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Grammar, Usage, &
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Skillbook
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Parts of a Sentence
Recognizing Sentences . . . . . . .
Completing Sentences . . . . . . .
Writing Complete Sentences . . . . .
Combining Subjects and Predicates . .
Finding Complete Subjects. . . . . .
Finding Complete and Simple Subjects .
Writing Complete Sentences . . . . .
Finding Complete Predicates . . . . .
Finding Simple Predicates . . . . . .
Using Vivid Verbs . . . . . . . . .
Finding Verb Phrases . . . . . . . .
Finding Verb Phrases . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Subjects and Verbs . .
Finding Subjects and Verbs . . . . .
Varying Sentence Beginnings . . . . .
Finding Subjects and Verbs. . . . . .
Using the Understood You . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Subjects and Verbs . .
Finding Compound Subjects . . . . .
Writing Sentences with
Compound Subjects . . . . . . .
Finding Compound Verbs . . . . . .
Writing Sentences with
Compound Verbs . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Subjects and Verbs . .
Classifying Sentences . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 2: Nouns and Pronouns
Finding Nouns . . . . . . . . .
Using Specific Nouns . . . . . .
Identifying Compound and
Collective Nouns . . . . . .
Writing Compound Nouns. . . .
Distinguishing Between Common
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Finding Nouns . . . . . . . . .
Finding Pronouns and Antecedents
Finding Personal Pronouns. . . .
Using Personal Pronouns . . . .
Finding Indefinite Pronouns . . .
Finding Pronouns . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . .
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Chapter 3: Verbs
Finding Action Verbs . . . . . . . . . . 45
Finding Action Verbs . . . . . . . . . . 46
Understanding Transitive
and Intransitive Verbs . . . .
Writing Sentences with Transitive
and Intransitive Verbs . . . .
Finding Verb Phrases . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Verbs and
Verb Phrases . . . . . . . .
Finding Linking Verbs. . . . . .
Writing Linking Verbs. . . . . .
Finding Linking Verbs. . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Linking
Verbs and Action Verbs . . .
Writing Sentences . . . . . . .
Writing Verbs . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 4: Adjectives and Adverbs
Finding Adjectives . . . . . . .
Using Specific Adjectives . . . .
Finding Adjectives . . . . . . .
Linking Specific Adjectives
with Nouns . . . . . . . .
Finding Proper Adjectives . . . .
Capitalizing Proper Adjectives . .
Finding Adjectives . . . . . . .
Writing Sentences with
Nouns and Adjectives . . . .
Distinguishing Between Adjectives
and Pronouns . . . . . . .
Writing Sentences . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Adjectives . . . .
Finding Adverbs . . . . . . . .
Using Adverbs . . . . . . . . .
Finding Adverbs . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Adverbs. . . . .
Mixed Practice: Adjectives
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Chapter 5: Prepositions, Conjunctions, &
Interjections
Supplying Prepositions . . . . . . .
Finding Prepositional Phrases . . . .
Adding Prepositional Phrases. . . . .
Distinguishing Between
Prepositions and Adverbs . . . .
Using Prepositions and Adverbs . . .
Mixed Practice: Prepositional Phrases .
Finding Conjunctions and Interjections
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Using Conjunctions and Interjections
Determining Parts of Speech . . . .
Identifying Words as Different
Parts of Speech . . . . . . . .
Writing Sentences . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 6: Complements
Finding Direct Objects . . . . . . .
Adding Direct Objects to Sentences . .
Writing Sentences with Direct Objects .
Finding Indirect Objects . . . . . .
Finding Compound Indirect Objects. .
Mixed Practice: Direct and
Indirect Objects . . . . . . . .
Finding Predicate Nominatives . . . .
Supplying Predicate Nominatives . . .
Replacing Predicate Nominatives . . .
Predicate Nominatives . . . . . . .
Finding Predicate Adjectives . . . . .
Supplying Predicate Adjectives . . . .
Mixed Practice: Complements . . . .
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Chapter 7: Phrases
Finding Prepositional Phrases .
Finding Adjective Phrases . . .
Finding Adjective Phrases . . .
Combining Sentences Using
Adjective Phrases . . . . .
Adjective Phrases . . . . . .
Identifying Misplaced Modifiers
Correcting Misplaced
Adjective Phrases . . . . .
Finding Adverb Phrases . . . .
Writing Sentences: Punctuating
Adverb Phrases . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Prepositional
Phrases . . . . . . . . .
