a.at

the

publ

ic li

bery

whe

re s

hefo

rmer

ly w

ork,

jack

ie to

rren

ceen

erta

ined

chi

ldre

n by

telli

ng s

tory

sb.

her

best

est f

rend

talk

ed h

er in

toby

ing

that

pea

ce o

f je

wlr

y fo

rtw

enty

-fiv

e do

llar

[60]

a.jo

hnny

a b

oy w

ith f

reck

els

and

red

hair

live

s at

ala

bam

ab.

som

ebud

y sh

oud

lear

n ch

arle

s so

me

man

ners

mrs

yee

sai

d at

her

nei

bor

[61]

a.a

wel

l-no

wn

orat

er,d

anie

l web

ster

had

gave

man

y re

mem

bera

ble

spee

chs

b.al

tho

he h

ad s

poke

elo

quen

t,no

body

bele

ived

he

wou

ld b

eat h

is o

pone

nt


Key

to

Ski

lls C

ove

rag

eC

opyr

ight

© b

y H

olt,

Rine

hart

and

Win

ston

. All

right

s re

serv

ed.

Pro

ofr

ead

ing

War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

16,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

58–6

1

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.In

thos

e bo

xes

are

craz

y qu

ilts

and

othe

r sp

ecia

lthi

ngs.

b.B

read

,but

ter,

and

milk

are

all I

need

.

a.A

t the

pub

lic li

brar

yw

here

she

form

erly

wor

ked,

Jack

ie T

orre

nce

ente

rtai

ned

child

ren

by te

lling

stor

ies.

b.H

er b

est

frie

ndta

lked

her

into

buyi

ngth

at p

iece

of j

ewel

ryfo

rtw

enty

-fiv

e do

llars

.

a.Jo

hnny

,a b

oy w

ith f

reck

les

and

red

hair

,liv

es in

Ala

bam

a.b.

“Som

ebod

y sh

ould

tea

ch C

harl

esso

me

man

ners

,”M

rs. Y

ee s

aid

tohe

r ne

ighb

or.

a.A

wel

l-kn

own

orat

or,D

anie

lW

ebst

er g

ave

man

y m

emor

able

spee

ches

.b.

Alt

houg

hhe

had

spo

ken

eloq

uent

ly,n

obod

y be

lieve

dhe

wou

ld b

eat h

is o

ppon

ent.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,Su

bjec

t-ve

rb a

gree

men

t,E

nd m

arks

,C

omm

as

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,Te

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End

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ks,C

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n,W

ords

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n co

nfus

ed,P

lura

ls

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,

Spel

ling,

Prep

ositi

ons,

End

mar

ks,Q

uota

tion

mar

ks,

Non

stan

dard

usa

ge,P

erio

ds

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,V

erb

form

s,N

onst

anda

rd u

sage

,End

mar

ks,A

dver

bs


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spar

ency

17,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

62–6

4

[62]

a.i j

ust w

ant t

o go

bac

k th

e w

oman

sbr

othe

r pr

otes

ted

b.to

man

y pe

ople

had

ris

ked

them

lives

for

her

[63]

a.th

e M

an W

ho S

hot L

iber

ty V

alan

ce a

stor

y by

dor

othy

m jo

hnso

n w

asm

ade

into

a p

opul

ar f

ilmb.

the

grou

p sl

eepe

d du

ring

the

day

and

trav

el a

t nite

[64]

a.he

re is

an

appl

e an

d so

me

peac

hs f

oryo

ur jo

urny

b.th

e ju

ry o

f 12

vill

ans

in th

at s

tory

wer

e fr

ight

ning

to m

any

read

ers

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.“I

just

wan

t to

go b

ack,

”th

ew

oman

’s b

roth

er p

rote

sted

.b.

