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Take the proofreading, punctuation,
and word choice challenges.
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grammar
Challenge!
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1. My collection of fall leaves
are beautiful.
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Grammar
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Yes!
1. My
collection of fall leaves
[is] beautiful.
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incorrect. |
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75-point checklist
of common errors.
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Challenge, use your back arrow.
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checklist illustrate the error or the
incorrect usage.
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No!
1. My collection of fall leaves
[is] beautiful.
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correct. |
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incorrect. |
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will take you to an illustration of the error in a
75-point checklist
of common errors.
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Challenge, use your back arrow.
Note: Examples on the
checklist illustrate the error or the
incorrect usage.
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+1. The network of elms is
connected by its roots.
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Grammar
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Yes!
+1. The
network of elms
is
connected by its roots.
Why?
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Grammar
Challenge!
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No!
+1. The
network of elms
is
connected by its roots.
Why?
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2. Three decades of leaf
collections in my basement indicates my love of fall color.
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Yes!
2. Three
decades of leaf
collections in my basement
[indicate] my love of fall color.
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correct. |
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No!
2. Three
decades of leaf
collections in my basement
[indicate] my love of fall color.
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incorrect. |
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+2. An audit of my collections
reveals a preference for oranges and deep reds.
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Yes!
+2. An
audit
of my collections reveals
a preference for oranges and deep reds.
Why?
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Grammar
Challenge!
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No!
+2. An
audit of my collections
reveals a preference for
oranges and deep reds.
Why?
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3. My leaves are colorful,
interesting, and a representation of the trees in my neighborhood.
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Yes!
3. My
leaves are colorful, interesting, and
[representative] of the trees in my neighborhood.
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No!
3. My
leaves are colorful, interesting, and
[representative] of the trees in my neighborhood.
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correct. |
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+3. I especially like leaves,
caramel apples, and big fat pumpkins.
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+3. I
especially like leaves,
caramel apples, and big fat pumpkins.
Why?
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Grammar
Challenge!
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No!
+3. I
especially like leaves,
caramel apples, and big fat pumpkins.
Why?
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4. I like to add new varieties,
to identify new species, and organizing them by family.
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No!
4. I like
to add
new varieties, to
identify new species,
and [to organize]
them by family.
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Yes!
4. I like
to add
new varieties, to
identify new species,
and [to organize]
them by family.
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correct. |
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incorrect. |
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+4. But I don’t like counting my
leaves and to paste them onto separate pages.
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+4. But I don’t
like counting
my leaves and [pasting]
them onto separate
pages.
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correct. |
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incorrect. |
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+4. But I don’t
like counting
my leaves and [pasting]
them onto separate pages.
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correct. |
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incorrect. |
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Grammar
Challenge!
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5. Autumn fragrances evoke both
regret over the end of summer and excitement for the new season.
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Yes!
5. Autumn
fragrances evoke both regret over the end of
summer and excitement
for the new season.
Why?
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Grammar
Challenge!
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No!
5. Autumn
fragrances evoke both regret over the end of
summer and excitement
for the new season.
Why?
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