Safe and Effective Stretching

Question 1

According to Strunk, what is the correct way to punctuate this compound sentence?

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“Tony cooked dinner, and I made the salad, but Mike just ate.”

Question 2

According to Strunk, what is the correct way to place an adverbial clause in this sentence?

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“The dog kept barking at Megumi while she walked to school.”

Question 3

Compare your highlighting to the model. How many of the same highlights did you make?I made of the same highlights.

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all

Question 4

Replace the needless words with more appropriate choices.The candidates debated the current policies were appropriate the economy had changed, there were shifts in the population, and the war had ended.

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Replace the needless words with more appropriate choices.The candidates debated: whether; Replace the needless words with more appropriate choices.The candidates debated: because

Question 5

Use Strunk’s advice to make the second half of the sentence parallel.

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“the economy had changed, the population had shifted, and the war had ended”

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