| About This Book |
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| How to Use This Book |
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1 | (26) |
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Tip Sheet: Kinds and Structures of Sentences |
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2 | (4) |
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Lost Voyage (Recognizing Types of Sentences) |
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3 | (1) |
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Mystery Author (Understanding Sentence Structure, 1) |
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4 | (1) |
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Worthy of a Great King (Understanding Sentence Structure, 2) |
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5 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Subjects and Predicates |
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6 | (12) |
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Famous Lady (Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates, 1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Greatest Cowboy (Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates, 2) |
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8 | (1) |
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Sense or Nonsense (Identifying Simple Subjects, 1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Not-So-Famous Horse (Identifying Simple Subjects, 2) |
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10 | (1) |
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First English Child of the New World (Identifying Simple Predicates, 1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Batter Up! (Identifying Simple Predicates, 2) |
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12 | (1) |
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Flying Disc (Identifying Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates, 1) |
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13 | (1) |
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Comics (Identifying Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates, 2) |
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14 | (1) |
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Holiday Report (Identifying Compound Subjects) |
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15 | (1) |
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Volleyball (Identifying Compound Predicates) |
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16 | (1) |
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Lightning Rod (Identifying Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates) |
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17 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Fragments and Run-On Sentences |
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18 | (9) |
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Lady Liberty (Recognizing Sentence Fragments) |
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19 | (1) |
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Bats (Recognizing Run-On Sentences) |
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20 | (1) |
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Reaching a Low Point (Recognizing Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons) |
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21 | (1) |
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Guiding Light (Review of Sentences, 1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Great Game (Review of Sentences, 2) |
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23 | (1) |
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Magician (Review of Sentences, 3) |
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24 | (1) |
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Presidential Photo (Review of Sentences, 4) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (20) |
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Tip Sheet: The Parts of Speech |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (6) |
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Short Presidency (Identifying Nouns, 1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Big Animal (Identifying Nouns, 2) |
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31 | (1) |
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Early Computer (Identifying Common and Proper Nouns) |
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32 | (1) |
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More Than an Inventor (Identifying Plural Nouns, 1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Early Flyers (Identifying Plural Nouns, 2) |
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34 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Irregular Nouns |
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35 | (3) |
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Paying for Parking (Identifying Irregular Plural Nouns, 1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Unofficial National Anthem (Identifying Irregular Plural Nouns, 2) |
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37 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Possessive Nouns |
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38 | (9) |
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Superparents (Understanding Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns, 1) |
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39 | (1) |
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Great Organization (Understanding Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns, 2) |
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40 | (1) |
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Final Frontier (Understanding Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns, 3) |
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41 | (1) |
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Seventh Planet (Review of Nouns, 1) |
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42 | (1) |
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Food for a Hearty Breakfast (Review of Nouns, 2) |
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43 | (1) |
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Walking on Four Feet (Review of Nouns, 3) |
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44 | (1) |
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Baseball Poem (Review of Nouns, 4) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (40) |
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Tip Sheet: Two Kinds of Verbs |
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48 | (11) |
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Legendary Schoolteacher (Identifying Action Verbs, 1) |
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49 | (1) |
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Special Group of Animals (Identifying Action Verbs, 2) |
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50 | (1) |
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Getting Goosebumps (Identifying Action Verbs, 3) |
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51 | (1) |
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Start of a Great Career (Identifying Verb Phrases, 1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Unusual Mammal (Identifying Verb Phrases, 2) |
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53 | (1) |
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Extinct Bird (Identifying Linking Verbs, 1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Not Quite Baseball (Identifying Linking Verbs, 2) |
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55 | (1) |
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Famous Engineer (Identifying Action and Linking Verbs, 1) |
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56 | (1) |
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Speaking Of . . . (Identifying Action and Linking Verbs, 2) |
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57 | (1) |
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Name Change (Identifying Action and Linking Verbs, 3) |
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58 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Direct and Indirect Objects |
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59 | (6) |
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Sharing Traits (Identifying Direct Objects, 1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Fish Story (Identifying Direct Objects, 2) |
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61 | (1) |
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Iron Ships (Identifying Indirect Objects, 1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Miniature Golf (Identifying Indirect Objects, 2) |
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63 | (1) |
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Important Invention (Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects) |
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64 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives |
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65 | (5) |
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The White House (Identifying Predicate Nominatives) |
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66 | (1) |
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Home of the Gods (Identifying Predicate Adjectives) |
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67 | (1) |
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Magical Land (Identifying Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives) |
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68 | (1) |
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Starry Night (Recognizing Contractions with Verbs) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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A First in Space (Identifying Simple Verb Tenses: Past, Present, and Future) |
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71 | (1) |
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Patriotic Woman (Identifying Simple and Perfect Verb Tenses) |
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72 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Regular and Irregular Verbs |
