| Language and Sentence Skills Practice |
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| Using this Workbook |
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| Proofreading Symbols |
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The Parts of Speech: The Work That Words Do |
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Choices Exploring Parts of Speech |
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2 | (1) |
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Proper, Common, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns |
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3 | (1) |
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Compound and collective Nouns |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns |
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6 | (1) |
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Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Relative Pronouns |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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Adverbs and the Words They Modify |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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Determining Parts of Speech |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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Literary Model Using Nouns to Create Setting |
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29 | (2) |
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Writing Application Description |
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31 | (1) |
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The Parts of a Sentence: Subject, Predicate, Complement |
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Choices Exploring the Parts of a Sentence |
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32 | (1) |
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Sentences and Sentence Fragments A |
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33 | (1) |
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Sentences and Sentence Fragments B |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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Simple and Complete Subjects |
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36 | (1) |
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Simple and Complete Predicates |
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37 | (1) |
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Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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Compound Subjects and Verbs |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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The Subject Complement: Predicate Nominatives |
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45 | (1) |
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The Subject Complement: Predicate Adjectives |
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46 | (1) |
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Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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Direct and Indirect Objects |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Classifying Sentences by Purpose |
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52 | (1) |
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Sentences and Sentence Fragments |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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Sentence Fragments, Kinds of Sentences |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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Writing Application Summary |
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59 | (1) |
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The Phrase: Prepositional, Verbal, and Appositive Phrases |
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Choices Examining Phrases |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Adjective and Adverb Phrases |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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Participles and Participial Phrases |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases |
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71 | (1) |
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Participial and Gerund Phrases |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Appositives and Appositive Phrases |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Literary Model Description |
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84 | (2) |
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Writing Application Speech |
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86 | (1) |
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The Clause: Independent and Subordinate Clauses |
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Choices Exploring Clauses |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Independent and Subordinate Clauses |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Subordinating Conjunctions |
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97 | (1) |
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Adjective and Adverb Clauses |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Kinds of Subordinate Clauses |
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101 | (1) |
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Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences |
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102 | (1) |
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Complex Sentences and Compound-Complex Sentences |
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103 | (1) |
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Independent and Subordinate Clauses |
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104 | (1) |
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Clauses and Their Functions |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Clauses and Sentence Structure |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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Writing Application Instructions |
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110 | (1) |
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Agreement: Subject and Verb, Pronoun and Antecedent |
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Choices Exploring Agreement |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb A |
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113 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb B |
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114 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb C |
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115 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb D |
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116 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb E |
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117 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb F |
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118 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb G |
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119 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb H |
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120 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb I |
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121 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb J |
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122 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb K |
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123 | (1) |
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Agreement of Subject and Verb L |
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124 | (1) |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent A |
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125 | (1) |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent B |
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126 | (1) |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent C |
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127 | (1) |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent D |
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128 | (1) |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent E |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement |
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131 | (1) |
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Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent |
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132 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Report |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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Writing Application Report |
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136 | (1) |
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Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts, Tense, Voice, Mood |
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Choices Investigating Verbs |
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137 | (1) |
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The Principal Parts of Verbs |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Consistency of Tense; Voice |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Consistency of Tense; Voice |
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158 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Letter |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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Writing Application Personal Essay |
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162 | (1) |
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Using Pronouns Correctly: Nominative and Objective Uses; Clear Reference |
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Choices Investigating Pronouns |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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The Case Forms of Personal Pronouns |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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Nominative and Objective Case Pronouns |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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Pronouns in Incomplete Constructions |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference A |
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178 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference B |
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179 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference C |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Speech |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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Writing Application Biographical Sketch |
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188 | (1) |
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Using Modifiers Correctly: Comparison and Placement |
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Choices Exploring Modifiers |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Phrases Used as Modifiers |
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193 | (1) |
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Clauses Used as Modidiers |
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194 | (1) |
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Phrases and Clauses Used as Modifiers |
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195 | (1) |
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Bad and Badly, Good and Well |
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196 | (1) |
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Slow and Slowly, Real and Really |
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197 | (1) |
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Eight Troublesome Modifiers |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Regular and Irregular Comparison A |
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201 | (1) |
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Regular and Irregular Comparison B |
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202 | (1) |
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Using Comparative and Superlative Forms A |
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203 | (1) |
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Using Comparative and Superlative Forms B |
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204 | (1) |
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Using Comparative and Superlative Forms C |
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205 | (1) |
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Correcting Dangling Modifiers |
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206 | (1) |
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Correcting Misplaced Modifiers |
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207 | (1) |
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Correcting Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers A |
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208 | (1) |
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Correcting Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers B |
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209 | (1) |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms |
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210 | (1) |
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Correcting Errors in Comparison |
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211 | (1) |
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Correcting Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Evaluation |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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Writing Application Letter |
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217 | (1) |
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A Glossary of Usage: Common Usage Problems |
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Choices Exploring Real-World Usage |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Public Flyer |
