English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 3

Fill in the missing words.

1. As part of his editing, Gene checked and corrected the ___________ of three words, physically, tractor, and minimum.

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2. He added __________ to set off an introductory phrase ("First of all") and an introductory word ("Finally") and also to connect the two complete thoughts in the final sentence.

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3. He corrected a fragment ("____________") by using a comma to attach it to the preceding sentence.

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4. He realized that a number like "25" should be ____________ as "twenty-five."

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5. And since revision can occur at any stage of the writing process, including editing, Gene makes one of his details more vivid by adding the descriptive words "_____________."

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