Too

man

y pe

ople

had

ris

ked

thei

rliv

es f

or h

er.

a.“T

he M

an W

ho S

hot L

iber

tyV

alan

ce,”

a st

ory

by D

orot

hy M

.Jo

hnso

n,w

as m

ade

into

a p

opul

arfi

lm.

b.T

he g

roup

sle

ptdu

ring

the

day

and

trav

eled

at n

ight

.

a.H

ere

are

an a

pple

and

som

epe

ache

sfo

r yo

ur j

ourn

ey.

b.T

he ju

ry o

f tw

elve

vill

ains

in th

atst

ory

was

fri

ghte

ning

to m

any

read

ers.

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,A

post

roph

es,E

ndm

arks

,Wor

ds o

ften

con

fuse

d,Pr

onou

n ca

se

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,P

erio

ds,E

nd m

arks

,V

erb

form

s,Te

nse,

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ling

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Spel

ling,

End

mar

ks,

Num

bers

[65]

a.lik

e m

any

of h

enry

wad

swor

thlo

ngfe

llow

s po

ems

Paul

Rev

eres

Rid

e w

as in

spir

ed b

y re

al p

eopl

e an

dev

ents

b.w

eath

er f

ound

in g

reet

ing

card

sso

ngs

or p

oem

s ry

thm

com

es f

rom

the

pate

rnin

g of

ele

men

ts

[66]

a.if

all

sent

ence

s ar

e th

e sa

me

lent

hth

e af

fect

can

be

mon

otan

is a

ndbo

ring

b.th

e hu

ngar

y sp

arro

ws

chir

rped

beca

use

ther

e w

asn’

t no

food

left

[67]

a.fr

ee v

erse

is a

type

of

poet

ry th

atdo

n’t r

yme

b.m

ary

and

me

was

wor

ryed

that

the

mus

hroo

m w

ould

be

pois

inou

s

[68]

a.le

roys

arg

uem

ent w

as g

oode

r th

anja

kes

b.no

t one

of

the

law

yers

app

eals

wer

esu

cess

ful


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m-u

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spar

ency

18,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

65–6

8

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.L

ike

man

y of

Hen

ry W

adsw

orth

Lon

gfel

low

’s p

oem

s,“P

aul

Rev

ere’

s R

ide”

was

insp

ired

by

real

peo

ple

and

even

ts.

b.W

heth

erfo

und

in g

reet

ing

card

s,so

ngs,

or p

oem

s,rh

ythm

com

esfr

om th

e pa

tter

ning

of e

lem

ents

.

a.If

all

sent

ence

s ar

e th

e sa

me

leng

th,t

he e

ffec

tca

n be

mon

oton

ous

and

bori

ng.

b.T

he h

ungr

ysp

arro

ws

chir

ped

beca

use

ther

e w

asno

foo

d le

ft.

a.F

ree

vers

e is

a ty

pe o

f po

etry

that

does

n’t

rhym

e.b.

Mar

y an

d I

wer

e w

orri

edth

at th

em

ushr

oom

wou

ld b

e po

ison

ous.

a.L

eroy

’s a

rgum

ent

was

bet

ter

than

Jake

’s.

b.N

ot o

ne o

f th

e la

wye

r’s

appe

als

was

suc

cess

ful.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

post

roph

es,

Com

mas

,Quo

tatio

n m

arks

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mar

ks,W

ords

oft

en c

onfu

sed,

Spel

ling

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

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g,C

omm

as,W

ords

oft

en c

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sed,

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mar

ks,D

oubl

e ne

gativ

es

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atio

n,Su

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ent,

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ling,

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mar

ks,

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oun

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post

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es,

Spel

ling,

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pari

son,

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ks,S

ubje

ct-v

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agre

emen

t


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War

m-u

ps

Tran

spar

ency

19,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

69–7

2

[69]

a.ho

w is

toby

and

sar

ah g

oing

toex

cape

b.ce

rial

are

ther

e fa

vora

te b

reak

fuss

food

[70]

a.gr

egor

y th

e gr

ate

and

his

assi

sten

tw

ill p

erfo

rm a

maj

ic s

how

at t

heco

mun

nity

cen

ter

on s

atur

sday

b.fa

ns w

ho s

aw C

asey

at b

at w

aspr

obab

ly d

isap

oint

ed b

y th

eir

hero

[71]

a.pr

esid

ent l

inco

ln g

ave

a sp

eech

inge

ttysb

urg

PA o

n N

ov. 1

9 18

63b.

the

eman

cipa

tion

proc

laim

atio

n le

adto

the

adop

ting

of th

e 13

tham

endm

ent,

whi

ch o

utla

wed

sla

very

[72]

a.87

is a

noth

er w

ay o

f sa

ying

for

esc

ore

and

seve

nb.

part

of

the

batte

lfie

ld b

ecam

e a

cem

etar

y

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.H

ow a

re T

oby

and

Sara

h go

ing

toes

cape

?b.

