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Sentence Correction Exercises
Practice fixing common sentence errors with two exercise sets and full answers covering agreement, fragments, modifiers, word choice and punctuation.
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Because Sentences Examples
See clear examples of sentences with because, learn comma rules, because vs because of, whether because can stand alone, and try a short practice set.
Examples of Complete Subjects
Ten examples of complete subjects with simple subjects marked, a step-by-step method for finding them, tricky cases, and a short practice set with answers.
Identifying Sentence Errors Exercises
Practise spotting grammar mistakes with seven error-identification questions, a scanning checklist, and answers that explain why each choice is right.
Interrupting Word and Phrase Examples
See clear examples of interrupting words and phrases, how to punctuate them with commas, dashes or parentheses, plus polite ways to interrupt in speech.
It-Cleft Sentences Exercises
Learn the it-cleft pattern and practise it with rewriting, who/that and error-correction exercises, each with answers and short explanations.
Proofreading Marks: Insert Parentheses
Learn how to mark an insertion of parentheses on a proof, with a worked example, other common proofreading marks, and tips for clear margin notes.
The Importance of Punctuation in Reading
Find out how punctuation guides readers, changes meaning with a single mark, and how quotation marks, ellipses and other common marks work.
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