Exercises

Directions: Copy and Paste. Following the example, rewrite the following rule violations.

Answers

1. The goats leaped gracefully down the

rocky slope, the faint tinkling of their

bells floated across the ravine.

1.

2. Tiffany left the baking powder out of

the biscuits, thus they came out as flat

as hockey pucks.

2.

3. Coughing and sneezing are among the

first symptoms of a cold, also colds are

most contagious in this early stage.

3.

4. We were bored at the lecture, besides

we wanted to be out in the warm

sunshine.

4.

5. To play soccer well, you must be comfortable with the ball at your feet, great fitness alone does not score goals.

5.

6. Jon Maksik loves argyle socks, he particularly likes the ones with pink and green colors.

6.

7. The Internet can be used as a wonderful educational tool, it is also a superhighway of misinformation.

7.

8. While I was fishing Silver Creek, a blue heron landed and ate all the little bait fish, the brown trout left the pool in order to find more bait fish.

8.

9. Surfing a wave in a kayak is a lot like skiing powder, you just need to shift your weight in order to control yourself.

9.

10. Nestled among five mountain ranges, The Community School offers a rigorous academic curriculum, the outdoor program is an integral part of the school as well.

10.

Answers:

1. The goats leaped gracefully down the

rocky slope, the faint tinkling of their

bells floated across the ravine.

1. The goats leaped gracefully down the

rocky slope, and the faint tinkling of their

bells floated across the ravine.

2. Tiffany left the baking powder out of

the biscuits, thus they came out as flat

as hockey pucks.

2. Tiffany left the baking powder out of

the biscuits; they came out as flat

as hockey pucks.

3. Coughing and sneezing are among the

first symptoms of a cold, also colds are

most contagious in this early stage.

3. Coughing and sneezing are among the

first symptoms of a cold; colds are

most contagious in this early stage.

4. We were bored at the lecture, besides

we wanted to be out in the warm

sunshine.

4. We were bored at the lecture;

we wanted to be out in the warm

sunshine.

5. To play soccer well, you must be comfortable with the ball at your feet, great fitness alone does not score goals.

5. To play soccer well, you must be comfortable with the ball at your feet; great fitness alone does not score goals.

6. Jon Maksik loves argyle socks, he particularly likes the ones with pink and green colors.

6. Jon Maksik loves argyle socks; he particularly likes the ones with pink and green colors.

7. The Internet can be used as a wonderful educational tool, it is also a superhighway of misinformation.

7. The Internet can be used as a wonderful educational tool ; it is also a superhighway of misinformation.

8. While I was fishing Silver Creek, a blue heron landed and ate all the little bait fish, the brown trout left the pool in order to find more bait fish.

8. While I was fishing Silver Creek, a blue heron landed and ate all the little bait fish. The brown trout left the pool in order to find more bait fish.

9. Surfing a wave in a kayak is a lot like skiing powder, you just need to shift your weight in order to control yourself.

9. Surfing a wave in a kayak is a lot like skiing powder: you just need to shift your weight in order to control yourself.

10. Nestled among five mountain ranges, The Community School offers a rigorous academic curriculum, the outdoor program is an integral part of the school as well.

10. Nestled among five mountain ranges, The Community School offers a rigorous academic curriculum. The outdoor program is an integral part of the school as well.