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73 | (5) |
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Special Eyes (Understanding Irregular Verbs, 1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Unusual Creature (Understanding Irregular Verbs, 2) |
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75 | (1) |
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Out of This World (Understanding Irregular Verbs, 3) |
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76 | (1) |
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Office Essential (Understanding Irregular Verbs, 4) |
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77 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs |
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78 | (9) |
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Old Writing (Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement, 1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Time to Wake Up (Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement, 2) |
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80 | (1) |
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Tasty Treat (Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement, 3) |
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81 | (1) |
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Famous Cartoon Character (Understanding Subject and Verb Agreement, 4) |
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82 | (1) |
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First Vaccine (Review of Verbs, 1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Great Inventor (Review of Verbs, 2) |
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84 | (1) |
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High Point in Europe (Review of Verbs and Related Words) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (26) |
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88 | (5) |
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Long-Distance Speedster (Identifying Pronouns, 1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Ancient Scientist (Identifying Pronouns, 2) |
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90 | (1) |
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Strike Up the Band! (Identifying Pronouns, 3) |
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91 | (1) |
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Medical Breakthrough (Identifying Antecedents) |
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92 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Subject and Object Pronouns |
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93 | (3) |
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Far Below Sea Level (Identifying Subject Pronouns) |
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94 | (1) |
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Speedy Bird (Identifying Object Pronouns) |
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95 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Avoiding Mistakes with Subject and Object Pronouns |
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96 | (4) |
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Big Change (Understanding Subject and Object Pronouns, 1) |
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97 | (1) |
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Famous Cow (Understanding Subject and Object Pronouns, 2) |
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98 | (1) |
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Wizard's Wand (Understanding Subject and Object Pronouns, 3) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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Designer of Dolls (Understanding Who and Whom) |
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101 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Possessive Pronouns |
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102 | (11) |
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First Ford (Identifying Possessive Pronouns, 1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Long Life (Identifying Possessive Pronouns, 2) |
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104 | (1) |
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Out in the Wilderness (Identifying Possessive Pronouns, 3) |
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105 | (1) |
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Towering Volcano (Understanding Pronoun Contractions) |
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106 | (1) |
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Up, Down, and Around (Identifying Indefinite Pronouns, 1) |
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107 | (1) |
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Strange Creature (Identifying Indefinite Pronouns, 2) |
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108 | (1) |
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Stronger Than Steel (Review of Pronouns, 1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Special Treat (Review of Pronouns, 2) |
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110 | (1) |
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Sharp-Eyed Dog (Review of Pronouns, 3) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (14) |
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114 | (5) |
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Time for Books (Identifying Adjectives, 1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Up and Around (Identifying Adjectives, 2) |
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116 | (1) |
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Special Soft Drink (Identifying Adjectives, 3) |
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117 | (1) |
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Common Trait (Identifying Proper Adjectives) |
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118 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Comparison of Adjectives |
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119 | (8) |
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Discoverer of the Circulatory System (Understanding Comparison of Adjectives, 1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Slow Grower (Understanding Comparison of Adjectives, 2) |
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121 | (1) |
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High-Protein Food (Understanding Comparison of Adjectives, 3) |
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122 | (1) |
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Galileo Galilei (Review of Adjectives, 1) |
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123 | (1) |
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words (Review of Adjectives, 2) |
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124 | (1) |
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Impressive Moon (Review of Adjectives, 3) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (16) |
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128 | (4) |
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Do You Have a Middle Name? (Identifying Adverbs, 1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Just the Average Person (Identifying Adverbs, 2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Snakes (Identifying Adverbs, 3) |
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131 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Comparison of Adverbs |
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132 | (4) |
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Walking Fish (Understanding Comparison of Adverbs, 1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Animal or Vegetable? (Understanding Comparison of Adverbs, 2) |
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134 | (1) |
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Super Hearing (Understanding Comparison of Adverbs, 3) |
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135 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Double Negatives |
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136 | (7) |
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Move Over, Rover (Recognizing Double Negatives, 1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Slow-Moving Animal (Recognizing Double Negatives, 2) |
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138 | (1) |
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Gazing at the Stars (Review of Adverbs, 1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Revolutionary General (Review of Adverbs, 2) |
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140 | (1) |
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Biggest Deer in America (Review of Adverbs, 3) |
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141 | (2) |
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Part 7 Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections |
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143 | (20) |
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Tip Sheet: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases |
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144 | (5) |
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Lady's First (Identifying Prepositions, 1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Super Winds (Identifying Prepositions, 2) |
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146 | (1) |
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Brain Power (Identifying Prepositional Phrases) |
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147 | (1) |
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Long-Tailed Mammal (Identifying Objects of Prepositions) |
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148 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs |
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149 | (4) |
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Measuring the Earth's Circumference (Identifying Adjective Phrases) |
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150 | (1) |
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Unique Weather Phenomenon (Identifying Adverb Phrases) |
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151 | (1) |
