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Additional Exercises

Sentence Style
Ex S1-1–Ex S7-1

Word Choice
Ex W1-1–Ex W5-3

Grammatical Sentences
Ex G1-1–Ex G6-3

ESL Trouble Spots
Ex T1-1–Ex T4-2

Punctuation
Ex P1-1–Ex P7-2

Mechanics
Ex M1-1–Ex M6-1

Basic Grammar
Ex B1-1–Ex B4-1

Answer Key for Additional Exercises (password-protected for instructors)







Word Choice
The items below link to their respective PDFs.

Ex W1-1 Usage

Ex W2-1 Wordy Sentences

Ex W2-2 Wordy Sentences

Ex W3-1 Active verbs

Ex W4-1 Jargon and pretentious language

Ex W4-2 Jargon

Ex W4-3 Slang and level of formality

Ex W4-4 Nonsexist language

Ex W5-1 Misused words

Ex W5-2 Standard idioms

Ex W5-3 Clichés and mixed figures of speech