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Clarity (effective sentences)
Ex 8-1 - Ex 15-3

Clarity (word choice)
Ex 16-1 - Ex 18-5

Grammar
Ex 19-1 - Ex 28-4

ESL grammar
Ex 29-1 - Ex 31-5

Punctuation
Ex 32/33-1 - Ex 39-4

Mechanics
Ex 40/41/42-1 - Ex 43/44/45-5

The Basics
Ex 61-1 - Ex 64-3

Answer key
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ESL grammar
The items below link to their respective PDFs.

Ex 29-1 ESL problems with verbs: Guided practice

Ex 29-2 Helping verbs and main verbs

Ex 29-3 Helping verbs, main verbs, and omitted verbs

Ex 29-4 Helping verbs and main verbs

Ex 29-5 Helping verbs and main verbs

Ex 29-6 Conditional verbs

Ex 29-7 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

Ex 29-8 Two-word verbs

Ex 29-9 ESL problems with verbs: Guided review

Ex 30-1 ESL problems with articles: Guided practice

Ex 30-2 Articles

Ex 30-3 Articles

Ex 30-4 ESL problems with articles: Guided review

Ex 31-1 Other ESL problems: Guided practice

Ex 31-2 Omissions and needless repetitions

Ex 31-3 Placement of adjectives

Ex 31-4 Present and past participles

Ex 31-5 Other ESL problems: Guided review

Review of 29-31: ESL grammar