What follows is something
of a “greatest hits” from the semester. The sentences are correct
unless a comment has been inserted. Sometimes the comment is included only to
clarify why something is correct. As you go through these, make sure you
understand why these are correct or incorrect.
I love epic films, especially
this year’s Oscar-winning best picture, “The English Patient.”
He earned four A’s and
two B’s.
The two deer’s tracks
Descartes’ theories
Who is the winner?
Whose towel?
Fred’s and
Sylvia’s books
Teachers college
Teamsters union
Farmers market
Writers guide
Workers’ compensation
Anti-abortion
Ex-convict
A part-time instructor
Cooperate
Re-elect
Childless
Lifelike
The all-clear signal
She works full time.
A highly contested race
A walk-in freezer
A fundraising campaign
Pro-war
Antifreeze
The little-known man
It was an all-out attack.
Let’s go
trick-or-treating.
The company has long-term
problems.
A walk-in storage facility.
Antidote
Antimatter
Antiphony
Antithesis
Anti-terrorist
Anti-abortion
Anti-labor
Anti-bias
Fundraising is difficult.
They planned a fundraising
campaign.
A fundraiser was hired.
The organization is planning
a fundraiser.
She wants a full-time job.
She works full time.
"He will garner a
certain amount of support, [EB1]because
he's on the Independence line," Siegellak said.
Because the Web is an
evolving medium, [EB2]we
may need to change these terms of service or impose new conditions on use of
the service.
Police raided her
sixth-story apartment on [EB3]Dec.
5 and [EB4]confiscated
nearly three pounds of pot and 40 grams of hashish.
The drugs were packed in
about 50 bags of various sizes[EB5],
and were found all over Wilkie's apartment, police said.
She takes 11 prescription medications
for coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, thyroid gland problems, high cholesterol[EB6],
and scores of allergies.
The Southport Kiwanis Club
recently met to install the following officers: Frank Lepa, president; John
Scida, treasurer; Shirley Stermer, secretary; Alyene Jenkins, past president;
Jim Davidson, John Drake, Jim Caywood, Gail Veruto and Alyene Jenkins,
directors.
We saw the 1975 winner in
the Academy Award competition for best picture, “One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest.”
We saw the Oscar-winning
film “Dances with Wolves.”
They ate dinner with their
daughter Julie [EB7]and
her husband, David.
Reporters who do not read
the Stylebook should not criticize their editors.
The book was entitled [EB8]“Gone
With the Wind.”
He is chairman of the
journalism department.
She was elected to the New
York state Legislature[EB9].
The U.S. Air Force destroyed
the Iraqi army[EB10].
Chemung County asked
New York state to get more federal [EB11]assistance.
The mayor [EB12]of
Ithaca took his case to the City Council
[EB13]on
Tuesday.
The federal law requires all
city councils [EB14]to
consider the environment.
FDR was a Democrat who
battled fascism.
The president said he was
fighting for democracy.
After he left the Navy, John
Kerry testified before the U.S. Senate.
She was charged with DWI [EB15]after
the MVA[EB16].
He works for Corning Incorporated[EB17].
Firefighters responded to a
medical emergency at 55 Middle Rd[EB18].
33 Heartbreak Ave.
Lonely Street.
He earned his master’s
degree on December [EB19]15.
The hurricane winds blew at
115 mph.
President Bush addressed the
U.N. General Assembly.
100 W. First St.
He said the U.S. [EB20]barred
him from entering.
The Rev. Martin Luther King
Jr. admired the ACLU[IC21].
After earning her Phd[EB22].
In January, she applied for a job as a CIA
[IC23]spy.
The budget grew from 2
percent to 10 percent.
The farm measures 3 miles by 4 miles.[EB25]
The baby weighed 9 pounds,
11 ounces.
Newfield is eight [EB26]miles
away.
A picture is worth a
thousand words.
I love the ‘80s.
The 3rd [EB27]Armored
Division attacked Baghdad.
My sister has nine dogs,
five cats and 11 goldfish.
Please deposit 25 cents.
The suspect is 5 feet 6
inches tall.
I compared my finishing time
of 1:45:11 with my teammate's.
The class was postponed for over [EB28]a
week due to [EB29]the
teacher’s illness.
John Lennon compared his music
with [IC30]the
Gospel.
Over [EB32]50 million
watched the World Series.
The MBTA has announced the
following projects are underway[IC33];
the Greenbush project, the North Station Superstation project and Silver Line.
She currently [IC34]is
serving as vice president of the Horseheads Kiwanis and participates in various
charitable fundraisers and community projects throughout the year.
Among children ages 14 and
under, males [IC35]are
more than twice as likely to suffer a nonfatal farm-related injury and more
than five times as likely to sustain [IC36]a
fatal farm-related injury.
Due to [IC37]packaging
laws, a wine must be made up of at least 75 percent of one grape type to be
named after that grape.
Two murderers escaped from
the maximum-security Elmira Correctional Facility
Monday [IC38]morning
by breaking a hole in the cement [IC39]ceiling
of their cell and lowering themselves down the side of the building on bed
sheets, officials said.
Many factors effect [IC40]the
matching of a food and wine.
