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10.Keatspoem‘ToAutumn’ispossiblythegreatestevocationofthatseasoneverwritten.
11.Aftertheirlongwalktheboysnoseswereredwithcold.
12.Itsnoteasytoisolateitscausebutwethinkitsduetothetorrentialrainwehadrecently.
13.Thecarlefttheroadrolleddownthebankturnedoverseveraltimeshitafreeandthenburstintoflames.
14.Gourmetsandarentweallgourmetswillparticularlyenjoythemarinatedquail.
15.Itwasaratherhitormissaffairwefoundtoourhorrorthatwewereexpectedtoprovidetheentertainmentaswell.
SUGGESTEDANSWERSTOPUNCTUATIONEXERCISES1
1.Thenewregulationswillprovetobetoeveryone’sdisadvantage.
2.Allofthesebooksaretobecatalogued:
theonesongeology,naturalhistory,philosophyandscientificmethod.
3.Aswellasbeinganexcellentbasketballplayer,thegirlwasalsoamember
ofthewinningsquashteam.
4.Thepointis,accordingtomyunderstanding,thatweshouldmovequickly.
5.Instead,Chambers(1988)suggeststheimportanceofthegeneticinfluenceindeterminingtheantecedents.
6.Itwasfound,however,thatmostoftheliquidcouldnotbeabsorbed.
7.Theminer,hisfacecoveredinmud,climbedslowlyoutofthepit.
8.Thetrendtowardspecializationisverydear—particularlyintheprofessions(seeTable2).
9.Oncedaylightcamewethoughtweweresafe;
however,thiswasnottobe.
10.Keats’poem‘ToAutumn’ispossiblythegreatestevocationofthatseasoneverwritten.
11.Aftertheirlongwalktheboys’noseswereredwithcold.
12.It’snoteasytoisolateitscause,butwethinkit’sduetothetorrentialrainwehadrecently.
13.Thecarlefttheroad,rolleddownthebank,turnedoverseveraltimes,hitatree,andthenburstintoflames.
14.Gourmets(andaren’tweallgourmets?
)willparticularlyenjoythemarinatedquail.
15.Itwasaratherhit-or-missaffair;
wefoundtoourhorrorthatwewereexpectedtoprovidetheentertainmentaswell!
PunctuationExercise2(Commas)
Inthefollowingsentences,clickontheplaceswherethecommaisundesired,ismissing,orshouldbechangedtoanotherpieceofpunctuation.Notethateachsentencehasatmostonepunctuationerror.Ifnoerrorexists,clickon"
Noerror."
CorrespondinginformationforthisexercisecanbefoundinTheCraftofEditing(denotedCE)andTheCraftofScientificWriting(denotedCSW).Note:
Inthegeneralpreferencesofyourbrowser,pleasedonotunderlinelinksanddonotoverridethisdocument'
schoiceoffontcolors.
1.Thenewmaterial,whichwillbeavailablenextweekiscomposedofplasticandiodine.
Revision:
Thenewmaterial,whichwillbeavailablenextweek,iscomposedofplasticandiodine.
Discussion:
missingparentheticalcommafor"
which"
clause.
2.AsWorldWarIIescalatedtheUnitedStatesbecamelockedintoaracewithGermanytodevelopthefirstatomicbomb.
AsWorldWarIIescalated,theUnitedStatesbecamelockedintoaracewithGermanytodevelopthefirstatomicbomb.
missingcommafollowingintroductoryclause.Notethatwithoutthecomma,thereaderdoesnotknowwheretheintroductoryclauseends.
3.ThethreelargestearthquakesoccurredinSanFrancisco,Tokyo,andLima.
Whilethecommafollowing"
Tokyo"
isoptional,itiscertainlynotincorrect.
4.OnFebruary5,1990MountSt.Helenshadanothereruption,thisonesmallerthantheeruption10yearsbefore.
OnFebruary5,1990,MountSt.Helenshadanothereruption,thisonesmallerthantheeruption10yearsbefore.
missingparentheticalcomma.Theyear"
1990"
isparentheticalinformationaboutthedateFebruary5.Althoughsomepublicationstreatthiscommaasoptional,manymore(includingtheWallStreetJournalandtheNewYorkTimes)donot.Notethatifthedatehadbeenwrittenas"
5February1990,"
thenasimplecommafollowing"
wouldhavebeenappropriate.Alsonotethatthecommafollowing"
eruption"
iscorrectbecausewhatfollowsisaphrase.
5.Everyyear,anearthquakeofmagnitudebetween8.0and8.9ontheRichterscale,willbeexperiencedsomewhereintheworld[Haughton,1989].