Finding Appositives and
Appositive Phrases . . . .
Punctuating Appositives and
Appositive Phrases . . . .
Mixed Practice: Prepositional
and Appositive Phrases . .
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Chapter 8: Verbals and Verbal Phrases
Recognizing Participles . . . . . . . . . 110
Finding the Words Participles
Describe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Distinguishing Between
Participles and Verbs . . . . . . . . 112
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Finding Participial Phrases . . .
Recognizing Participial Phrases
as Modifiers . . . . . . .
Writing Sentences with
Participial Phrases . . . .
Identifying Misplaced
Participial Phrases . . . .
Correcting Misplaced
Participial Phrases . . . .
Finding Gerunds . . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Gerunds
and Participles . . . . . .
Finding Gerund Phrases . . . .
Completing Gerund Phrases . .
Writing Sentences with Gerunds
and Gerund Phrases . . . .
Finding Infinitives . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Infinitive
and Prepositional Phrases .
Finding Infinitive Phrases . . .
Adding Infinitives . . . . . .
Using Infinitives . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Verbal Phrases .
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Distinguishing Between Clauses . .
Identifying Subordinate Clauses . .
Supplying Subordinate Conjunctions
Finding Adverb Clauses . . . . . .
Punctuating Adverb Clauses . . . .
Finding Adjective Clauses . . . . .
Identifying the Words
Adjective Clauses Describe . . .
Punctuating Adjective Clauses . . .
Writing Sentences with
Adjective Clauses . . . . . . .
Recognizing Misplaced
Adjective Clauses . . . . . . .
Correcting Sentences with
Misplaced Adjective Clauses . .
Finding Noun Clauses. . . . . . .
Identifying the Use of Noun Clauses .
Mixed Practice: Subordinate
Clauses . . . . . . . . . . .
Recognizing Simple and
Compound Sentences . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Simple
and Compound Sentences . . .
Punctuating Compound Sentences .
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Writing Different Kinds of Sentences . . . 147
Mixed Practice: Sentences . . . . . . . . 148
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Identifying Verb Tenses . . . . .
Understanding Verb Tenses . . .
Using Verb Tenses . . . . . . .
Identifying Shifts in Verb Tense . .
Correcting Shifts in Tenses. . . .
Identifying Progressive Verb Forms
Using Progressive Verb Forms . .
Recognizing Active Voice and
Passive Voice. . . . . . . .
Changing Verbs to Active Voice. .
Mixed Practice: Verbs . . . . . .
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Chapter 12: Using Pronouns
Chapter 10: Sentence Fragments and Run-ons
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Fragments . . . . . . . . .
Correcting Sentence Fragments . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Fragments . . . . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Fragments . . . . . . . . .
Combining Sentences and
Phrase Fragments . . . . . . . .
Correcting Phrase Fragments. . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Fragments . . . . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Fragments . . . . . . . . .
Correcting Clause Fragments. . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Run-on Sentences . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Sentences
and Run-on Sentences . . . . . .
Correcting Run-on Sentences . . . .
Mixed Practice: Sentences, Fragments,
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Chapter 11: Using Verbs
Writing the Principal Parts of
Regular Verbs . . . . . . . .
Writing Sentences with Regular Verbs
Using the Correct Verb Form . . . .
Determining the Correct Verb Form .
Using the Correct Verb Form . . . .
Correcting Improperly Used Verbs .
Determining the Correct Verb Form .
Using the Correct Verb Form . . . .
Finding the Principal Parts of
Verbs in a Dictionary . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Verbs . . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Using the Correct Verb . . . . . .
Correcting Verb Usage . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Verbs . . . . . . .
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Using Pronouns . . . . . . . .
Using Pronouns as Subjects . . .
Using Pronouns as Subjects . . .
Using Pronouns as Predicate
Nominatives . . . . . . . .
Using Pronouns as Predicate
Nominatives . . . . . . . .
Supplying Pronouns in the
Nominative Case . . . . . .
Correcting Nominative Case Errors
Writing Sentences with Pronouns .
Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . .
Using Pronouns as Direct and
Indirect Objects . . . . . .
Using Pronouns as Objects of
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Using Pronouns as Objects of
Prepositions . . . . . . . .
Supplying Pronouns in the
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Writing Sentences with Pronouns .
Using Pronouns in the
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Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . .
Using Possessive Pronouns . . . .
Using Possessive Pronouns . . .
Correcting Possessive Pronouns .
