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Exercise 7. Combine the following sentences using appositives.

Capital Letters | Exercise 14. Use an apostrophe in the following sentences. | Independent clauses | Exercise 20. Read the following text and insert correct punctuation. The numbers and kinds of errors are listed below the paragraph. | Exercise 23. Punctuate the sentences (for checking in class). | WRITING LETTERS AND A CURRICULUM VITAE | The closing (or the complimentary close). | A Guide to Formal Letter Writing | Exercise 29. Read the following advertisement and letter of application. In the letter of application find and correct 10 punctuation mistakes. | A Guide to Writing a Curriculum Vitae |


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  2. A humorous drawing, often dealing with something in an amusing way
  3. A The following are dictionary definitions of different types of markets.
  4. A) Give the Russian equivalents for the following word combinations.
  5. A) Make sentences in bold type less definite and express one's uncertainty of the following.
  6. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences to make a summary of what Carl says.
  7. A) Read the following comments from three people about their families.

1. My friend Michael is a student at a German university. He has come to

visit me.

2. Renee Henderson was a big, strong and healthy girl. She turned to

Lacey and cried in horror, ‘You wouldn’t!’

3. Our new clerk entered the office. He was a young man about twenty.

4. I’m sure you know Alfred Hard. He is a professor at London University.

5. Robert Shannon was a little Irish orphan. He lived in the family of his

uncle.

6. The day of our departure was Monday. It was rainy and cold.

7. I want to introduce you to Ann Smith. She is a great friend of mine.

8. Hamlet is an immortal tragedy by Shakespeare. It was written in the

first years of the 17th century.

9. The owner of the house is Mr Morison. He was burnt in the face.

10.The work has been done by John Thompson. He is one of the most

talented engineers at our factory.

 

Colons (:)

● Colons serve a variety of conventional purposes: separating hours from minutes when reporting time, chapter from verse when citing the Bible, titles from subtitles when identifying a book or article.

4: 30 p.m.

Genesis 2: 3, Matthew 4: 1-6

The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth

● Use a colon to introduce a list at the end of a sentence:

He loves only three things: his car, his boat, and himself.

● Note that before a colon, there must be an introductory word such as things, or characteristics, or problems.

● Use a colon after the salutation (greeting) in a formal business letter.

Dear Professor Brown:

Dear Sirs:

 

Exercise 8. Insert colons and other punctuation marks where appropriate in the following sentences.

1. There are two kinds of people in this world those who don’t attract mosquitoes and those who do.

2. Stacked neatly on my bed is my ensemble a basic dress reversible skirt slacks blouse jacket shorts T-shirt vest two scarves cap with a bill and jumpsuit for airline travel plus underwear and a few toiletries.

3. My favorite dessert is a compote of four fruits apples pears peaches and plums.

4. If you really want to lose weight, you need give up only three things breakfast lunch and dinner.

5. Our club has four standing committees Budget Ceremonies Personnel and Awards.

6. In the past century vaccines have been developed for five diseases diphtheria measles polio typhoid fever and whooping cough.

7. Two characteristics aided Einstein in his work his curiosity and his ability to concentrate.

8. At around 3 05 the buzz of anticipation by the spectators became hushed.

9. Wills have been written on unusual surfaces napkins wallpaper hospital charts and even the side of a corncrib.

10. This is rooted in the genres of art which the French Academy established in the 1600s, namely landscape still life the nude and history.

 


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