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229 | (1) |
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Literary Model Description |
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230 | (2) |
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Writing Application Speech |
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232 | (1) |
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Capital Letters: The Rules For Capitalization |
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Choices Exploring Capitalization |
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233 | (1) |
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Capitalizing First Words, I, and O |
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234 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives A |
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235 | (1) |
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Capitalizing Geographical Names |
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236 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives B |
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237 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives C |
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238 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives D |
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239 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives E |
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240 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives F |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives, and School Subjects |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Reviewing Capitalization of Titles |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Directions |
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250 | (1) |
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Literary Model Using Capital Letters in Poetry |
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251 | (2) |
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Writing Application Giving Directions |
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253 | (1) |
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Punctuation: End Marks, Abbreviations, and Commas |
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Choices Exploring End Marks, Abbreviations, Commas |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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Commas: Items in a Series |
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260 | (1) |
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Commas with Independent Clauses |
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261 | (1) |
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Commas with Nonessential Clauses and Phrases |
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262 | (1) |
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Commas After Introductory Elements |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Conventional Uses of Commas |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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End Marks and Abbreviations |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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End Marks, Abbreviations, and Commas |
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271 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Action Plan |
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272 | (1) |
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Literary Model Commas in a Description |
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273 | (2) |
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Writing Application Script |
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275 | (1) |
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Punctuation: Semicolons and Colons |
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Choices Exploring Semicolons and Colons |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Colons in Conventional Situations |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Minutes of a Meeting |
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286 | (1) |
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Literary Model Semicolons in a Novel |
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287 | (2) |
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Writing Application Business Letter |
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289 | (1) |
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Punctuation: Italics and Quotation Marks |
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Choices Exploring Italics and Quotation Marks |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Italics and Quotation Marks |
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300 | (1) |
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Italics and Quotation Marks |
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301 | (1) |
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Italics and Quotation Marks |
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302 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Written Interview |
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303 | (1) |
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Literary Model Dialogue in Poetry |
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304 | (2) |
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Writing Application Dialogue |
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306 | (1) |
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Choices Exploring Apostrophes |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Newspaper Article |
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319 | (1) |
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Literary Model Poetic Description |
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320 | (2) |
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Writing Application Newspaper Article |
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322 | (1) |
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Punctuation: Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses, Brackets, Ellipsis Points |
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Choices Exploring Punctuation |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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Hyphens in Compound Words |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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Hyphens, Dashes, and Parentheses |
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333 | (1) |
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Hyphens, Dashes, Parentheses, Ellipsis Points, and Brackets |
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334 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Advertising Flier |
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335 | (1) |
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Literary Model Dashes in a Story |
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336 | (2) |
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Writing Application Reports |
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338 | (1) |
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Spelling: Improving Your Spelling |
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Choices Exploring Spelling |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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Spelling Rules: ie and ei |
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341 | (1) |
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Spelling Rules: -cede, -ceed, and -sede |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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Doubling Final Consonants |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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Forming Plurals of Nouns A |
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349 | (1) |
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Forming Plurals of Nouns B |
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350 | (1) |
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Forming Plurals of Nouns C |
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351 | (1) |
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Forming Plurals of Nouns Review |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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Latin and Greek Loan Words |
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354 | (1) |
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Numerals, Letters, Symbols, and Words Used as Words |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused |
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364 | (1) |
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Spelling Rules and Words Often Confused |
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365 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Poster |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (2) |
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Writing Application Business Letter |
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369 | (1) |
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Choices Learning More About Common Errors |
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370 | (1) |
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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences A |
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371 | (1) |
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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences B |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A |
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375 | (1) |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement B |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference A |
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381 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference B |
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382 | (1) |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms A |
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383 | (1) |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms B |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation A |
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396 | (1) |
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Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation B |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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Spelling and Words Often Confused |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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Proofreading Application Letter |
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407 | (1) |
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Literary Model Sentence Fragments in a Description |
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408 | (2) |
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Writing Application Pamphlet |
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410 | (1) |
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Writing Effective Sentences |
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Identifying Sentence Fragments |
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411 | (2) |
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Revising Phrase Fragments |
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413 | (2) |
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Revising Subordinate Clause Fragments |
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415 | (2) |
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Using Subordinate Clauses in Sentences |
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417 | (2) |
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Identifying and Revising Sentence Fragments |
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419 | (2) |
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Revising Run-on Sentences |
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421 | (2) |
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Revising Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences |
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423 | (2) |
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Writing Effective Sentences |
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Combining Sentences by Inserting Words A |
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425 | (2) |
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Combining Sentences by Inserting Words B |
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427 | (2) |
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Combining Sentences by Inserting Phrases |
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429 | (2) |
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Creating Compound Subjects and Verbs |
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431 | (2) |
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Combining to Create Compound Sentences |
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433 | (2) |
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Combining to Create Complex Sentences |
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435 | (2) |
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Revising a Paragraph by Combining Sentences |
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437 | (2) |
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Revising Sentences to Create Parallel Structure |
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439 | (2) |
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Revising Stringy Sentences |
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441 | (2) |
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443 | (2) |
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Varying Sentence Beginnings |
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445 | (2) |
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Revising Sentences to Create Variety |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (2) |
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