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128 Cards in this Set
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Henson quoted an old adage about stitches in time.
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delete old
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A sad tragedy unfolded today at a Michigan high school.
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delete sad
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Several eyewitnesses reported seeing a small horse fleeing the scene.
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delete eye
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Durant scored 15 points in the game.
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delete in the game
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The Kelloggs brought their new baby home Saturday.
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delete new
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Henderson is a former (student /graduate) of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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student
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Snipes said she (hoped / hopes) to prove the existence of UFOs by the end of the year.
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hopes
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Fozzy Bear (can't help being / can't help but be) funny; he's naturally that way
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can't help being
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The sight of so much blood left Smithe feeling (nauseous / nauseated).
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nauseated
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Harley said students who (wish /want) to join the boxing league should come Monday.
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want
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According to Stovall, what is the most common shape for a basic news story?
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inverted pyramid
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Bullock said she felt (bad/ badly) about her quiz score.
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bad
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The story centers (on / around) a boy's love for his dog.
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on
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The graveyard had a (funny / strange) feel to it.
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strange
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My mother told my sister and (I / me) to go to the store.
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me
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The window was damaged (when / after) the baseball hit it.
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when
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There were (0 / zero) perfect scores on the quiz.
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zero
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Cartwright will try (to / and) get a famous speaker for the event
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to
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The manager said the fries would be free of charge
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delete free of charge
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For those interested, go to the courthouse and fill out the form.
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delete for those interested
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Administrators have future plans for the facility.
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delete future
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According to your reading in Stovall, give an example of an open-ended question.
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how do you feel about .... blah blah blah
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What does the acronym AIDS stand for?
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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How would you improve the identifier mixed race in copy you were editing?
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biracial
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What act of Congress, passed in 1964, guaranteed basic civil rights to all people regardless of race when combined with the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
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civil rights act
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What is the proper way to refer to an unmarried couple of the same or opposite sex who live together as partners?
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domestic partners
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What is the preferred umbrella term when referring to homosexual men?
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gay
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How would you improve the identifier illegal immigrant in copy you were editing?
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undocumented worker or undocumented immigrant
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How would you improve the identifier midget in copy you were editing?
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little person
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What is the increasingly popular term for describing people of diverse races and ethnicities?
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people of color
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What is the name for a Jewish house of prayer, or a place of worship and communal center for followers of Judaism?
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synagogue
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What is the term for discrimination or prejudice against people based on age?
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ageism
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According to Stovall, there are two general types of editing. Name one.
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copy editing and rewriting
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What should you consider before automatically using the identifier American Indian in copy?
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Whether the person prefers to be identified as belonging to a particular nation or tribe, rather than the larger umbrella term
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How would you improve the identifier brave, used as a noun, in copy you were editing?
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American Indian (or tribe/nation name) male or Native American male
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What is the proper way to refer to a citizen of the United States with Cuban ancestors?
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Cuban-American
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What is the term for "focusing on Europe or European concerns, often in an arrogant, 'Europe is the center of the world' sort of way?
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eurocentric
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What term, which means modesty, the trait that leads some Arab women to war robes and face scarves, also refers to a type of veil or face scarf?
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hijab
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What is the name for the laws and practices, largely in the South, that imposed racial segregation through the mid-1960s?
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Jim Crow Laws
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What is the term for a follower of the Islam belief?
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Muslim
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What is the term for a person from one country admitted to another because of fear of persecution?
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refugee
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How would you improve the term vegetative state in copy you were editing?
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comatose or nonresponsive
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What is the term for a person who has both American and Asian parentage? It is not the same as the term for an individual whose parents are both Asian but who is an American citizen by either birth or naturalization.
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amerasion
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According to Stovall, what should a reporter obtain before going to a meeting he or she is covering?
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an agenda
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Several teachers from Birmingham, Alabama, will attend the conference.
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abbreviate Alabama
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The class trip will include visits to towns in Arizona.
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correct
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"The dog was acting very bazaar," Kidwell said.
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bizarre
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Both of the team's busses are in for repairs.
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buses.
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Vellie is very open about being a reformed alcoholic.
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recovering
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Historian Robert Davis said the Japanese army was well-prepared for a ground invasion in 1945.
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correct
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Most Biblical scholars dispute the theory.
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lowercase biblical
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Governor Brad Henry will give a public address on the situation Tuesday.
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Gov.
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"Everything will be alright," Huang said. "The situation is under control."
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all right
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The California assembly will extend their session to deal with the budget crisis.
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Assembly
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According to Stovall, make the appropriate marks for insert a period and capitalize.
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dot with a circle around it
and three lines underneath the letter |
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John Mellancamp's classic song "Jack and Diane" is about growing up in the bible belt.
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Bible Belt
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Police responded to a call at 125 Oak Avenue.
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Ave.
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Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union have agreed to represent Kahf at trial.
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correct
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Assistant Coach Sherman Alexie will call the plays for the Tigers Saturday.
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correct
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Anti-abortion and pro-choice demonstrators clashed outside the clinic.
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change pro-choice to abortion rights
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Shift change is at 4:20 P.M.
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p.m.
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Investigators found several feet of rope and an axe at the scene.
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ax
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My brother finally finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows.
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows."
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Several former members of the Bush Administration have published books in the last year.
