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Two males appear in the sentence (Silver and Ed), so the pronoun he is unclear. Substitute a noun.
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The missing word in the original is did, as in than she did. Her is inappropriate as the subject of
the implied verb did.
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Unique is an absolute and can’t be compared, so the extremely must be deleted.
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The comparison equally should not be followed by as.
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We is the subject pronoun needed here. Us is for objects.
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To keep the sentence parallel, to be should be paired with to take action. Another alternative is
to change to take action to acting.
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To lay is “to place something else somewhere.” To lie is “to rest or to recline,” the meaning here.
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The noun nap must be described by an adjective (quick), not an adverb (quickly).
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The single word everyday means “ordinary.” In this sentence you need the two-word form,
which means “each day.”
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Answers to Exercise Four
In the following figure the errors from the original manual are boldfaced and crossed out,
with a possible correction following each one, as well as an occasional addition of a miss-
ing word or mark. All corrections are boldfaced and underlined. Check the corresponding
numbered explanations that follow the revised manual.
Installing You’re Your New Widget Wheel
To install the widget wheel, a computer should first be turned off first turn the computer

off, and then follow these simple steps.
Important: If you have an A4019 or a newest newer model, please discard this manual. You
must have sent send for manual number 218B, or, in the case of a computer that previously
has had a widget, for manual number 330B. Being that Because your computer is not covered
in this manual, discard it the manual. Faulty directions have been responsible for explosions
and that software crashed software crashes.
1. Unpack the widget wheel, which looks like a shark’s tooth.
2. Unpack the two disk poles. Grasp the disk pole that is more nearly circular. Lining Line up
the teeth with the teeth on the widget. Note: Teeth should be brushed everyday every day
with a WidgetBrush. sSee enclosed order form for more information.
3. After the teeth are tight tightly clenched, a person should insert the widget disk into slot C.
However, if the widget disk has a blue strip, in which case it should be inserted into slot D
insert the widget into slot D. Don’t mix up the slots as the computer will catch fire. Neither
of these slots are is open when the computer is standing upright. Sit Set the computer on its
side before beginning this step.
4. Turn on the computer. If the screen is blank, call the service specialist at 914-555-5039. If the
screen blinks rapid rapidly from red to green (or from blue to yellow in model 2W4T), run
further farther from the screen. This Blinking means the widget was installed
improper improperly; the computer is all together altogether unusable.
5. You are almost ready to enjoy your new widget!! Place a hand that is not wearing any
rings, including wedding rings, on the mouse that is not wearing any rings, including
wedding rings. Depending upon the model number, either press either firmly or softly.
Some widgets can work good well no matter what the pressure.
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The contraction you’re means “you are.” In this sentence you want the possessive pronoun your.
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An introductory verb form (to install the Widget Wheel) must refer to the subject, but the sub-

ject in the original sentence is a computer. Reword the sentence so that the subject is the
person who is installing — the understood you.
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The adverb then is not capable of uniting two complete sentences on its own. Delete the
comma and insert and.
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The -est comparison singles out one extreme from a group of three or more. In this sentence
you’re talking about a comparison between two things only — model A4019 and the group of
everything newer. (The group counts as one thing because the items in the group aren’t dis-
cussed as individuals.)
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The verb send is in present tense and addresses what the installer must do now, not what the
installer must have done previously. The present perfect tense (have sent) implies a connection
with the past.
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The word previously tips you off to the fact that you’re talking about past tense, so had works
better than has.
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The expression being that is not standard; use because instead.
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The pronoun it must have a clear meaning, but the original sentence provides two possible
alternatives, computer and manual. The correction clarifies the meaning of it.
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Two terms linked by and need a similar grammatical identity in order to keep the sentence par-
allel. The original sentence joins a noun (explosions) with a clause (that software crashed). The
correction links two nouns, explosions and crashes.
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A description beginning with which is usually set off by a comma from the word it describes.
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The tooth belongs to the shark, so you need the possessive shark’s.

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Circular is an absolute. It may be approached but not compared. The disk pole may be circular
or more nearly circular.
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The original sentence is a fragment; it has no complete thought. The correction has a subject
(the understood you) and a verb (line) and a complete thought.
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Everyday means “ordinary.” Every day means “daily.”
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A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
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Tightly is an adverb, needed to describe the verb clenched.
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A person is a new expression in this piece, which has been addressing you either directly or by
implication. For consistency, change a person to you understood.
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The original is a fragment, not a complete sentence. The reworded version has a complete
thought.
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The pronoun neither is singular and takes the singular verb is.
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Sit is what the subject does by bending knees and plopping onto a chair. Set means that you’re
placing something else into some position.
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An introductory expression with a verb is usually set off by a comma from the main idea of the
sentence. Insert a comma after blank.
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The adverb rapidly is needed to describe the action blink.
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Farther is for distance, and further is for time or intensity. Here you need the distance word.
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The pronoun this is too vague. Go for the specific term, blinking.
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The adverb improperly is needed to describe the action installed.
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All together means “as one.” Altogether means “completely,” the definition that fits this
sentence.
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Don’t double up on endmarks. One per sentence does the job.
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The description is in the wrong place in the original sentence. Place it after hands, the word
being described.
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The duo either/or should link words or expressions with the same grammatical identity. In the
original sentence, a verb-description combo is linked to a description. Move either so that two
descriptions are linked.
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The adverb well is needed to describe the verb can work.
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• A •
abbreviations, capitalization, 118–119
academia, capitalization, 115–116

addresses, commas, 70–71
adjectives
about, 189
versus adverbs, 179–181
answers, 184–187
practice, 180–183
adverbs
about, 189
versus adjectives, 179–181
answers, 184–187
practice, 180–183
affect, 255
almost, 189
among, 257
amount, 257
answers
adjectives, 184–187
adverbs, 184–187
apostrophes, 96–99
capital letters, 121–124
commas, 76–80
comparisons, 211–214, 222–225
descriptions, 199–203
grammar, 281–291
parallel structure, 237–241
pronoun cases, 135–140
pronouns, 43–47, 150–154
punctuation, 87–89
quotation marks, 108–112
sentences, 59–63, 251–254

subject-verb pairing, 30–34
verb moods, 172–175
verb tenses, 161–165
verbs, 17–21
word traps, 263–266
apostrophes
about, 91
answers, 96–99
contractions, 91–93
possession, 93–94
possessive pronouns, 91
practice, 92–95
articles, 182–183
as, 256
• B •
bad, 181–182, 207
badly, 181–182
best, 207
better, 207
between, 257
business, capitalization, 115–116
• C •
can, 15
capitalization
abbreviations, 118–119
about, 113
academia, 115–116
answers, 121–124
business, 115–116
company names, 115–116

education, 115–116
geographic capitals, 117–118
headline style, 116
literary works, 116–117
media works, 116–117
names, 113–115
practice, 114–120
scientific works, 116–117
sentence style, 116
titles, 113–115
choppy sentences, 245–246
college, grammar and, 1
colons, 85
comma splice, 273
commas
about, 67
addresses, 70–71
answers, 76–80
dates, 70–71
Index
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