ne idea,
abandon it for a second, and then return to the first.)

Article 31, Added missing comma (not only ... but also ...,
both ... and ...)

Article 38, Changed "men to "man" (He was undoubtedly a brave
man...)

Article 38, Changed "trangressions" to "transgressions"
(However, if it is used only for serious transgressions...)

Article 39, Added missing parenthesis ((Consult 36 for a list
of connectives.))

Article 54, Changed period to colon (Exercise:)

Article 58, Changed "I was being taken" to "I must be taken"
in the conjugation table for the verb "to take" as Present
Indicative Obligative in Passive voice

Article 65, Changed "idoms" to "idioms" (Study the following
list of correct idioms)

Article 65, Added missing commas (ain't it fierce?, can you
beat it?, going some)

Article 68, Added missing quotation mark ("We oughtn't (not
hadn't ought) to make this error.")

Article 68, Changed "Verb" to "Very" (Very. Accompanied by
much when used with the past participle.)

Article 71, Removed italic style for the word "compare"
(compare occasion)

Article 86, Corrected numbering in a list changing "2." to
"3." (3. Place in order the headings of the following outline)

Article 88, Added missing parenthesis ((In some instances the
paragraph may consist of a single sentence.))

Article 88, Changed comma to period (We'll have a rope down to
you in a minute.)

Article 91, Added missing parenthesis ((She came and she was
gone in a moment. McCoy talked and the rest of us listened.))

Article 91, Changed period to colon (Right: For breakfast we
had oatmeal, bacon, eggs, and honey.)

Article 92, Changed period to colon (Better: She enjoyed the
dinners, and the dancing, and the music)

Article 94, Changed "d." to "b.", and "b." to "d." (b. Insert
a dash when a sentence is broken off abruptly.; d. The use of
the dash to end sentences is childish.)

Article 95, Changed "dedeclared" to "declared" ("Bunyan's
masterpiece (The Pilgrim's Progress)," declared the lecturer)

INDEX, Changed period to comma (Impersonal construction,
Needless use of)

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