Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice |
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Chapter 1 Parts Of Speech Overview: Identification And Function |
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Common, Proper, Concrete, and Abstract Nouns |
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Collective and Compound Nouns |
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2 | (1) |
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Personal, Reflexive, and Intensive Pronouns |
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4 | (1) |
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Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Relative Pronouns |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Adjectives and the Words They Modify |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Main Verbs and Helping Verbs |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs |
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13 | (1) |
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Adverbs and the Words They Modify |
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14 | (1) |
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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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Determining Parts of Speech |
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21 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 The Parts Of A Sentence: Subject, Predicate, Complement |
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Sentences and Sentence Fragments |
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Simple and Complete Subjects |
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Simple and Complete Predicates |
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Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates |
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Compound Subjects and Verbs A |
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Compound Subjects and Verbs B |
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30 | (1) |
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Finding Subjects in Sentences |
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33 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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Review A Fragments and Complete Sentences |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 The Phrase: Kinds Of Phrases And Their Functions |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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Identifying Adjective and Adverb Phrases |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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Participles and Participial Phrases |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Gerunds and Gerund Phrases |
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55 | (1) |
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Identifying Participial and Gerund Phrases |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases |
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59 | (1) |
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Identifying Prepositional and Verbal Phrases |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Appositives and Appositive Phrases |
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64 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 The Clause: Independent And Subordinate Clauses, Sentence Structure |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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Independent and Subordinate Clauses |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Essential and Nonessential Clauses |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Subordinating Conjunctions |
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76 | (1) |
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Identifying Adjective and Adverb Clauses |
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78 | (1) |
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Identifying and Classifying Subordinate Clauses A |
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Identifying and Classifying Subordinate Clauses B |
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Sentences Classified According to Structure |
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Sentences Classified According to Purpose |
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82 | (5) |
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83 | (1) |
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Review C Sentences Classified According to Structure |
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Review D Sentences Classified According to Purpose |
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86 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Agreement: Subject And Verb, Pronoun And Antecedent |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns A |
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90 | (1) |
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns B |
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91 | (1) |
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Agreement with Compound Subjects A |
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92 | (1) |
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Agreement with Compound Subjects B |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement A |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement B |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement C |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement D |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement E |
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Special Problems in Subject-Verb Agreement F |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent A |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent B |
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Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent C |
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102 | (1) |
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Special Problems in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A |
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Special Problems in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement B |
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104 | (1) |
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Special Problems in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement C |
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Special Problems in Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement D |
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Review A Subject-Verb Agreement |
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107 | (1) |
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Review B Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Using Pronouns Correctly: Case Forms Of Pronouns; Special Pronoun Problems |
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Case Forms of Personal Pronouns |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Nominative and Objective Case Pronouns |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Pronouns in Elliptical Constructions |
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121 | (1) |
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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (5) |
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Review A Case Forms of Personal Pronouns |
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125 | (1) |
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Review B Using the Correct Forms of Pronouns |
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126 | (1) |
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Review C Using the Correct Forms of Pronouns |
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127 | (1) |
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Review D Using the Correct Forms of Pronouns |
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128 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Clear Reference: Pronouns And Antecedents |
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Pronouns and Their Antecedents |
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129 | (1) |
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Correcting Ambiguous References |
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130 | (1) |
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Correcting General References |
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131 | (1) |
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Correcting Ambiguous and General References |
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132 | (1) |
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Correcting Weak References |
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133 | (1) |
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Correcting Indefinite References |
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134 | (1) |
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Correcting Weak and Indefinite References |
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135 | (4) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts, Tense, Voice, Mood |
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The Principal Parts of Verbs |
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140 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Correct Use of Verb Tenses A |
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151 | (1) |
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Correct Use of Verb Tenses B |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Infinitives and Participles |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Uses of the Passive Voice |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (5) |
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Review A Principal Parts of Verbs |
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160 | (1) |
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Review B Tense, Voice, Mood, and Modals |
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161 | (1) |
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Review C Six Troublesome Verbs |
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162 | (1) |
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Review D Correct Use of Verb Forms |
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163 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Using Modifiers Correctly: Forms And Uses Of Adjectives And Adverbs; Comparison |
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164 | (1) |
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Phrases Used as Modifiers |
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165 | (1) |
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Clauses Used as Modifiers |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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Bad and Badly; Good and Well |
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168 | (1) |
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Real and Really; Slow and Slowly |
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169 | (1) |
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Eight Troublesome Modifiers |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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Regular and Irregular Comparison |
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173 | (1) |
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Uses of Comparative and Superlative Forms A |
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174 | (1) |
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Uses of Comparative and Superlative Forms B |
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175 | (1) |
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Uses of Comparative and Superlative Forms C |
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176 | (1) |
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Clear Comparisons and Absolute Adjectives A |
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177 | (1) |
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Clear Comparisons and Absolute Adjectives B |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (5) |
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Review A Forms of Modifiers |
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180 | (1) |
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Review B Eight Troublesome Modifiers |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Review D All Types of Problems |
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183 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Placement Of Modifiers: Misplaced And Dangling Modifiers |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (4) |
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Review A Placement of Modifiers |
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190 | (1) |
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Review B Placement of Modifiers |
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191 | (1) |
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Review C Placement of Modifiers |
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192 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 A Glossary Of Usage: Common Usage Problems |
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197 | (1) |
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The Double Negative and Nonsexist Language |
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199 | (4) |
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Review A Glossary of Usage |
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200 | (1) |
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Review B Glossary of Usage |
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201 | (1) |
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Review C Glossary of Usage |
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202 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Capitalization: Standard Uses Of Capital Letters |
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First Words, O, and the Pronoun I |
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204 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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Personal Titles and Titles Showing Family Relationships |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (3) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Titles and Abbreviations Review |
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216 | (4) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Punctuation: End Marks And Commas |
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220 | (5) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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End Marks and Abbreviations |
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226 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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Review A End Marks and Abbreviations |
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234 | (1) |
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Review C End Marks and Commas |
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Chapter 14 Punctuation: Other Marks Of Punctuation |
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237 | (1) |
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Italics (Underlining): Review |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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Italics (Underlining) and Quotation Marks |
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251 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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Dashes, Parentheses, and Brackets |
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266 | (1) |
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Review A Using Punctuation Correctly |
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267 | (1) |
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Review B Using Punctuation Correctly |
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268 | (1) |
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Review C Using Punctuation Correctly |
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269 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Spelling: Improving Your Spelling |
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Ie and ei; -cede, -ceed, and -sede; Prefixes and Suffixes |
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Review B Words Often Confused |
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Review C Spelling and Words Often Confused |
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Review D Spelling and Words Often Confused |
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Chapter 16 Correcting Common Errors |
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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences A |
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Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences B |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A |
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301 | (1) |
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement B |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference A |
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305 | (1) |
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Clear Pronoun Reference B |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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Comparative and Superlative Forms of Modifiers |
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310 | (1) |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers A |
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers B |
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312 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation A |
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322 | (1) |
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Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation B |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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All Marks of Punctuation Review A |
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325 | (1) |
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All Marks of Punctuation Review B |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Spelling and Words Often Confused |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Review C Usage and Mechanics |
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