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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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Punctuation
The items below link to their respective PDFs.

Ex 32/33-1 The comma and unnecessary commas: Guided practice

Ex 32/33-2 The comma

Ex 32/33-3 The comma

Ex 32/33-4 The comma

Ex 32/33-5 Unnecessary commas

Ex 32/33-6 Unnecessary commas

Ex 32/33-7 The comma and unnecessary commas: Guided review

Ex 34-1 The semicolon: Guided practice

Ex 34-2 The semicolon

Ex 34-3 The semicolon

Ex 34-4 The semicolon: Guided review

Ex 35-1 The colon: Guided practice

Ex 35-2 The colon

Ex 35-3 The colon

Ex 35-4 The colon: Guided review

Ex 36-1 The apostrophe: Guided practice

Ex 36-2 The apostrophe

Ex 36-3 The apostrophe

Ex 36-4 The apostrophe: Guided review

Ex 37-1 Quotation marks: Guided practice

Ex 37-2 Quotation marks

Ex 37-3 Quotation marks

Ex 37-4 Quotation marks: Guided review

Ex 38-1 End punctuation: Guided practice

Ex 38-2 End punctuation

Ex 38-3 End punctuation: Guided review

Ex 39-1 Note: For all the exercises in section 39, you will need to refer to the poem "The New Colossus."
Other punctuation marks: Guided practice

Ex 39-2 Other punctuation marks

Ex 39-3 Other punctuation marks

Ex 39-4 Other punctuation marks: Guided review

Review of 32-39: Punctuation