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... meaning it is. ߜ Their/there/they’re: The first shows possession (the birds grasped seeds in their beaks). The second is a location (don’t go there). The third is a contraction meaning they are. ߜ ... Whose/who’s: The first shows possession (the bird whose beak is longest). The second is a contraction meaning who is. 38 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 0...

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... 4/3/06 11 :20 PM Page 49 48 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 07_5993 21 ch03.qxp 4/3/06 11 : 21 PM Page 48 Seeking Out the Subject/Verb Pair The subject/verb pair is the heart ... 11 . Not surprised by anything, especially with liver treats. ______________________________ 12 . Truffle, sniffing the new dog toy on the couch. ________________________...

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... heat. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 54 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 08_5993 21 ch04.qxp 4/3/06 11 :20 PM Page 54 63. Who in the world wants an “I love math” tee shirt _____ 64. ... shoes. ________________________________________...

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... Sincerely, E. Neil Johnson May 31, 2 010 Figure 3 -1: Error-filled sample letter. 42 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 07_5993 21 ch03.qxp 4/3/06 11 : 21 PM Page 42 59. Chad’s sister ... meaning it is. ߜ Their/there/they’re: The first shows possession (the birds grasped seeds in their beaks). The second is a location (don’t go there). The third is a cont...

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... Johnson May 31, 2 010 70 71 73 74 78 72 75 76 77 79 07_5993 21 ch03.qxp 4/3/06 11 : 21 PM Page 47 48 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 07_5993 21 ch03.qxp 4/3/06 11 : 21 PM Page 48 Answers ... mix. K they’re. The sentence tells you that they are always late, and the short form of they are is they’re. 44 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar...

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... Your friend, Greg Figure 4 -1: Sample letter with incomplete and run-on sentences. 58 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 08_5993 21 ch04.qxp 4/3/06 11 :20 PM Page 58 59 Chapter ... Complete Sentences 08_5993 21 ch04.qxp 4/3/06 11 :20 PM Page 63 60 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics q Truffle (S), Duke (S)/sniffed (V). First, find the v...

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... stricter than the bouncer at this year’s most popular club, want you to insert a comma before the and or whatever word joins the last two items of the list. 10 _5993 21 ch05.qxp 4/3/06 11 :22 PM Page ... 67 64 Part I: Laying Out the Concrete Slab: Grammar Basics 08_5993 21 ch04.qxp 4/3/06 11 :20 PM Page 64 If any item in a list has a comma within it, semicolons are used to...

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... pepperoni as the robbers searched for him. 72 Part II: Mastering Mechanics 10 _5993 21 ch05.qxp 4/3/06 11 :22 PM Page 72 3. Activities: bobbing for cabbages pinning the tail on the landlord playing double ... you knew that! 10 . Yes, the sport grew out of the natural movement of the elbow when someone tried to interfere with a diner’s portion by “elbowing” Chester. 11 . Exc...

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... you tell our audience about the sport? Here you see the benefit of the direct-address comma. Without it, the reader thinks I know Mort is the beginning of the sentence and then lapses into confusion. ... comma. v Cindy, on the other hand, checked the phone number in the pizza directory she had thoughtfully stashed in her purse. The expression inside the commas makes a co...

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... park. Without the hyphen, how can the reader tell? ߜ If two vowels show up together, chances are you need a hyphen. Anti-insurance and re-examine, for example, need hyphens. 11 _5993 21 ch06.qxp 4/3/06 11 :20 ... raise? 47 46 48 49 52 51 50 53 54 55 57 59 56 58 60 10 _5993 21 ch05.qxp 4/3/06 11 :22 PM Page 79 78 Part II: Mastering Mechanics y Restlessly Brad pondered the pepper...

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