Day 1 EDIT Typewriters originaly designed as writing machines for the blind became popular in the business world in the 1880s and created many new jobs for women NOTES Therea place The coat is over there ID: 1001970
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1. ENG IVDaily Language Workouts
2. Day 1EDIT: Typewriters, originaly designed as writing machines for the blind became popular in the business world in the 1880s, and created many new jobs for women.NOTES:There-a place (The coat is over there.)Their-possession (Their bikes are red.)They’re- “they are” (They’re going to prom.)
3. Correct SentenceTypewriters, originally designed as writing machines for the blind, became popular in the business world in the 1880s and created many new jobs for women.
4. Day 2EDIT:Alaska, the largest state with the fewest people has one third of it’s land inside the Artic Circle.NOTES:It’s-contraction for “it is” (It’s going to snow.)Its-possession (The valley was a lonely place, but its beauty was breathtaking.)
5. Corrected SentenceAlaska, the largest state with the fewest people, has one-third of its land inside the Arctic Circle.
6. Day 3EDIT:Humorist, Mark Twain (1835-1910) wore white linen suits in summer and in winter, because they made him feel “clean in a dirty world”.NOTES:Who’s= contraction for “who is” or “who has”Whose=ownership (Whose car is that?)
7. Corrected SentenceHumorist Mark Twain (1835-1910) wore white linen suits in summer and in winter because they made him feel “clean in a dirty world.”
8. Day 4EDIT: Harriet Tubman, the former slave who became famous for her corage as a conductor on the Underground Railroad once made this statement “On my Underground Railroad, I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger”.NOTES: CommasPlace comma BEFORE a coordinating conjunction (and, or, but, nor, yet, for, so) that separates two independent clauses (like 2 complete sentences).
9. Corrected SentenceHarriet Tubman, the former slave who became famous for her courage as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, once made this statement: “On my Underground Railroad, I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.”
10. Day 5EDIT:According to a well publicized goverment report, more than half of Americas’ new jobs will be in the following industries health services, business services, and retail trade.NOTES:Affect (verb)=to influence (Try not to let unkind words affect you.)Effect (noun)=the result (The effects of the hurricane were evident the next day.)
11. Corrected SentenceAccording to a well-publicized government report, more than half of America’s new jobs will be in the following industries: health services, business services, and retail trade.
12. Day 6Edit:Slow sustained streching helps lenghten tight cramped muscles increases flexibility and prevents muscle strains tiny tears in muscle fibers.Notes:Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses in a series. (The snake crawled over the log, through the grass, and into the stream.)
13. Corrected SentenceSlow, sustained stretching helps lengthen tightly cramped muscles, increases flexibility, and prevents muscle strains (tiny tears in muscle fibers).
14. Day 7Edit:The largest gold nugget ever found weighed about 200 pounds was descovered in 1969 near Ballarat Australia, and was nicknamed Welcome Stranger.Notes:Use a comma after a name followed by an abbreviation such as Jr., Sr., and M.D.(Alex M. Jorgensen, Jr. or Sarah Werst, Ph.D.)
15. Corrected SentenceThe largest gold nugget ever found weighed about 200 pounds, was discovered in 1969 near Ballarat, Australia, and was nicknamed “Welcome Stranger.”
16. Day 8Edit:German leader Adolf Hitler born in Braunau, Austria in 1889 took his own life at 3 30 pm on May 1 1945 in Berlin Germany.Notes:Use a comma to separate items in dates and addresses. (Aunt Virginia was born on June 15, 1943.)(She just moved to 125 Central St., Boston, Maine.)
17. Corrected SentenceGerman leader Adolf Hitler, born in Braunau, Austria, in 1889, took his own life at 3:30 p.m. on May 1, 1945, in Berlin, Germany.
18. Day 9Edit:I learned this when I visited my uncles farm Pigs can get sunburned just like humans. This explanes why pigs hang out in cool soft mud whenever possible.Notes:Use commas between coordinate adjectives that precede a noun (should modify if equally).(I tore off a piece of fragrant, crusty French bread.)
19. Corrected SentenceI learned this when I visited my uncle’s farm: Pigs can get sunburned just like humans. This explains why pigs hang out in cool, soft mud whenever possible.
20. Day 10Edit:Chewing tobacco for exampel causes mouth and throat cancers as well as painful progressive tooth and gum problems.Notes:Use commas to set off parenthetical matter (side remarks like “consequently, however, of course,” etc.).Politics, in my opinion, is an important part of society.
21. Corrected SentenceChewing tobacco, for example, causes mouth and throat cancers as well as painful, progressive tooth and gum problems.
22. Day 11Edit:Ms. Walker asked “Class how would you rank the following qualities honesty kindness, love, achievment, self esteem, loyalty and financial sucess”?Notes:Use a colon (:) to introduce lists and quotations. (clue words=the following, as follows, these, this)(i.e. Bring the following items to the meeting: notepad, pencil, and calculator.)
