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MONDAY’S WRITING EFFORTS NEED ATTENTION

Monday, May 7, 2012 By Michael Lyons Leave a Comment

PUNCTUATION PROBLEMS

Identify and correct all the errors in the following pieces.

“But talks have broke off at another supplier, Oakley Sub-Assembly, though union officials on Sunday said workers aren’t yet going to strike.”
Rebecca Wright, “”Deals reached at 2 Chrysler suppliers”, The Windsor Star, Monday, May 7, 2012.

“More to the point, Diefenbaker was no incrementalist: He dreamed big, spoke big, mesmerized voters with the power of his vision. Whereas Harper is proving to be, at the end of the day, what the Japanese were to the internal combustion engine: An improver of someone else’s invention.”
Michael Den Tandt, Postmedia News, “Harper: One year into a majority”, The Windsor Star, Monday, May 7, 2012.

“Because Harper is busy being That Guy.”
Michael Den Tandt, Postmedia News, “Harper: One year into a majority”, The Windsor Star, Monday, May 7, 2012.

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “turgid”.
What part of speech is “turgid”?
Define “turgid” and use it in a sentence that shows its meaning.

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