According to Brent,
"mouth feel" is the relationship between [IC41]the
alcohol, sugar and acid in the wine.
Drive a little further [IC42]south
and you can find quiet residential neighborhoods in Pine City and Webb Mills.
It takes over [IC43]1,200
volunteers of all ages more than 25,000 total hours to put on the LPGA Corning
Classic.
The media were [EB44]out
in force.
Between you and me[EB45],
nothing could be further from the truth.
She said she didn’t
know if [EB46]she
would go out for basketball next year.
He was convinced [EB47]that
he should try to persuade [EB48]others
to go to the seminar.
The Fenders’ daughter Rosa [EB49]will
be married in June and their other daughter, Vanessa[EB50],
in July.
His wife, Susan[EB51],
was also there.
Stephen King’s novel,
“Cujo[EB52],”
sold well.
The ring that [EB53]his
wife gave him when they got married has an inscription on the inside.
Alan and Henry are going.
Pork and beans is a favorite
dish.
I don’t feel well
today.
She is a part-time worker.
He works part time.
The 6-month-old baby drowned
Wednesday.
Although the short-term problems
of the drought could be corrected with a few inches of rain, the extension
agent said long-term problems would be more serious.
Small-business incomes
declined 3 percent in March.
The game’s
most-valuable player spent the summer working in a walk-in storage facility.
Whom do you know at the
United Nations who drinks Scotch whisky[EB54]?
The department has $4
million in its budget this year, compared with $4.2 million last year, yet the
need for its services among county residents
[EB55]is
no different from [EB56]what
it was last year.
The 19-year-old man [EB57]hit [EB58]a
parked car when the gear jumped into reverse and his truck hurtled backward[EB59].
The Lugnuts are a
minor-league baseball team in Lansing, the state capital[EB60].
The spokesman said the government
anticipates enemy troop movements.
Janet was poring [EB61]over
a book when I entered.
Joan was feeling anxious and
was eager to get help from a psychotherapist.
For the past [EB62]10
years, she said, she’s been working on her magnum opus.
She thought his manner annoying[EB63].
For a good backyard
barbecue, the first thing you need is a back yard.
A manager needs to know his people as well as his
job.[EB64]
A man and his wife [EB65]seem to
find it harder these days to get married.
Thomas Sowell is an eminent black [EB66]scholar
and newspaper columnist.
A grandmother [EB67]of
three announced Monday that she would run for the City Council.
She’s a highly
respected actress despite being deaf and
dumb[EB68].
[EB1]Delete the comma.
[EB2]Comma required here.
[EB3]delete
[EB4]No comma because it’s not a compound sentence.
[EB5]Delete comma
[EB6]No comma at the end of a series.
[EB7]OK if they have more than one daughter.
[EB8]Entitled is a word usage error. Titled is correct. Also, the title itself is an essential phrase, so there is no comma.
[EB9]This is correct.
[EB10]We upcase U.S. forces, downcase those of other countries.
[EB11]Never capped unless part of a proper name.
[EB12]It’d be upcased if it was used as a title before a name.
[EB13]Upcased because it is part of name of a particular government body.
[EB14]Downcased because it does not refer to a specific city council.
[EB15]Driving while intoxicated
[EB16]motor vehicle accident – or better yet, car crash.
[EB17]Inc.
[EB18]Road is never abbreviated.
[EB19]Abbreviate months when using a specific date.
[EB20]United States – use U.S. only when it is an adjective like U.S. Air Force.
[IC21]OK on second reference. Spell out here.
[EB22]doctorate
[IC23]Acceptable in all references.
[EB24]Dimension – use the numeral.
[EB25]dimension – use the numeral.
[EB26]In distances, spell out the number under 10.
[EB27]Use this form when the number is part of the proper name.
[EB28]More than
[EB29]because of
[IC30]To
[EB31]$90 million
[EB32]More than
[IC33]two words
[IC34]delete
[IC35]boys
[IC36]not sustained if it is fatal
[IC37]because of
[IC38]Insert “on” because there is a proper name before the day.
[IC39]concrete
[IC40]affect
[IC41]among – used when more than two items.
[IC42]farther
[IC43]more than
[EB44]Correct.
[EB45]Correct.
[EB46]whether
[EB47]correct – dealing with changing opinion.
[EB48]Correct – dealing with fostering action.
[EB49]Correct – essential phrase. We don’t know which daughter is being talked about.
[EB50]Correct – nonessential phrase. There is only one other daughter. So we already know which one is being referred to.
[EB51]Correct.
[EB52]Correct.
[EB53]Correct.
[EB54]Correct. Spelled whiskey when not preceded with “Scotch.”
[EB55]Note – not citizens.
[EB56]Note – not than.
[EB57]Note – not boy.
[EB58]Note – not collided with.
[EB59]Note – not backwards.
[EB60]Not Capitol, which refers to the actual building.
[EB61]Not pouring.
[EB62]Not “last”.
[EB63]Not aggravating or irritating.
[EB64]Managers need to know their people as well as their jobs.
[EB65]Husbands and wives.
[EB66]Delete, racist.
[EB67]Rewrite to avoid reference.
[EB68]Unnecessary and condescending to connect the two ideas.