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administration
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According to the guide in Stovall, make the copy-editing marks for insert quotation marks and close up words.
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" "
V V and ( ) on its side |
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MacWhinney and Nabelkova split the votes (among/between) the two of them.
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between
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There is no doubt in my mind that Oden (can/may) break the record.
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can
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Panini (ensured/insured) her home for earthquake insurance.
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insured
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Quirk is a very (healthful/healthy) person.
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healthy
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Rael has (proved/proven) to be a valuable asset to the organization.
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proved
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Sacks said the (amount/number) of news stories about celebrities is impossible to determine.
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amount
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Talmy is on a mission to (convince/persuade) Americans to compost food stamps.
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persuade
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Ullendorff was (hung/hanged) shortly after midnight at the state penitentiary.
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hanged
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(Although/While) Vajda is the leading expert in comparative linguistics, he is not the official on the list.
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Although
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Abdul Haq and Bach share information on grammar research with (each other/ one another).
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each other
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Campbell gave ribbons to the people (who/whom) he thought produced the best work.
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who
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Dal said she was feeling (anxious/eager) about finding money to pay her bills.
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anxious
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Based on all the yawns and blank stares, Edwards felt the audience was (disinterested/uninterested) in his lecture.
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uninterested
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Filmer threw the discus (further/farther) than her competitors.
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farther
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Galloway accepted the award (on behalf of/ in behalf of) his father.
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on behalf of
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Harman will be leading the discussion (because/since) the president could not attend.
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because
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Bob allegedly (drug/dragged) the body 100 feet to the edge of the cliff.
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dragged
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"We need (fewer/less) canned milk and more filtered water for the refugees," Jack said.
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less
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Kaplan was (laying/lying) on the couch when Labov arrived.
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lying
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Allison cancelled his tickets after hearing about the coach's termination.
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canceled.
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The burrito costs 89 cents.
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correct
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Argentina and Chili are expected to lead other South American nations in tax reform.
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Chile
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Clancy and Gediman will cohost the benefit.
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co-host
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Jordan bought his kitchen table from IKEA.
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Ikea.
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The balance in the power of Congress shifted with the election of Brown.
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correct
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The County Department of Health is holding several workshops for new parents.
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county
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Moyors said the board estimates that the ice storm caused $2 million in damages.
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damage
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The 1930's were one of the darkest economic times for our country.
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1930s
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Zarcsty had been a disk jockey at the station for 20 years.
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disc
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According to Stovall, what would a newspaper editor change about the phrase, "red, white, and blue?"
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delete the comma after white
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Richard Behar, Chief Financial Officer, said he was looking into the situation.
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chief financial officer
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Bolles said he is planning a trip to Chicago, Illinois, in March.
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delete Illinois
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The city council will discuss new zoning regulations at its meeting Tuesday.
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City Council
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Cooper's collections of punk rock CDs is the largest in the state.
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correct
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If you don't find a listing for a word in the stylebook, look in "Webster's New World Dictionary."
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no quotes
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The Corp. for Public Broadcasting provides funding for "Antiques Roadshow."
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Corporation
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Jonathan Kozol, Obama's unofficial "drug tsar" has little real power.
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czar
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Anna Rosmus doesn't let the fact that she can't hear or speak keep her from performing.
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correct
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Threkeld, the team's center, towers over others at 6 ft. 11 in. tall.
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dimensions
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Agronsky was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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drunken driving
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According to Stovall, what is the term for "a word or groups of words to which a pronoun refers?"
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antecedent
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Alanis and ( I / myself ) will provide the entertainment.
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I
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The frustrating aspect is that ( anyone / any one ) can bring the whole team down.
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anyone
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I have one hand in my pocket ( , / ; ) the other is hailing a taxi cab.
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;
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The ( pink Easter / pink, Easter ) basket was overpriced.
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pink Easter
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Janet Shue took the paper ( off of / off ) the editor's desk.
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off
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None of the sugar ( is / are ) from the tropics.
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is
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( Who's / Whose ) jacket is this?
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Whose
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He ( needs only / only needs ) five hours to complete his degree.
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needs only
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A few items were on the shopping list ( no punctuation / : ) cereal, milk, tortilla chips and stew meant
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:
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f I (were / was ) to take the test, I would be sure to study first.
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were
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Fay Raymond is one of the players who ( is / are ) able to dunk the ball.
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are
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The shopping list included ( no punctuation / : ) cereal, milk, tortilla chips and stew meat.
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no punctuation
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Temperatures dropped below freezing for three nights, ( but only / and ) four people died.
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and
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The quiz scores were (better than any other / the best ) quizzes the assistant had ever seen.
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the best
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"If I ( were / was ) wrong, then I apologize," the defendant said to the judge.
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was
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Fay Raymond is the only one of the players who ( is / are ) able to dunk the ball.
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is
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Concert goers ( no punctuation / , ) who bring three cans of food ( no punctuation / , ) will be admitted for free.
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no puncuation
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The Rembrandts are ( one of the only / one of the few ) bands from the '90s I like.
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one of the few
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( John and Eric's / John's and Eric's ) printing business is doing very well.
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John and Eric's
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Sue Bartlett is a better editor than ( I / me ).
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I
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Either the tomato or the bananas ( was / were ) on the truck to Dallas.
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were
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( Anyway / Any way ) you decide to go, you'll need directions first.
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Any way
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