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ONE: PHRASES & CLAUSES
What is a clause,
What is a phrase,
The subject of a sentence is what
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ONE: SUMMARY OF PHRASES & CLAUSES
Phrase or clause,
Restrictive modifier,
Clause
13
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ONE: PUNCTUATION & MECHANICS
Punctuation marks are used to do ...,
When used appropriately what do p...,
What are these sentences an examp...
300
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ONE: SUMMARY OF PUNCTUATION
Though punctuation guidelines are...,
Periods are used to 1 ____ ______...,
Ellipses indicate the _________ _...
36
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ONE: EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH
What are the four classifications...,
A common noun does what,
What are the grammar rules involv...
73
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ONE: SUMMARY OF EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH
Noun,
Pronoun,
Adjective
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ONE: MINI QUIZ
Choose the correctly punctuated s...,
What should be noted about this s...,
Choose the correctly punctuated s...
15
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TWO: STRUCTURE AND FORM/
All clauses have at least what,
What happens if a clause is missi...,
What defines the subject in a sen...
123
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TWO: VERBS
The verb is meant to express the ...,
By their spelling what is it that...,
In fact about the only thing the ...
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THREE: PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
As a general rule how long should...,
What can it make it seem like if ...,
What are the two exceptions to th...
55
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THREE: ADVERBS & ADJECTIVES
Adjectives,
Adverbs,
Besides verbs what else to adverb...
133
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FOUR: PARAGRAPH FORM & POLISHING
The three features recognized str...,
What is unity,
What are the three main aspects o...
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FOUR: EXAMPLES AND LISTS
What are the misuses uses of this...,
What kinds of misuses occur with ...,
What kinds of misuses occur with ...
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FOUR: DEADWOOD
In spite of the fact that,
Twenty one years old,
At all times
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FIVE: GRAMMAR INSTRUCTION
What are the guidelines regarding...,
When it comes to using a style bo...,
What is the style book that dicta...
35
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SIX: TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Why is this sentence considered t...,
This quotation when considering s...,
After this quoted portion ends wi...
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SEVEN: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT GRAMMAR
What are the creative input tasks...,
While trying to maintain the auth...,
Corrections that involve the auth...
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EIGHT: DIGGING IN
When an editor is looking for iss...,
The comma is a complex mar of pun...
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9: DOING THE WORK
What is a skill many writers do n...,
When it comes to quotes a copy ed...,
What is the method of using quote...
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10: EDITING THE NEWS
What are the two most common gram...,
What is the comma splice,
The following sentence is an exam...
41
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