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Comma Usage Targets 1-4
9/28/2011
Page 602: Exercise 2
1. Dr. Charles Drew worked as a surgeon developed new ways of storing blood and was the first director of the Red Cross blood bank program.
Page 602: Exercise 2
2. I am going to take English science social studies algebra and Spanish.
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3. The loud insistent school bell woke us from our dreams.
Page 604: Exercise 4
1. It is important to know first aid for an accident can happen at any time.
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2. More than 10,000 people in the United States die in accidents each year and many millions are injured.
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3. Many household products can cause illness or even death yet they are often kept where small children can see them.
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1. Doonesbury which is my favorite comic strip makes me think as well as laugh.
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2. Our math teacher who also teaches gym will leave at the end of the year.
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3. The amusement rides that are most exciting may be the most dangerous.
Comma UsageTargets 5-8
10-5-2011
Exercise 8 page 611
1. Although there was a great deal of poverty in China the ruling classes lived in splendor.
Exercise 8 page 611
2. Valuing cleanliness Chinese rulers took baths every day.
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3. Instead of using coins the Chinese used paper money.
Exercise 9 page 612
1. “Ecology” an obscure word not many years ago has become a popular term today.
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2. The word’s origin is oikos the Greek word for “house.”
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3. Ecology is the study of an enormous house the world of all living things.
Exercise 11 page 614
1. Dad why can’t I go to the movies tonight?
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2. As soon as you’re ready Virginia we’ll leave.
Exercise 12 page 615
1. Some changes can be predicted from current trends however.
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2. A towering skyscraper would in theory be a good place to live.
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3. In fact tall apartment buildings are far from ideal.
Exercise 13 page 616
1. Please send this letter to Ms. Marybeth Correio 1255 S.E. 56th Street Belleview WA 98006.
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2. On April 6 1909 Matthew Henson assistant to Commander Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole.
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3. I glanced quickly at the end of the letter, which read, “Very sincerely yours Alice Ems Ph.D.”