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Mechanics: Review You have leamed + to use capitalization, end punctuation, and commas correct See "Capitalization and Punctuation” in the Weite’s Handbook for more information. acuity 4 | Editing Read the paragraphs. Each has seven errors in capitalization and punctuation (commas, periods, question marks) Find and correct the mistakes WORDS TO KNOW Paragraphs 5.4 10 5.5, guard: (0) to protect to watch omy sil (0 fo caus allow quid to fal rma Pour: (0 to move gud or athe cantons fom container ‘ne container to anther sti () 0 mithe contents of quid ‘score: 1 to sam points ina game How Hockey Is Played ‘There i lott know about the sport of hockey. Hockey is popular in many countries, inluding Canada and the United states, the game is played on ice and the players wear skates to move around. Hockey players can score a point if they hi a special ds called a put ino the goa. However, this is not as eny as itseems because a special payer called a Goalie guards the goal. The goalie job isto keep the puck away fom the goal, the next time you see hockey game on television, peshaps you willbe able to follow the action beter, because you have this information, ‘Atnockey game on Lake Louise in ‘Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada A Unique Drink from Southeast Asia “Teh Tasik a popular beverage! that is served in restaurants and markets in some asian countries, such as Malaysia, and Singapore.Teh Tarik is made with ea and milk, and its name means “piled tea." To make ‘Teh Tarik ad four tablespoons of black tea to boing water Allow the mixture to cook ona low fire for five minutes. Then pour the tea into a separate cup, and add four tablespoons of condensed mill, Ste the mistue briefly With your hands far par, pou the iicture into an empy cup in your other hand Then pour the mature back ino the ‘original cup. Do this several times. Be carefl not to spill it. As you do this it looks like you are piling the tea and this explains the name ofthis delicious dink. when the mixtures thick and has a white top, pour it into clear glass drinking this ‘wonderful tea is a enjoyable as watching someone prepare it a or / “evege any ind of ik ened la hk wet ik rt 80 UNITS -Parsgraph Review activity s | Proofreading a paragraph for comma errors Correct the 10 coma mistakes inthe student paragraph For information on commas sce Capitalization and Punctuation in the Writers Handbook. WORDS TO KNOW Paragraph 5.6 ought to: (su) shou 90H (n). place lsaton site: (apace a ERE A Great Place to Visit in California I you goto California San Diego i a great spot to ise, because of the many exciting things to see and do there, Fit you should visit the Gaslamp Quarter In this historic area, you can easily find great fod fan and culture. Next, you should visit SeaWorld to see the amazing animal shows, After you vist SeaWorld you should sce a football or baseball game at Qualcomm Seadium. Finally you ought to sce the animals atthe ‘world-famous San Diego Zoo. Ifyou decide to go to the 200 do not forget to see the giant pandas. Ifyou visie one two oral three ofthese San Diego sites, you will certainly have a fun and interesting trip, Maintaining Paragraph Unity tis important tobe able to identify the topic topic sentence, nd writers purpose ina pangraph It is ao important to make sure that all the supporting sentences relate othe topic sentence, Remember to refer tothe contlling idea in the topic sentence tse that each supporting sentence relates ti activity 6 | Identifying unrelated supporting sentences Read each paragraph, Cross out the unrelated supporting sentence | woRos To KNOW Paragraphs 8:7 t0 88 ‘adapt (i) to change hide: () o make ones aifcu to so0 avaliable: (ac) easy o find remarkable: (35) amazraextacedraty harsh: (aie severe Japan's Incredible Snow Monkeys In Japan, snow monkeys ate very intresting animals that have adapted in several ways tothe cold winters. Fist, they travel es in the winter and spend more time in hot springs to stay warm, Thousands of tourists come to see these interesting monkeys every spring. Many snow monkeys slep in tees to avoid being covered by the heavy snow that can fll ducing the night. In adalition, thei very thick aie protects them fiom extremely cold temperatures, Snow monkeys also change theie diet during the ‘winter, Dusing warmer months, they eat Fuits, seeds, young leaves, and other foods. ‘When these foods ae not available in winter, snow monkeys find food inthe ground cor eat fish from the hot springs. These remarkable changes allow snow monkeys t live farther north than any other monkey inthe world and make this animal one of the ‘mort interesting on Earth, sing alsa of rc cing otf te Heth Son orto Oana m ee es

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