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Part 1 Basic Sentence Patterns |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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The Simple Sentence; Subjects and Verbs |
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1 | (8) |
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1 | (4) |
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5 | (2) |
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Exercise 1 Subjects and Verbs |
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7 | (2) |
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Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions |
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9 | (14) |
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Practice Sheet 2 Parts of Speech |
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15 | (2) |
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Exercise 2 Parts of Speech |
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17 | (4) |
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Exercise 2A Subjects and Verbs |
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21 | (2) |
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Basic Sentence Patterns with Intransitive Verbs |
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23 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 3 Sentence Pattern 2 |
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27 | (2) |
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Exercise 3 Subjects and Verbs |
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29 | (2) |
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Basic Sentence Patterns with Transitive Verbs |
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31 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 4 Complements of Transitive Verbs |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (2) |
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Forms of the Verb; Auxiliary Verb |
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39 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 5 Auxiliary Verbs: Basic Sentence Patterns |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (2) |
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Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns |
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47 | (14) |
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Practice Sheet 6 Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions |
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53 | (2) |
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Exercise 6 Alterations of Basic Sentence Patterns: Passive Verbs; Questions |
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55 | (6) |
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57 | (4) |
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Part 2 Clauses and Phrases |
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61 | (76) |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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Coordination: Compound Sentences |
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61 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 7 Coordination: Compound Sentences |
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65 | (2) |
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Exercise 7 Coordination: Compound Sentences |
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67 | (4) |
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Subordination: Adverb Clauses |
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71 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 8 Adverb Clauses |
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77 | (2) |
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Exercise 8 Adverb Clauses |
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79 | (4) |
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Subordination: Adjective Clauses |
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83 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 9 Adjective Clauses |
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87 | (2) |
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Exercise 9 Adjective Clauses |
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89 | (4) |
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Subordination: Noun Clauses |
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93 | (16) |
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Practice Sheet 10 Noun Clauses |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (4) |
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Exercise 10A Subordinate Clauses |
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105 | (4) |
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Subordination: Gerund and Infinitive Phrases |
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109 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 11 Gerund and Infinitive Phrases |
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113 | (2) |
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Exercise 11 Gerund and Infinitive Phrases |
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115 | (4) |
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Subordination: Participial and Absolute Phrases |
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119 | (18) |
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Practice Sheet 12 Participial and Absolute Phrases |
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123 | (2) |
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Exercise 12 Participial and Absolute Phrases |
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125 | (2) |
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Exercise 12A Complements in Phrases |
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127 | (10) |
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131 | (6) |
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137 | (42) |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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Completeness: Dealing with Sentence Fragments |
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137 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 13 Identifying Sentence Fragments |
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141 | (2) |
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Exercise 13 Correcting Sentence Fragments |
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143 | (2) |
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Exercise 13A Correcting Sentence Fragments |
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145 | (2) |
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Misplaced Modifiers; Dangling Modifiers |
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147 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 14 Misplaced Modifiers |
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151 | (2) |
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Exercise 14 Misplaced Modifiers |
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153 | (2) |
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Practice Sheet 14A Dangling Modifiers |
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155 | (2) |
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Exercise 14A Dangling Modifiers |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 15 Subordination |
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163 | (2) |
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Exercise 15 Subordination |
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165 | (2) |
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Parallel Structure; Comparisons |
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167 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 16 Parallel Structure; Comparisons |
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171 | (2) |
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Exercise 16 Parallel Structure; Comparisons |
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173 | (6) |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (44) |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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179 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 17 Commas to Separate |
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183 | (2) |
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Exercise 17 Commas to Separate |
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185 | (2) |
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Exercise 17A Commas and Semicolons to Separate |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 18 Commas to Enclose |
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193 | (2) |
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Exercise 18 Commas to Enclose |
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195 | (2) |
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Exercise 18A Commas: All Uses |
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197 | (2) |
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Exercise 18B Commas and Semicolons: All Uses |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 19 Tricky Punctuation Marks |
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207 | (2) |
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Exercise 19 Tricky Punctuation Marks |
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209 | (2) |
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End Marks; Summary of Punctuation Rules |
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211 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 20 Review of Punctuation |
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215 | (2) |
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Exercise 20 Review of Punctuation |
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217 | (2) |
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Exercise 20A Review of Punctuation |
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219 | (4) |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (68) |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense |
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223 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 21 Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense |
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229 | (4) |
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Exercise 21 Using Verbs Correctly: Principal Parts; Tense |
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233 | (2) |
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Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement |
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235 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 22 Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement |
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239 | (2) |
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Exercise 22 Using Verbs Correctly: Subject-Verb Agreement |
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241 | (2) |
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Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement |
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243 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 23 Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement |
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249 | (2) |
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Exercise 23 Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference; Agreement |
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251 | (2) |
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Using Pronouns Correctly: Case |
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253 | (12) |
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Practice Sheet 24 Using Pronouns Correctly: Case |
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259 | (2) |
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Exercise 24 Using Pronouns Correctly: Case |
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261 | (2) |
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Exercise 24A Using Pronouns Correctly: Reference and Case |
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263 | (2) |
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Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly |
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265 | (8) |
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Practice Sheet 25 Using Modifiers Correctly |
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269 | (2) |
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Exercise 25 Using Modifiers and Prepositions Correctly |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (18) |
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Practice Sheet 26 Appropriate Use |
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281 | (2) |
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Exercise 26 Appropriate Use |
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283 | (8) |
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285 | (6) |
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Part 6 Spelling and Capitalization |
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291 | (36) |
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Lessons, Practice Sheets, and Exercises |
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Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound |
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291 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 27 Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound |
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297 | (2) |
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Exercise 27 Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (10) |
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Practice Sheet 28 Plurals and Capitals |
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305 | (2) |
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Exercise 28 Plurals and Capitals |
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307 | (4) |
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311 | (16) |
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Practice Sheet 29 Spelling |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (2) |
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Practice Sheet 29A Spelling |
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319 | (2) |
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Exercise 29A Spelling Review |
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321 | (2) |
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Exercise 29B Proofreading and Correcting |
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323 | (4) |
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Part 7 Writing Paragraphs and Essays |
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327 | (18) |
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An Overview of College Writing |
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327 | (6) |
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Writing Effective Paragraphs |
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333 | (6) |
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339 | (6) |
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345 | (74) |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (2) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (2) |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (2) |
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Commas and Semicolons: Compound Units |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (2) |
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369 | (2) |
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Modifiers: Appropriate Use |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (2) |
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Spelling Rules; Words Similar in Sound |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (2) |
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General Review: Proofreading |
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383 | (2) |
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General Review: Proofreading |
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385 | (2) |
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Appendix A Sentence Combining |
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387 | (10) |
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Appendix B Diagnostic Tests |
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397 | (14) |
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Appendix C Answer Key to Practice Sheets |
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411 | (8) |
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