Cer

eal i

s th

eir

favo

rite

bre

akfa

stfo

od.

a.G

rego

ry th

e G

reat

and

his

assi

stan

tw

ill p

erfo

rm a

mag

icsh

ow a

t the

com

mun

ity

cent

er o

nSa

turd

ay.

b.F

ans

who

saw

Cas

ey a

t bat

wer

epr

obab

ly d

isap

poin

ted

by th

eir

hero

.

a.P

resi

dent

Lin

coln

gav

e a

spee

ch in

Get

tysb

urg,

Pen

nsyl

vani

a,on

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embe

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3.b.

The

Em

anci

patio

n P

rocl

amat

ion

led

to th

e ad

opti

onof

the

Thi

rtee

nth

Am

endm

ent,

whi

chou

tlaw

ed s

lave

ry.

a.E

ight

y-se

ven

is a

noth

er w

ay o

fsa

ying

fou

rsc

ore

and

seve

n.[o

rfo

ursc

ore]

b.P

art o

f th

e ba

ttle

fiel

dbe

cam

e a

cem

eter

y.

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Spel

ling,

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mar

ks,

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ds o

ften

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fuse

d

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ject

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ns,E

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arks

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g,W

ords

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sed,

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stan

dard

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ge,N

umbe

rs

Cap

italiz

atio

n,N

umbe

rs,W

ords

ofte

n co

nfus

ed,E

nd m

arks

,Sp

ellin

g

[73]

a.dr

. mar

tin lu

ther

kin

g jr

was

assa

sina

ted

abra

ham

linc

oln

was

kille

d al

sob.

its e

asie

r to

use

man

y w

ords

then

bein

g br

eif

and

too

the

poin

t

[74]

a.m

aria

spe

ak s

pani

sh a

nd e

nglis

hho

wev

er h

er b

roth

er k

now

s th

ree

lang

uage

s en

glis

h sp

anis

h an

d fr

ench

b.ne

ither

are

rea

dy

[75]

a.hi

m a

nd r

ober

to w

as s

hari

ng a

roo

mfo

r th

e su

mm

erb.

each

of

the

child

ren

read

the

book

aw

oman

cal

led

mos

es

[76]

a.w

ill th

ere

be e

nuff

bea

ns a

nd r

ice

for

ever

body

ask

ed M

s M

oore

b.i s

pend

ed a

hun

dred

dol

lar

for

this

here

giu

tar

dani

el s

aid


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m-u

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Tran

spar

ency

20,

Sen

ten

ce S

ets

73–7

6

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.D

r. M

artin

Lut

her

Kin

g,Jr

.,w

asas

sass

inat

ed;

Abr

aham

Lin

coln

was

kill

ed a

lso.

b.It

’s e

asie

r to

use

man

y w

ords

tha

nto

be

brie

fan

d to

the

poin

t.

a.M

aria

spe

aks

Span

ish

and

Eng

lish;

how

ever

,her

bro

ther

kno

ws

thre

ela

ngua

ges:

Eng

lish,

Span

ish,

and

Fre

nch.

b.N

eith

er is

read

y.

a.H

ean

d R

ober

to w

ere

shar

ing

aro

om f

or th

e su

mm

er.

b.E

ach

of th

e ch

ildre

n re

ad th

e bo

okA

Wom

an C

alle

d M

oses

.

a.“W

ill th

ere

be e

noug

hbe

ans

and

rice

for

eve

rybo

dy?”

aske

d M

s.M

oore

.b.

