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The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples,
and Reproducible Quizzes (10th Edition)
Copyright 2008 by Jane Straus and Mignon Fogarty
Complex Chinese edition copyright 2011 by SO BOOKS Ltd.
Authorized translation from English language edition published by Jossey-Bass, an Imprint of Wiley
Chinese complex characters edition published by arrangemet with John Wiley & Sons International Rights, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Printed in Taiwan

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Imehehimwhowhom
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The list of items is/are on the desk.

listis

runshitsslidesisare

waswere am
He ran around the block.
You are my friend.

to
1

I like to walk.
 The efforts to get her elected succeeded.

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The woman hurried.

woman

2
of

A bouquet of yellow roses will lend color and fragrance to the

room.

The jet engine passed inspection.

passedengine
enginejet
jet
From the ceiling hung the chandelier.
hungceiling
chandelier
ceilingchandelier

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quickly.
Stop!Walk

you
you

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YouPlease bring me some coffee.

bringyou

I like cake and he likes ice cream.

He and I like cake.

She lifts weights and jogs daily.

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heshe
they
talkstalk
he
He talkstalksThey talktalk
1 ornor

My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today.

2
either/orneither/nor

1
Neither Juan nor Carmen is available.
 Either Kiana or Casey is helping today with stage decorations.

3
either/orneither/norI

Iam
Neither she nor I am going to the festival.

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4
ornor

The serving bowl or the plates go on that shelf.

5
either/orneither/nor

Neither Jenny nor the others are available.

6
and

A car and a bike are my means of transportation.

7
withas well as
along

besidesnot
The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly.

E
 xcitement, as well as nervousness, is the cause of her shaking.

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eacheveryoneevery oneeverybodyanyone

anybodysomeonesomebodyof

Each of the girls sings well.

Every one of the cakes is gone.

Everyoneeverybody
Every oneeach one

9
percentfractionpartmajority

someallnoneremainderof

Fifty percent of the pie has disappeared.

pieof
Fifty percent of the pies have disappeared.

piesof
O
 ne-third of the city is unemployed.
One-third of the people are unemployed.

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All of the pie is gone.

All of the pies are gone.
Some of the pie is missing.
Some of the pies are missing.
None of the garbage was picked up.
 None of the sentences were punctuated correctly.

Of all her books, none have sold as well as the first one.

SATnone
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none

664nonenot one
not any

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10 eitherneither

Neither of them is available to speak right now.

E
 ither of us is capable of doing the job.

11 herethere

herethere
There are four hurdles to jump.
There is a high hurdle to jump.

12

Ten dollars is a high price to pay.

Five years is the maximum sentence for that offense.

13
whothatwhich

whothatwhich

Salma is the scientist who writes/write the reports.

whoscientistwrites

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He is one of the men who does/do the work.

whomendo
teamstaff
14

The staff is in a meeting.

staff
The staff are in disagreement about the findings.

The staff
The staff members are in disagreement about the findings.

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________ did the job. ________

Iyouhesheitwethey

2
beis

arewaswereamwill be
It is he.
This is she speaking.
I t is we who are responsible for the decision to downsize.

be

It could have been them.

It could have been they.
It is just me at the door.
It is just I at the door.

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meyouhimheritusthem
Jean talked to him.
Are you talking to me?

4a

She is hungry.
I am feeling well today.
althoughsinceifwhenbecause
4b

Although she is hungry

If she is hungry
Since I am feeling well

4c

[Although she is hungry,]

[she will give him some of her food.]

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[Although this gift is for him,]

[I would like you to have it too.]

5
thanas

Tranh is as smart as she/her.

Tranh is as smart as she is
she
Zoe is taller than I/me.
Zoe is taller than I amI

Daniel would rather talk to her than I/me.


Daniel would rather talk to her than to me.

Daniel would rather talk to her than I would.

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mineyourshishersitsourstheirs

its
it isit has

Its a cold morning.

 T
 he thermometer reached its highest reading.

7 myselfhimselfherselfitselfthemselves

ourselvesyourselfyourselves
I worked myself to the bone.
My brother and myself did it.
myself
My brother and I did it.
Please give it to John or myself.

Please give it to John or me.

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4 WhoWhom

he/himwhowhom

he = who
him = whom
Who/Whom wrote the letter?
hewho
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? whom
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.

We all knowwho/whom pulled that prank

who/whomHe
pulled that prankwho
We want to know on who/whom the prank was pulled.

We want to knowthe prank was pulled on

who/whomwho/
whomThe prank was pulled on himwhom

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5 Whoever Whomever

1
whoeverwhomever

him + he = whoever
him + him = whomever
Give it to whoever/whomever asks for it first.

