Put a slash between any independent clauses that are not joined correctly.
1. I went to the record store and ordered a CD the CD still has yet to come.
2. Joaquin feels that the quarter is overwhelming, the assignments are much longer than he had imagined.
3. Robert left for work, his car stalled in the middle of the road, and he had no change for a phone call.
4. If he weren’t so cheap, he would invest in a cell phone it can be expensive.
5. Cesar found a new job he fell in love with one of his associates.
1. CD/the;
2. overwhelming,/the;
3. work,/his;
3. phone/it;
5. job/he
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Mark the pairs of sentences that have opposing meanings.
1. ____ Che persona noiosa! Mario è proprio divertente! 2. ____ Domani parto alle sette di mattina. La mattina esco da casa presto. 3. ____ Lei è sempre così audace. Non è una persona molto prudente. 4. ____ È una donna disinvolta! È molto timida, anche con gli amici. 5. ____ Quante belle cose! Non c’è una cosa brutta. 6. ____ Tutto è economico qui Che prezzi cari! 7. ____ È molto povero. Non ha molti dollari. 8. ____ Lei è onesta e generosa. Secondo me, è egoista e disonesta. 9. ____ È una donna sgarbata. È scortese. Veramente, è sempre scortese. 10. ____ È furba. È una ragazza ingenua.
Select the letter of the sentence that is punctuated correctly
_____ A) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician, however, he ended up becoming a restaurant manager. B) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician; however, he ended up becoming a restaurant manager. C) My brother went to a technical high school and studied to be an electrician, however; he ended up becoming a restaurant manager.
Correct the underlined phrase by rewriting it in the space provided.
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Write a P for each sentence that contains a pronoun error and a C for each sentence that is
correct. Look for incorrect case and agreement errors as well as for sentences with unnecessary pronouns or with vague pronoun reference. Did he build the fence hisself? What will be an ideal response?