“I s

pent

a hu

ndre

d do

llars

for

this

guit

ar,”

Dan

iel s

aid.

[her

ede

lete

d]

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,P

erio

ds,

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ling,

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-ons

,Sem

icol

ons,

End

mar

ks,A

post

roph

es,W

ords

ofte

n co

nfus

ed,P

aral

lel s

truc

ture

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Su

bjec

t-ve

rbag

reem

ent,

Run

-ons

,Se

mic

olon

s,C

omm

as,C

olon

s,E

nd m

arks

Cap

italiz

atio

n,Pr

onou

n ca

se,

Subj

ect-

verb

agr

eem

ent,

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mar

ks,U

nder

linin

g

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tatio

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arks

,Cap

italiz

atio

n,Sp

ellin

g,E

nd m

arks

,Per

iods

,V

erb

form

s,Pl

ural

s,N

onst

anda

rdus

age,

Com

mas


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ets

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9

[77]

a.pa

t who

was

ras

ed o

n a

siou

xre

serv

atio

n st

udys

am

eric

an in

dian

foke

art

b.w

hom

cre

ates

ste

reot

ypes

[78]

a.th

ere

apar

tem

ent c

onsi

sted

of

one

long

ble

ak r

oom

with

a s

ingl

ew

indo

wb.

with

jeff

rey

and

tom

my

mon

ica

have

star

ted

a m

agiz

ine

[79]

a.jo

seph

ine

told

dia

ne i

was

so

insp

ired

by

the

haik

u w

e re

ad in

clas

s th

at i

wen

t hom

e an

d w

rite

one

of m

y ow

nb.

i wro

te a

long

jour

nal e

ntry

abo

utth

e tr

ees

in b

loss

om s

he w

ent o

nth

en i

cros

s ou

t wor

ds u

ntil

the

wor

ds i

have

left

ove

r m

ade

a ha

iku

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.P

at,w

ho w

as r

aise

don

a S

ioux

rese

rvat

ion,

stud

ies

Am

eric

anIn

dian

fol

kar

t.b.

Who

crea

tes

ster

eoty

pes?

a.T

heir

apa

rtm

ent

cons

iste

d of

one

long

,ble

ak r

oom

with

a s

ingl

ew

indo

w.

b.W

ith J

effr

ey a

nd T

omm

y,M

onic

aha

sst

arte

d a

mag

azin

e.

a.Jo

seph

ine

told

Dia

ne,“

Iw

as s

oin

spir

ed b

y th

e ha

iku

we

read

incl

ass

that

Iw

ent h

ome

and

wro

teon

e of

my

own.

”b.

“Iw

rote

a lo

ng jo

urna

l ent

ry a

bout

the

tree

s in

blo

ssom

,”sh

e w

ent o

n.“T

hen

I cr

osse

dou

t wor

ds u

ntil

the

wor

ds I

had

left

ove

r m

ade

aha

iku.

”

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,

Spel

ling,

End

mar

ks,P

rono

unca

se

Cap

italiz

atio

n,W

ords

oft

enco

nfus

ed,S

pelli

ng,C

omm

as,

End

mar

ks,S

ubje

ct-v

erb

agre

emen

t

Cap

italiz

atio

n,C

omm

as,

Quo

tatio

n m

arks

,Ten

se,E

ndm

arks

[80]

a.ha

rry

and

him

pic

ked

grap

es in

the

hot s

un a

ll w

eek

long

b.hi

s m

usse

ls w

as s

o so

re th

at h

eco

uldn

’t h

ardl

y m

ove

[81]

a.“b

e st

ill w

hile

i br

aide

you

r ha

irM

athi

lda

said

her

gra

nmot

her

b.he

res

the

brus

h bu

t whe

res

the

com

bat

[82]

a.he

did

nt te

ll m

e w

hat h

e w

ants

to d

oye

ster

day

b.w

hen

i spo

ke to

him

he

seem

s to

be

conf

used

abo

ut h

is p

lans

[83]

a.sa

tire

may

be

a go

od to

ol f

or m

ark

twai

n bu

t i f

ind

it ha

rd to

fol

low

b.sa

tiris

ts o

ften

res

ort t

o ex

agge

ratio

n i

thin

k ov

erst

atem

ent i

s a

sign

of

not

havi

ng a

ny c

oncr

ete

fact

s to

use

as

supp

ort


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War

m-u

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Tran

spar

ency

22,

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ten

ce S

ets

80–8

3

Sent

ence

s w

ith

Err

ors

Sent

ence

s C

orre

cted

Skill

s C

over

ed

a.H

arry

and

he

pick

ed g

rape

s in

the

hot s

un a

ll w

eek

long

.b.

