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ex: Before I went to the performance with Kelly, I *had* never *appreciated* ballet before What do you use the present perfect for? to describe an event that began in the past and continues into the present, or to describe an even that was completed at some indefinite time before the present e...

Fix the apostrophe(s). Deborahs groceries' melted in the car. Deborah's groceries melted in the car. Fix the commas. Amy charged exceedingly, reasonable prices for tutoring. Amy charged exceedingly reasonable prices for tutoring. Fix the commas. Rebecca bought milk eggs and cheese. Rebecca ...

Coast now Knowing how much i miss the (coast: now) that i live far from it, That swims The water inside is colored an artificial blue and contains a red fish (whom swims) upside down. Ocean's surface I can see black-backed dolphins arching across the (oceans surface) Sticking to I can imagine ...

Introductory phrase = Comma Use a comma when it separates introductory words from rest of sentence Ex. After seven weeks of studying, I raised my ACT score by five points. BTW (by the way) Phrases = comma hug Use commas to set off words or phrases that are nonessential to the integrity of the ...

Semicolons Between Sentences ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Semicolons connect 2 independent clauses. A semicolon is ONLY correct if it can be replaced with a period. Remember that semicolons are interchangeable with periods—this means that you will never be asked to choose between them. If the only differe...

I guardedly examined the animal: A dinosaur-like thing, it was the size of a cat but armored in gray-green scales, with a black-striped, whiplike tail two feet long. "It had a spine with tiny spikes," and its muscular limbs ended with what resembled crinkly leather gloves drawn tightly over f...

You should always be on the lookout for new opportunities, but *one* should also avoid burning bridges if possible. A. NO CHANGE B. you C. he or she D. people B is correct because the sentence is in the second person (you) and so should not deviate from this. Constructions like *one* or like...

. Aafiya Deymann a well-known defense attorney retired yesterday. Solution: Aafiya Deymann, a well-known defense attorney, retired yesterday. Commas are needed to set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence.

Choose the best replacement answer for this part of the sentence: "waiting by the back door;" A. NO CHANGE B. waiting, by the back door, C. waiting by the back door, D. waiting by the back door A (It provides the best punctuation for the underlined portion. The phrase "waiting by the back d...

2. f. NO CHANGE g. has seven rooms: a front room, an herb shop, two bedrooms, a stockroom, a general store, and a kitchen and bunk room h. is cooperatively preserved and operated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the City of John Day j. has a kitchen that holds antique table...

"The nebula, is home to thousands of young stars, is often called a galactic "nursery"." F. NO CHANGE G. nebula is home to thousands of young stars, and H. nebula, home to thousands of young stars, and J. nebula, home to thousand of young stars, J "The principle of averted vision states t...