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,
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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, CanadaA 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
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80 UNITS -Parsgraph Reviewactivity 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
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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 tiactivity 6 | Identifying unrelated supporting sentences
Read each paragraph, Cross out the unrelated supporting sentence
| woRos To KNOW Paragraphs 8:7 t0 88
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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,
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