Using Possessive Pronouns and
Contractions . . . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Possessive
Pronouns and Contractions. .
Using Who and Whom Correctly .
Correcting Sentences with
Interrogative Pronouns . . .
Making Pronouns and Their
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Making Personal Pronouns Agree
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Writing Sentences to Eliminate
Awkward Constructions . . .
Correcting Unclear or Missing
Antecedents . . . . . . . .
Correcting Sentences with Unclear
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Mixed Practice: Pronouns . . . .
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Chapter 13: Subject & Verb Agreement
Determining the Number of
Nouns and Pronouns . . . . . .
Determining the Number of Verbs . .
Matching Subjects and Verbs . . . . .
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree . . .
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree . . .
Mixed Practice: Subject and
Verb Agreement . . . . . . . .
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree . . .
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree . . .
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree . . .
Making Subjects and
Contractions Agree . . . . . . .
Making Subjects and
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Making Interrupted Subjects
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Making Interrupted Subjects
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Making Subjects and Verbs in
Inverted Order Agree . . . . . .
Writing Sentences Using Subject
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Making Interrupted or Inverted-Order
Subjects and Verbs Agree . . . .
Mixed Practice: Subject and
Verb Agreement . . . . . . . .
Making Verbs Agree with
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Making Verbs Agree with
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Making Verbs Agree with
Collective Nouns . . . . . . . .
Making Verbs Agree with
Collective Nouns . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Agreement with
Collective Nouns . . . . . . . .
Making Verbs Agree with You and I . .
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Mixed Practice: Subject and
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Chapter 14: Using Adjectives and Adverbs
Identifying Degrees of Comparison . .
Forming Regular Comparisons . . . .
Forming Comparative and
Superlative Modifiers . . . . . .
Using the Correct Form of Modifiers. .
Forming Irregular Comparisons. . . .
Supplying the Correct Form
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Correcting the Form of Modifiers . . .
Mixed Practice: Modifiers . . . . . .
Using Other and Else Correctly . . . .
Correcting Comparisons with
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Correcting Double Comparisons . . .
Identifying Double Negatives . . . . .
Correcting Double Negatives . . . .
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A Writer’s Glossary of Usage
Finding the Correct Word .
Recognizing Correct Usage
Finding the Correct Word .
Writing Negatives Correctly
Finding the Correct Word .
Recognizing Correct Usage
Finding the Correct Word .
Recognizing Correct Usage
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Chapter 15: Capitalization
Capitalizing First Words and I . . .
Correcting Errors in Capitalization .
Capitalizing the Names of Persons
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Using Capital Letters in
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Capitalizing Proper Nouns and
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Writing Sentences with Proper Nouns
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Correcting Proper Nouns and
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Using Capital Letters for
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Using Capital Letters for Specific
Time Periods and Events . . . .
Capitalizing Proper Names . . . .
Writing Sentences with Proper Nouns
Correcting Sentences with
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Using Capital Letters Correctly . . .
Capitalizing Proper Nouns . . . . .
Using Capital Letters . . . . . . .
Using Capital Letters Correctly . . .
Mixed Practice: Capitalization . . .
Capitalizing Proper Adjectives . . .
Writing Sentences with
Proper Adjectives . . . . . . .
Correcting Sentences with
Proper Adjectives . . . . . . .
Capitalizing Titles Used with
Names of People . . . . . . .
Correcting Titles Used with
Names of People . . . . . . .
Capitalizing Titles of Things . . . .
Capitalizing Titles . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Capitalization . . .
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Chapter 16: End Marks and Commas
Using End Marks . . . . . . . .
Adding End Marks to Sentences .
Writing Abbreviations . . . . .
Using Periods . . . . . . . . .
Using Commas in a Series . . . .
Using Commas in a Series . . . .
Using Commas with Adjectives . .
Writing Sentences Using Commas
with Adjectives . . . . . . .
Using Commas with Adjectives . .
Mixed Practice: Commas . . . .
Using Commas with Compound
Sentences . . . . . . . . .
Punctuating Compound Sentences
Identifying Introductory Elements.
Writing Sentences with
Introductory Elements . . . .
Using Commas with
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Using Commas That Separate . .
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Using Commas That Separate . .
Mixed Practice: Commas . . . .
Using Commas with Direct Address
Writing Sentences: Using Commas
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Using Commas with Direct Address
Using Commas with
Parenthetical Expressions . .
Using Commas with
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Writing Sentences with
Parenthetical Expressions . .
