OR
If you let her nap for two hours, she will be up until midnight.
2. His company grew from seven employees to thirty-seven employees
in 4 months. (CORRECT) OR His company grew from 7 employees to
37
employees in four months.
3. A 0.9% profit is not the same as a 9.0% profit.
4. The hotel woke us up at six o’clock.
5. A 7:40 bedtime for a toddler sounds about right.
6. Please send me a reimbursement check for two hundred thirty-three
dollars.
7. Ten percent of insomniacs are also sleepwalkers.
8. For just five dollars (or $5.00 or $5) more per month, you can have your
checks deposited directly into your account.
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9. A $.05 (or five-cent) postage increase is set for May.
10. One-third of an adult’s body is made up of water.
Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery
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1. I am asking if you would like to rollerblade together tomorrow.
2. Yes, Jean, you were right about that answer.
3. I read in a book, ‘‘If all else fails, succeed; if all else succeeds
. . .
’’
(CORRECT)
4. Wherever we go, people recognize us.
5. Whenever Cheryl is in town, she visits her sister.
6. Isabel enjoys the museum although she cannot afford the entrance fee.
(CORRECT)
7. It may not be the correct part but I bet that it works. (CORRECT
Comma after part is optional.)
8. You are my friend; however, I cannot afford to lend you any more
money.
9. Paul Simon sang, ‘‘I am a rock; I am an island.’’
10. I asked Ella, ‘‘Did he ask for his ring back?’’
11. John F. Kennedy Jr. became a magazine publisher and a pilot before
his tragic death.
12. Please contact me if you have any questions. (CORRECT)
13. The elections will be held on the first Tuesday of November 2008.
(CORRECT)
14. The elections will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and the polls
will be kept open until 8:00
p.m.
15. Carl worried about the hurricane but tried to stay calm and help his
family. (CORRECT)
16. I favor green and yellow, and purple is her first choice.
17. I need to locate four states on the map; namely, Minnesota, Michigan,
California, and Nevada. (Semicolon after map may be a comma.)
18. This is the point that Einstein made: you cannot fix a problem with the
problem.
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19. Our philosophy teacher thinks that Einstein meant that we cannot stop
war by waging war. (CORRECT)
20. A well-made argument was presented for negotiating a peaceful
resolution. (CORRECT)
21. The argument for negotiating a peaceful resolution was well made.
(CORRECT)
22. A liberally sprinkled dose of humor was very much appreciated.
(CORRECT)
23. Our liberal-minded clergyman managed to unite the entire congre-
gation.
24. Our clergyman, who united the entire congregation, was liberal
minded.
25. Jan asked, ‘‘What did Joe mean when he said, ‘I will see you later’?’’
26. When I noticed that our dog cut its paw, I called the veterinarian right
away.
27. Just to be sure, I called three more D.V.M.s’ offices.
28. ‘‘You’re right to be concerned,’’ said one veterinarian. ‘‘I would like to
take a look at your dog.’’
29. Even though it’s 30 miles to the town where that D.V.M.’s office is, I
wanted to take the drive. (OR thirty)
30. The friendly-looking vet examined our dog’s paw and suggested that
we have it bandaged.
31. We had pet insurance but still owed $40 in copayment fees. (CORRECT)
32. Our dog was a semi-invalid for a couple of days until she chewed off
the bandage. (CORRECT)
33. I guess she did what any self-respecting dog would do by grooming
herself.
34. The dog has fully recovered although I will never be the same.
35. I have learned that it’s better to be proactive than to have regrets.
36. Wendy thought she knew everything about her mother but found out
two years ago that her mother had been married before. (CORRECT)
37. When Wendy asked her mother about this marriage, Ilse (her mother)
was hesitant to discuss any details. (CORRECT OR use commas instead
of parentheses.)
38. ‘‘She will go to her grave with some secrets,’’ said Wendy.
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