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2023-03-19 11:19:46 Insert missing commas :

She'd always been curious about the village where her grandparents grew up. So she booked a flight to Riga, Latvia for Tuesday 16 April.

Answer: She'd always been curious about the village where her grandparents grew up. So she booked a flight to Riga, Latvia, for Tuesday, 16 April.

TIP: 1st case — The state or country name is separated by a comma from the city and from the rest of the sentence.
2nd case — The day of the week is separated from rest of the date with a comma. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:19:38 Round . INSERT THE MISSING COMMAS

Insert missing comma :

We cook quinoa as a grain but it actually belongs to the amaranth family. Containing all nine essential amino acids quinoa is a complete protein.

Answer: We cook quinoa as a grain, but it actually belongs to the amaranth family. Containing all nine essential amino acids quinoa is a complete protein.

TIP: Coordinating conjunctions, like and or but, join two complete sentences and are preceded by a comma. Open / Comment

2023-03-19 11:19:28 Commas (speaking)

Benefits :
Improve your understanding of how to use commas correctly ;
Write more clearly and effectively .

INSTRUCTIONS:
Round 1. Determine the place where comma is missing.
Madam Secretary [ , ] I politely disagree...
Round 2. Remove extra comma.
Westminster Abbey [ , ] is located in London, England.

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2023-03-18 09:16:04 Clarity (writing)

Benefits :
🗨 Learn to express yourself clearly and concisely ;
Use more direct phrases to avoid misunderstanding .

INSTRUCTIONS: Replace a wordy phrase to make the sentence as brief as possible.

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2023-03-16 10:06:22 She tried to get the two sides to join together to pass proposal.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is either < ... together ... > .
TIP: Join means "connect two things with each other", and together means "with each other".

She tried to get the two sides to join together to pass proposal. Open / Comment

2023-03-16 10:06:15 She was unable to find the UPC code on that item.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is either < ... UPC ... > or < ... code ... > .
TIP: UPC stands for universal product code, so the word code is already included. Either word can be removed from the sentence.

She was unable to find the UPC code on that item.
OR She was unable to find the UPC code on that item. Open / Comment

2023-03-16 10:06:08 The sled quickly made its downward descent to the bottom of the hill.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is < ... downward ... >.
TIP: Descent means "a downward movement", so the word downward is unnecessary.

The sled quickly made its downward descent to the bottom of the hill. Open / Comment

2023-03-16 10:06:01 The book's faded print was barely visible to the eye.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is < ... to the eye ... >.
TIP: Visible means "able to be seen", and the eye is the organ that sees, so to the eye is unnecessary.

The book's faded print was barely visible to the eye . Open / Comment

2023-03-16 10:05:54 The author conducted 200 interviews to write a biography of the life of the reclusive poet.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is either < ... of the life ... > .
TIP: Biography means "the story of a person's life", so of the life is unnecessary.

The author conducted 200 interviews to write a biography of the life of the reclusive poet. Open / Comment

2023-03-16 10:05:31 Her disheveled appearance was puzzling in nature because she was usually a sharp dresser.

Answer: The unnecessary word here is either < ... in nature ... > .
TIP: Both puzzling in nature and puzzling means "difficult to understand", so in nature is unnecessary.

Her disheveled appearance was puzzling in nature because she was usually a sharp dresser. Open / Comment