Exercise 53.1

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X. Punctuation (Chapters 48-54)

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Exercise 53.1

Correct the punctuation errors in the following sentences.

This activity contains 10 questions.

The question is not "why some rappers are so offensive, but rather, why do so many fans find offensive rappers appealing"?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

"When you hear your record company has been sold for 20 or 30 times its earnings", said Tim Collins, Aerosmith's manager, "you think, "I want a piece of that"."

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

According to one critic, the 2006 Lollapalooza summer tour was, "way too male and way too guitar-oriented."

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

The biggest lottery prize in history, shared by eight workers in a Nebraska meatpacking plant, was worth "$365 million."

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

PMRC's Pam Howar expressed the concern that Madonna was teaching young girls: "how to be porn queens in heat".

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

In announcing that US superskier Picabo Street would miss the World Cup races because of a knee injury, her coach told the press", When the mind is ready but the body is not […] there is danger of another injury".

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

The citation for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize given to Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai reads, in part: She represents an example and a source of inspiration for everyone in Africa fighting for sustainable development, democracy and peace.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

There are people who really enjoy line dances like "YMCA" and "The Electric Slide", although there are others who think those dances are silly.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Older people are often labeled "old and sick", "old and helpless", old and useless, or old and dependent:" in fact, the general image of old age is negative.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

The Celtic tune "Greensleeves" is the melody used for the carol "What Child Is This"?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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