Classifying Appositives . . . . .
Using Commas with Appositives .
Mixed Practice: Commas . . . .
Identifying Essential and
Nonessential Elements. . . .
Classifying Nonessential Elements
Using Commas with
Nonessential Elements. . . .
Writing Sentences Using Commas
with Nonessential Elements. .
Mixed Practice: Commas . . . .
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Using Italics (Underlining) . . . . .
Using Italics (Underlining) Correctly.
Using Quotation Marks . . . . . .
Correcting Punctuation of Titles . .
Writing Sentences with Titles. . . .
Mixed Practice: Italics and
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Using Quotation Marks with
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Using Quotation Marks with
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Using Capital Letters with
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Forming Possessive Singular Nouns .
Writing Sentences with
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Forming Possessive Plural Nouns . .
Forming Singular and Plural
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Writing Sentences with
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Correcting Sentences with
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Using Possessive Pronouns . . . . .
Writing Sentences with
Possessive Pronouns. . . . . .
Correcting Sentences with
Possessive Pronouns. . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Possessives . . . .
Writing Contractions . . . . . . .
Distinguishing Between Contractions
and Possessive Pronouns . . . .
Correcting Sentences with
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Using Apostrophes . . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Apostrophes . . . . .
Using Commas and Semicolons
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Punctuating Compound Sentences . .
Punctuating Sentences . . . . . . .
Correcting Compound Sentences . . .
Writing Sentences . . . . . . . . .
Using Semicolons to Avoid Confusion .
Punctuating Sentences with
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Using Colons . . . . . . . . . . .
Correcting Sentences with Colons. . .
Mixed Practice: Semicolons and Colons
Using Hyphens to Divide Words . . .
Correcting Sentences with Hyphens . .
Using Hyphens . . . . . . . . . .
Mixed Practice: Punctuation . . . . .
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Distinguishing Between Sentences and Fragments
◆ Label each group of words as S for a sentence or CF for a clause fragment.
1. Before the Spanish explorers wandered throughout Florida.
2. A civilized, well-governed society inhabited the peninsula.
3. The Seminoles were some of the earliest inhabitants of Florida.
4. Who settled in many areas and farmed the fertile land.
5. The Seminoles left burial mounds and other artifacts.
6. Which suggest the existence of some form of government.
7. The Native Americans had a loose confederation of tribes.
8. Where different tribes were constantly trying to control each other.
9. Rules were made to keep the confederation working.
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Correcting Clause Fragments
◆ Rewrite the clause fragments from the preceding exercise to make complete
sentences. Remember that you can attach a clause fragment to another
sentence.
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Distinguishing Between Sentences and Run-on Sentences
A run-on sentence is two or more sentences that are written together and are
separated by a comma or no mark of punctuation at all.
◆ Label each group of words S for sentence or RO for run-on sentence.
1. Conductors direct an orchestra, chorus, or opera production.
2. Conductors usually specialize in orchestral or choral conducting, each
specialization shares many common elements.
3. They have a difficult job many jobs are rolled into one title.
4. They must study and memorize many thousands of measures of music.
5. While conducting, they turn from the sheet music, they must be free to look
at the orchestra or the chorus.
6. Conductors must rehearse with the performers they also have to find new
music to perform.
8. Conductors give advice they give orders.
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7. They must be able to conduct a group and to know about each instrument.
10. Orchestra conductors use a baton choral conductors usually depend on their
hands.
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Distinguishing Between Sentences and Run-on Sentences
◆ Label each group of words S for sentence or RO for run-on sentence.
1. Science fiction has been a popular form of literature for many years, many
readers enjoy this special form of fantasy.
2. Science fiction allows writers to offer adventures in the future.
3. The stories may tell of adventures on other planets they may narrate stories
of time travel or space travel.
4. Its setting in the future separates science fiction from historical fiction.
5. Science fiction focuses on the future, historical fiction looks to the past.
6. Usually a successful writer of science fiction knows a good deal of science,
the crafty writer often takes science to an extreme.
8. Some popular science fiction writers include Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut,
and Isaac Asimov there are hundreds of well-known writers.
9. This type of writing comes in many forms, it is also very close to folklore.
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7. Of course, with the rapid advance in technology and science, this special
type of literature has grown in the last fifty years.
10. Have you read any science fiction, who is your favorite writer?
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Correcting Run-on Sentences
◆ Rewrite the run-on sentences from the exercise on the preceding page to make
complete sentences.
