Overview |
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Unit 1 What Is a Paragraph? |
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1 | (27) |
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2 | (7) |
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Writer's Note: Repetition and Present Tense |
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3 | (3) |
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Writer's Note: Imperative Form |
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6 | (2) |
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Writer's Note: Use of I and Past Tense |
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8 | (1) |
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Four-Features of a Paragraph |
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9 | (12) |
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Writer's Note: The Title of a Paragraph |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (5) |
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Language Focus: Identifying Verbs in Sentences |
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22 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: Check for the Verb |
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23 | (3) |
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Introduction to Peer Editing |
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26 | (2) |
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Writer's Note: Once Is Not Enough! |
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26 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: Suggestions for Peer Editing |
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26 | (2) |
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Unit 2 Developing Ideas for Writing a Paragraph |
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28 | (10) |
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29 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: The Importance of Brainstorming |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (8) |
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Language Focus: Subject-Verb Agreement |
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35 | (3) |
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Unit 3 The Topic Sentence |
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38 | (19) |
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Features of a Good Topic Sentence |
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42 | (5) |
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43 | (4) |
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Working with Topic Sentences |
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47 | (10) |
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Writer's Note: Keep a Journal for New Ideas |
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50 | (2) |
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Language Focus: Sentence Fragments and Comma Splices |
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52 | (5) |
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Unit 4 Supporting and Concluding Sentences |
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57 | (18) |
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Good Supporting Sentences |
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57 | (4) |
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Kinds of Supporting Sentences |
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61 | (2) |
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Analyzing and Writing Supporting Sentences |
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63 | (7) |
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Language Focus: Using Pronouns for Key Nouns |
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69 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: Stay on Track |
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70 | (1) |
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Good Concluding Sentences |
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70 | (1) |
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Kinds of Concluding Sentences |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Analyzing and Writing Concluding Sentences |
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72 | (3) |
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Writer's Note: Select Important Information |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (14) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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Working with the Structure of a Paragraph |
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76 | (5) |
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Writer's Note: Proofread Your Work |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (8) |
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Writer's Note: Check Your Supporting Sentences |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (4) |
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Unit 6 Definition Paragraphs |
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89 | (20) |
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What Is a Definition Paragraph? |
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89 | (8) |
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Writer's Note: Quotation Marks |
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95 | (2) |
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Putting the Paragraph Together: Sequencing |
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97 | (12) |
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Writer's Note: Include Examples |
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99 | (1) |
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Language Focus: Simple Adjective Clauses |
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100 | (3) |
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Writer's Note: Combine Sentences for Variety |
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103 | (6) |
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Unit 7 Process Analysis Paragraphs |
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109 | (13) |
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What Is a Process Analysis Paragraph? |
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109 | (6) |
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Organizing a Process Analysis Paragraph |
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115 | (7) |
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Writer's Note: Use Index Cards to Help You Organize |
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115 | (1) |
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Language Focus: Transition Words and Chronological Order |
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115 | (3) |
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Writer's Note: Define Technical Terms |
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118 | (2) |
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Writer's Note: Check Possessive Adjectives |
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120 | (2) |
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Unit 8 Descriptive Paragraphs |
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122 | (24) |
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What Is a Descriptive Paragraph? |
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122 | (1) |
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Describing with the Five Senses |
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123 | (11) |
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Language Focus: Adjectives |
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130 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: Use Adjectives in the Correct Place |
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130 | (3) |
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Writer's Note: Use a Bilingual Dictionary |
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133 | (1) |
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Using Denotation and Connotation to Describe |
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134 | (4) |
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Language Focus: Denotation and Connotation |
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134 | (4) |
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Using Prepositions of Location to Describe |
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138 | (8) |
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Language Focus: Prepositions of Location |
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138 | (5) |
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Writer's Note: Word Order with Prepositions of Location |
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143 | (3) |
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Unit 9 Opinion Paragraphs |
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146 | (14) |
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What Is an Opinion Paragraph? |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (5) |
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Writer's Note: Include an Opposing Opinion |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (6) |
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Language Focus: Word Forms |
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153 | (5) |
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Choosing a Topic for an Opinion Paragraph |
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158 | (2) |
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Unit 10 Narrative Paragraphs |
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160 | (18) |
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What Is a Narrative Paragraph? |
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160 | (8) |
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Writer's Note: Including Background Information |
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161 | (1) |
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Beginning, Middle, and End |
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161 | (7) |
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Working with Ideas for Narrative Paragraphs |
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168 | (10) |
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Language Focus: Verb Tense Consistency |
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170 | (8) |
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Unit 11 Paragraphs in an Essay: Putting It All Together |
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178 | (17) |
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180 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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Why Do People Write Essays? |
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180 | (1) |
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How Are Essays and Paragraphs Similar? |
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180 | (1) |
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How Are Essays and Paragraphs Different? |
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181 | (1) |
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What Does an Essay Look Like? |
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182 | (9) |
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184 | (1) |
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Writer's Note: Vary your Vocabulary |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Different Kinds of Essay Organization |
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186 | (5) |
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Putting an Essay Together |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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Appendixes: Additional Writing Practice |
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195 | (3) |
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Appendix 1 Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps |
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198 | (9) |
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198 | (1) |
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Steps in the Writing Process |
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199 | (8) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Step 3: Writing a Rough Draft |
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201 | (1) |
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Step 4: Cleaning Up the Rough Draft |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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Step 6: Revising the Draft |
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205 | (1) |
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Step 7: Proofing the Final Paper |
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206 | (1) |
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Appendix 2 Capitalization Practice |
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207 | (5) |
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Basic Capitalization Rules |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (4) |
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Appendix 3 Punctuation Practice |
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212 | (8) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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Appendix 4 Additional Grammar Practice |
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220 | (9) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (4) |
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Appendix 5 Building Better Sentences |
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229 | (19) |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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Appendix 6 Peer Editing Sheets |
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248 | (23) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (2) |
Index |
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