23. Corrected SentenceMs. Walker asked, “Class, how would you rank the following qualities: honesty, kindness, love, achievement, self-esteem, loyalty, and financial success?”
24. Day 12Edit:“When you set out to fail, writes John Holt in his book, How Children Fail, one thing is certain– you cant be dissappointed.”Notes:Do NOT use a colon after prepositions such as “for, on, by, after, in” or after verbs (action words) EVEN IF THERE IS A LIST(i.e. The meal includes salad, soup, a main course, and dessert.)
25. Corrected Sentence“When you set out to fail,” writes John Holt in his book, How Children Fail, “one thing is certain– you can’t be disappointed.”
26. Day 13Edit:Though banks may supply “virtual” money in the form of online cash the det my dear is all to real.Notes:Use a colon for time designations, business letter salutations, and Biblical references.(i.e. Dear Sir or Madam:) beginning of cover letter
27. Corrected SentenceThough banks may supply “virtual” money in the form of online cash, the debt, my dear, is all too real.
28. Day 14Edit:In an essay entitled Why We still Can’t Wait Coretta Scott King wrote If the alternative to full employment is simply to wait to tolerate in silence the shattered dreams of jobless youth and the broken hearts of laid off men then my choice is clear.Notes:Use a semicolon to separate the independent clauses in a compound sentence when a conjunction is not used. (You may think English is a boring class; you have to pass it anyway.)
29. Corrected SentenceIn an essay entitled “Why We Still Can’t Wait,” Coretta Scott King wrote, “If the alternative to full employment is simply to wait, to tolerate in silence the shattered dreams of jobless youth and the broken hearts of laid-off men, then my choice is clear.”
30. Day 15Edit:George Bernard Shaw once said If you cannot get rid of the family skeletons you may as well make them dance.Notes:Use a semicolon when joining two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb (moreover, however, for example, etc.)(You may think English is a boring class; however, you have to pass it anyway.)
31. Corrected SentenceGeorge Bernard Shaw once said, “If you cannot get rid of the family skeletons, you may as well make them dance.”
32. Day 16Edit:If ice did not float. (this is called a hypothetical question) Tons of it at both the north pole and the south pole would sink, covering the earth with water.Notes:Use a semicolon to separate items in a series when commas appear within the items. (I’ve enjoyed fireworks displays at Comiskey Park in Chicago; at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida; and on the Common in Boston.)
33. Corrected SentenceIf ice did not float (this is called a hypothetical question), tons of it at both the North Pole and South Pole would sink, covering the earth with water.
34. Day 17Edit:The L.A. lakers won three back to back championships. In the National Basketball Associasion (nba) in 2000-2002.Notes:Use hyphens to link prefixes with proper nouns or adjectives (pro-American or anti-American)Use hyphens to link compound nouns and compound adjectives (daughter-in-law or double-jointed elbow)
35. Corrected SentenceThe L. A. Lakers won three back-to-back championships in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2000-2002.
36. Day 18Edit: In an article for the british magazine, The Idler Helen Wilkinson writes, “Many young people critisize their managers for their “make-work” rather than “real-work” mentality.”Notes:Use hyphens to link compound numbers and fractions used as adjectives (twenty-one or one-half full)Use apostrophes with contractions and to show possession (they’re or teacher’s)
37. Corrected SentenceIn an article for the British magazine The Idler, Helen Wilkinson writes, “Many young people criticize their managers for their ‘make-work’ rather than ‘real-work’ mentality.”
38. Day 19R U confused? is the acual name of a Pamphlet written by a Senior English class at Fair haven Union high school in Fair haven, Vermont. Explaining the mysteries of the S.a.t. exam.Notes:Use dashes to indicate an abrupt change in thought or to emphasize supplemental information (hit dash twice on keyboard)(Here are the keys– or at least I thought they were here.)Certain colors—red, yellow, and orange—create a mood of warmth.)
39. Corrected SentenceR U Confused? is the actual name of a pamphlet written by a senior English class at Fair Haven Union High School in Fair Haven, Vermont. It explains the mysteries of the SAT (or S.A.T.) exam.
40. Day 20John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, our second and third Presidents both died on the fourth of July in 1826. On the 50th Anniversery of the signing of the Decleration of Independence (isn’t that amazing?)Notes:Use parentheses to enclose elements that interrupt and are not essential to the meaning of the sentence. M*A*S*H* (a comedy about an army medical unit during the Korean War) has been a movie and popular TV show.
41. Corrected SentenceJohn Adams and Thomas Jefferson, our second and third presidents, both died on the Fourth of July in 1826 on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (Isn’t that amazing?)