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Mixed Practice: Sentences, Fragments, and Run-on Sentences
◆ Label each group of words S for sentence, F for fragment, or RO for run-on
sentence.
1. John Milton is a famous British author of the seventeenth century.
2. Milton wrote poetry, pamphlets, and drama he was blind for half of his life.
3. Before he left school and became a professional writer.
4. All of his writing mixed religion and politics.
5. He wrote several long works his most famous work is Paradise Lost.
6. Based on the Bible, the very long poem tells the story of the Garden of Eden.
7. Having more than ten thousand lines and recited by the blind poet to his
daughters for revision.
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8. “Lycidas” was written to commemorate a person who had drowned.
9. A writer of booklets on education and literature who had many enemies and
few friends.
10. Blindness is a challenge that some people believe is impossible to overcome,
John Milton’s life proves just the opposite.
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Using Verbs
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Writing the Principal Parts of Regular Verbs
The principal parts of a verb are the present, the present participle, the past,
and the past participle.
A regular verb forms its past and past participle by adding -ed or -d to the
present.
◆ Write the four principal parts of each of the following regular verbs. Use is with
the present participle and have with the past participle. Check a dictionary if
you are unsure of the spelling of a verb form.
1. talk
2. jump
3. drop
4. suppose
5. ask
6. use
7. play
10. stop
11. knock
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Writing Sentences with Regular Verbs
◆ Write the principal parts of the following regular verbs. Then write a sentence
using each of the principal parts of these verbs.
◆ start
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◆ row
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◆ wrap
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Using the Correct Verb Form
An irregular verb does not form its past and past participle by adding -ed or
-d to the present.
◆ Label each underlined verb form as P for past or PP for past participle.
Remember that a helping verb is used with a past participle.
1. All the newscasters said to expect a storm.
2. The last two storms caught us by surprise.
3. We have lost our electricity during the last three storms.
4. The worst storm hit last January.
5. Our experiences have taught us important lessons.
6. One storm left us without power for three days.
7. We have just put new batteries in our flashlights.
9. Last time we made a fire to keep us warm.
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8. Laura has brought in some firewood.
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Using Verbs
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Determining the Correct Verb Form
◆ Underline the correct verb form for each sentence.
1. This snowstorm has (took, taken) us off guard.
2. The strong winds have (grew, grown) fiercer since yesterday morning.
3. The weather station just (gave, given) tomorrow’s forecast.
4. It has (drew, drawn) a gloomy picture of the blizzard’s devastation.
5. Winter has (stole, stolen) up on us this year.
6. I have never (knew, known) it to snow in October.
7. I nearly (froze, frozen) this morning!
8. A chilly wind has (blew, blown) all day.
9. I (saw, seen) very few people outdoors.
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Using the Correct Verb Form
◆ Rewrite each sentence, using the correct past or past participle of each verb in
parentheses.
1. We have not (see) such a storm in ten years.
2. The plaza fountain has (freeze) solid.
3. The snow has (drive) most people off the streets.
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4. It has (throw) the whole town into confusion.
6. A snowplow has (broke) through the drifts on Central Avenue.
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A Writer’s Glossary of Usage
(pages 120–129)
Finding the Correct Word
◆ Underline the word in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
1. There are (fewer, less) tellers of tall tales today than there used to be.
2. If writers write a tall tale (good, well), they (can, may) make us laugh.
3. (Its, It’s) “tongue-in-cheek” type of narration (doesn’t, don’t) usually make us think
deeply.
4. Tall tales (doesn’t, don’t) usually have complicated stories because the plot is of
(fewer, less) importance than the humor.
5. It does, however, (bring, take) us entertainment and often (brings, takes) us back
to the days of the Old West.
6. Although writers (can, may) use a variety of humorous techniques, certainly one of
them is exaggeration.
7. An unexpected fall is a (good, well) way to create slapstick.
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8. Someone carelessly falling headfirst (in, into) a huge bucket of paint is one
example of slapstick humor.
9. When a person (bad, badly) mispronounces a word by reversing its syllables, (its,
it’s) called a spoonerism.
10. Another technique, situation comedy, has a character react differently than we
(would have, would of ) expected.
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Writing Negatives Correctly
◆ Rewrite each sentence so that there are no double negatives.
1. Before the frontier days, almost no one never heard a tall tale.
2. Tall tales hadn’t hardly been written at that time.
3. Of course, tall tales don’t never tell a straight story.
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