His

mus

cles

wer

eso

sor

e th

at h

eco

uld

hard

ly m

ove.

a.“B

e st

ill w

hile

I b

raid

your

hai

r,M

athi

lda,

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ere’

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here

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eco

mb?

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dele

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tell

me

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ster

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is p

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or M

ark

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ain,

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thin

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to

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m-u

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spar

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23,

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ten

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ets

84–8

6

[84]

a.m

ark

twai

n is

so

clev

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on s

aid

b.he

doe

snt e

ver

pres

ent t

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sid

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argu

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i lik

e to

hea

r bo

th s

ides

of

an is

sue

befo

re i

mak

e up

my

min

d

[85]

a.gi

ving

up

your

life

for

som

eone

els

ea

nobl

e th

ing

to d

ob.

im n

ot s

ure

i cou

ld h

ave

gave

up

my

life

for

som

eone

els

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ry s

aid

[86]

a.jo

nath

an a

nd h

im p

lay

bask

etba

llev

eryd

ayb.

each

of

us h

ave

gift

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off

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eW

orld

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ence

s w

ith

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ors

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ence

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orre

cted

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over

ed

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ark

Tw

ain

is s

o cl

ever

,”D

onsa

id.

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e do

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r pr

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t the

oth

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f th

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gum

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yco

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red,

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hea

r bo

thsi

des

of a

n is

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re I

mak

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my

min

d.”

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ivin

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you

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meo

neel

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ble

thin

g to

do.

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’m n

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ure

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have

giv

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my

life

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id.

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nath

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nd h

epl

ay b

aske

tbal

lev

ery

day.

b.E

ach

of u

s ha

sgi

fts

to o

ffer

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wor

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tatio

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arks

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italiz

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reem

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a.it

wou

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tres

ting

to f

ind

out

wha

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phen

kin

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ids

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to s

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mr

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e su

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to f

ind

out t

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hey

find

thei

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ovie

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ing

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r se

en o

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levi

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an

old

cart

oon

darr

ylre

calle

db.

the

cave

of

the

abdo

min

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now

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ster

sca

rred

me

to d

eath

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expl

ains

[89]

a.be

caus

e tr

ees

are

a pr

esci

ous

reso

urse

on

our

plan

etb.

they

nee

d to

be

expl

oite

d le

ss li

keth

e m

akin

g of

pap

er p

late

s fr

omth

em


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to

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y H

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hart

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right

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m-u

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ence

s w

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ors

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ence

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over

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wou

ld b

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tere

stin

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d ou

tw

hat S

teph

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ing’

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ds h

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Mr.

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I h

ave

ever

seen

on

tele

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on w

as a

n ol

dca

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ryl r

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led.

b.“T

he c

ave

of th

e ab

omin

able

snow

mon

ster

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red

me

to d

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aine

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ecio

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need

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The

y ne

ed to

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oite

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ss;

for

inst

ance

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shou

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top

mak

ing

pape

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ates

fro

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sent

ence

revi

sed]

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italiz

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post

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arks

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iods

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a.i d

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ahe

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app

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o yo

urem

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ns y

ou d

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ant t

o be

com

eill

do

you

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ence

s w

ith

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ence

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cted

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over

ed

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don’

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e to

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con

vinc

e yo

u th

at a

heal

thy

chol

este

rol l

evel

isim

port

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?b.

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do,I

will

just

app

eal t

o yo

urem

otio

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on’t

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t to

beco

me

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o yo

u?

Cap

italiz

atio

n,A

post

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Com

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