Give it to him. He asks for it firstGive it

whoever asks for it first
We will hire whoever/whomever you recommend.

We w i l l h i r e h i m . Yo u r e c o m m e n d h i m
him+him=whomever
We will hire whoever/whomever is most qualified

We w i l l h i r e h i m . H e i s m o s t q u a l i f i e d
him+he=whoever

2
whoever/whomever

whoeverwhomever

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Whoever is elected will serve a four-year term.

Whoever is electedwill servewhoeveris

Whomever you elect will serve a four-year term.

Whomever you electwill servewhomeveryou elect

6 ThatWhich

1 whothatwhich

Anya is the one who rescued the bird.

Lokua is on the team that won first place.

S he belongs to an organization that specializes in saving

endangered species.

2 thatwhich

I do not trust products that claim all natural ingredients

because this phrase can mean almost anything.

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that
The product claiming all natural ingredients, which appeared
in the Sunday newspaper , is on sale.

which

3
thisthatthesethose

which
That is a decision which you must live with for the rest of your
life.
Those ideas, which weve discussed thoroughly enough, do
not need to be addressed again.

which

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Those ideas, which we have discussed thoroughly, do not need

to be addressed again.

The ideas we have discussed thoroughly do not need to be

addressed again.
is a decision which you must live with for the rest of your
That

life.
That is a decision you must live with for the rest of your life.
You must live with that decision for the rest of your life.

That is a cute puppy

That puppy is cute

howwhenwhere
how

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He speaks slowly.
how
He speaks very slowly.
how slowly

1
how

-ly
She thinks slow/slowly.
slowly
She is a slow thinker.
slowhow-lyslow
She thinks fast/fastly.
fasthowfast-ly
We performed bad/badly.
badly

2
tastesmelllookfeel-ly

how-ly
-ly
Roses smell sweet/sweetly.
-ly

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The woman looked angry/angrily.

-ly
The woman looked angry/angrily at the paint splotches.

-ly
She feels bad/badly about the news.
-ly

GoodWell

3 goodwell

You did a good job.

goodjob
You did the job well.
wellhow
You smell good today.
smell
You smell well for someone with a cold.

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wellgood

I do not feel well.

You do not look well today.

feelgood

I feel good about my decision to learn Spanish.

poorShe is poor
poorerShe is the poorer of the two women
poorestShe is the poorest of them
all

sweet

bad efficient

sweeter

worse more efficient

sweetest worst most efficient

-er
-estmoremost

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6
-ly

She spoke quickly.

She spoke more quickly than he did.
She spoke quicker than he did.
Talk quietly.
Talk more quietly.
Talk quieter.

7
thisthatthesethose

This house is for sale.

This
This is for sale.
This

8 thisthatthis

that
This dog is mine.
That dog is hers.
This is mine.
That is hers.

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9 thesethosethese

those
These babies have been smiling for a long time.

These are mine.

Those babies have been crying for hours.
Those are yours.
thanwhenthen
10

I would rather go skiing than rock climbing.

First we went skiing; then we went rock climbing.

That is something I cannot agree with.

That is something with which I cannot agree.

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How many of you can I count on?

Where did he go?

Where did he go to?
Where did you get this?
Where did you get this at?
I will go later.
I will go later on.
Take your shoes off the bed.
Take your shoes off of the bed.
You may look out the window.
You may look out of the window.
Cut it into small pieces.
Cut it up into small pieces.

2
on

He was born on December 23.1223

We will arrive on the fourth.4

3 ofhave

I should have done it.

I should of done it.

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4 betweenamong

Divide the candy between the two of you.

Divide the candy among the three of you.

5 like

asas if
You look so much like your mother.
motherlike
You look as if you are angry.
as if

9 8

The weather was of an extreme nature on the west coast.

California had very cold weather last week.

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Barry hit the ball.

The ball was hit.

isthere areit isit was

there
3

There is a case of meningitis that was reported in the newspaper.

A case of meningitis was reported in the newspaper.

The newspaper reported a case of meningitis.

It is important to signal before making a left turn.

Signaling before making a left turn is important.

Signaling before a left turn is important.

You should signal before making a left turn.

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There are some revisions which must be made.

Some revisions must be made.

Please make some revisions.

He is not unwilling to help.

He is willing to help.

You should check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

You should check your spelling, grammar, and punctuating.

dangling modifier
While walking across the street, the bus hit her.

While walking across the street, she was hit by a bus.

She was hit by a bus while walking across the street.

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I have some pound cake Mollie baked in my lunch bag.

In my lunch bag, I have some pound cake that Mollie baked.

After the show ended.

After the show ended, we had coffee.

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