Everyyear,anearthquakeofmagnitudebetween8.0and8.9ontheRichterscalewillbeexperiencedsomewhereintheworld[Haughton,1989].
undesiredcomma.Notethatwhilethecommafollowing"
year"
isoptional,itiscertainlynotincorrect.Alsonotethatthepunctuationforthereferencelistingattheendofthesentencedependsupontheformat.
6.Astheflamefrontpropagateshotcombustionproductsexpand,resultinginarapidpressureincrease.
Astheflamefrontpropagates,hotcombustionproductsexpand,resultinginarapidpressureincrease.
missingcommafollowingtheintroductoryclause.Withoutthecomma,theaudiencedoesnotknowwhentheclauseends.
7.Theconcentrationsofthesegases,whicharecalledgreenhousegasescontrolhowmuchinfraredradiationescapes.
Theconcentrationsofthesegases,whicharecalledgreenhousegases,controlhowmuchinfraredradiationescapes.
missingparentheticalcommaforthe"
8.After1987parachutingaccidentsdecreasedsignificantlybecauseinstructorsstartedteachingnoviceswithtandemjumpsratherthanstaticlines.
After1987,parachutingaccidentsdecreasedsignificantlybecauseinstructorsstartedteachingnoviceswithtandemjumpsratherthanstaticlines.
missingcommafollowingtheintroductoryphrase.Withoutthecomma,theaudiencetrips.
9.OnMay18,1980,acloudofhotrockandgassurgednorthwardfromMountSt.Helens.
OnMay18,1980,acloudofhotrockandgassurgednorthwardfromMountSt.Helens.
Thissentenceispunctuatedcorrectly.
10.Thesynergisticreactorcontainsachamberinwhichtheexhaustfromtheburningcoalmixeswithlimestone,seeAppendixA.
Thesynergisticreactorcontainsachamberinwhichtheexhaustfromtheburningcoalmixeswithlimestone,asdiscussedinAppendixA.
Theoriginalisarun-on.Onesolution(givenhere)istomakethereferencetoAppendixAaverbphrase.Anothersolutionistocreateaseparatesentence.StillathirdistouseparenthesestorefertoAppendixA.
11.Thelocaleconomyshouldbenefitfromtheoperation.LocalpropertytaxeswoulddecreaseforarearesidentsandtheNicoletMineralsCompany,formerlytheCrandonMiningCompany,isexpectedtospendmorethan$40milliononlocalgoodsandservices.
Thelocaleconomyshouldbenefitfromtheoperation.Localpropertytaxeswoulddecreaseforarearesidents,andtheNicoletMineralsCompany,formerlytheCrandonMiningCompany,isexpectedtospendmorethan$40milliononlocalgoodsandservices.
Withoutthecommabefore"
and,"
theaudiencedoesn'
tknowwherethefirstindependentclauseendsandthesecondonebegins.
Punctuationexercises3
Practicesentences
Punctuate,orrepunctuate,thefollowingsentencescorrectly(thengotoanswers):
1.Shehadonlyonepurposeinlifeshewantedtoteachthemtopunctuatecorrectly.
2.Muchofwhatcomedyproposestoteachus,isalreadypartofourlives.
3.Surreyemergesasapioneerofthesonnetform,whichlaterbecameknownastheShakespeariansonnet.
4.Thewallet,lostonaCorporationbusbyaSouthamptonwidow,hasbeenreturnedwithallitscashandcontentsintact.Mrs.KathleenGiffardofMillbrookTowersthoughtshewouldneverseethewalletcontaining£
117again.(SouthamptonEveningEchonewsitem)
5.Astrophilishoweverahighly-developedcharacter.
6.Jonson'
sstyleisneoclassical,however,Shakespeare'
splaysshowlittleregardforrules.
7.Heastheeagleasymbolofpowerandhismistressasthedoveasymbolofpeaceandgentlenesswillcometogether.
8.TheChristianethicstatesthatextramaritalsexissinful.
9.Ilookaftertwoyearoldchildren[twopossibilities;
whatisthedifferenceinmeaning?
]whilestudyingtwelfthcenturyliterature.
10.TheSheikhofferedmetwomensjacket'
sthreeofhisfatherscamel'
sandtwentyofhisfollowersconcubine'
s.
11.Thispoemsstyleisreallydifficult,itsimpossibletosaywhatitsmeaningis.
Punctuationgames
FromthelateMiddleAgesonwards,Englishpoetshaveusedpunctuationtoplaygameswiththelanguage.Twoexamplesfollow,bothfromdramatistsusingthecomicpotentialofanot-very-educatedreaderwhocan'
thandletheconventionsofpunctuationandcompletelymisrepresentstheintendedmeaningofthetext;
seeifyoucanrepunctuatetomakebettersenseofthetextthantheycan,thengotoanswers.
1.Anunsuccessfulproposalofmarriage
SweetemistressewhereasIloueyounothing[not
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