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Watch Out for High Tide (Identifying Adjective and Adverb Phrases) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (3) |
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A Lot of Snow (Identifying Conjunctions, 1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Poison Ivy (Identifying Conjunctions, 2) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (7) |
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Spinning Round and Round (Identifying Interjections) |
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157 | (1) |
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Unusual Bird (Review of Prepositions) |
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158 | (1) |
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Fresh Water (Review of Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs) |
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159 | (1) |
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Very Old Fish (Review of Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections) |
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160 | (1) |
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Making Waves (Review of Parts of Speech) |
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161 | (2) |
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Part 8 Punctuation and Capitalization |
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163 | (46) |
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164 | (3) |
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High-Speed Diver (Understanding Abbreviations, 1) |
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165 | (1) |
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Inventor of the Popsicle (Understanding Abbreviations, 2) |
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166 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: End Punctuation and Periods |
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167 | (2) |
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Long-Distance Flyers (Understanding End Punctuation) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (5) |
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Visiting Paris (Understanding Commas) |
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171 | (1) |
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Continental City (Understanding End Punctuation and Commas, 1) |
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172 | (1) |
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Biggest Island (Understanding End Punctuation and Commas, 2) |
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173 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Colons and Semicolons |
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174 | (2) |
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Name Change (Understanding Colons and Semicolons) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (4) |
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Independence (Understanding Apostrophes, 1) |
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177 | (1) |
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Famous Battle (Understanding Apostrophes, 2) |
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178 | (1) |
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By Another Name (Understanding Apostrophes, 3) |
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179 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Quotation Marks |
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180 | (4) |
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Icy Fog (Understanding Quotation Marks, 1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Women and Voting (Understanding Quotation Marks, 2) |
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182 | (1) |
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New World Explorer (Understanding Quotation Marks, 3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (16) |
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Born at Sea (Understanding Italics, 1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Moonless Planets (Understanding Italics, 2) |
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186 | (1) |
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Bird-Eating Bug (Understanding Quotation Marks and Italics, 1) |
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187 | (1) |
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One of the First Systems of Writing (Understanding Quotation Marks and Italics, 2) |
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188 | (1) |
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Side by Side (Understanding Quotation Marks and Italics, 3) |
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189 | (1) |
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Nation's Capital (Review of Punctuation, 1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Keeping Warm (Review of Punctuation, 2) |
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191 | (1) |
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A Lot of Water (Review of Punctuation, 3) |
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192 | (1) |
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Tornado State (Review of Punctuation, 4) |
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193 | (1) |
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Theodore Roosevelt (Review of Punctuation, 5) |
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194 | (1) |
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Big Trees (Review of Punctuation, 6) |
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195 | (1) |
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Voyage to the New World (Review of Punctuation, 7) |
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196 | (1) |
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Great Buy (Review of Punctuation, 8) |
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197 | (1) |
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Oceania (Review of Punctuation, 9) |
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198 | (1) |
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Southern Capital (Review of Punctuation, 10) |
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199 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Capitalization |
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200 | (9) |
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Low-Lying Land (Understanding Capitalization, 1) |
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202 | (1) |
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Heading West! (Understanding Capitalization, 2) |
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203 | (1) |
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Country with Many Islands (Understanding Capitalization, 3) |
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204 | (1) |
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L. M. Montgomery (Understanding Capitalization, 4) |
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205 | (1) |
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Icy City (Understanding Capitalization, 5) |
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206 | (1) |
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Spinning Straw into Gold (Review of Capitalization) |
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207 | (2) |
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Part 9 Usage and Proofreading |
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209 | (20) |
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Tip Sheet: Confusing Words |
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210 | (10) |
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Flying Across the Atlantic (Understanding Confusing Words, 1) |
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214 | (1) |
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Green Plants (Understanding Confusing Words, 2) |
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215 | (1) |
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What Am I Now? (Understanding Confusing Words, 3) |
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216 | (1) |
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Sunny City (Understanding Confusing Words, 4) |
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217 | (1) |
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Yerba Buena (Understanding Confusing Words, 5) |
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218 | (1) |
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Key to Ancient Writing (Understanding Confusing Words, 6) |
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219 | (1) |
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Tip Sheet: Proofreading for Mistakes in Grammar |
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220 | (9) |
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Giant Lizard (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Pseudonym of a Famous Author (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 2) |
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222 | (1) |
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Capital of the North (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 3) |
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223 | (1) |
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Ancient Historian (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 4) |
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224 | (1) |
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Major Volcanic Eruption (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 5) |
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225 | (1) |
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Delightful Idea (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 6) |
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226 | (1) |
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Important Words (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 7) |
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227 | (1) |
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A Puzzle About You (Finding Mistakes in Grammar, 8) |
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228 | (1) |
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