I. The following sentences MAY have issues with grammar, style or punctuation.  Mark clearly what you see as mistakes and show your changes. You may rewrite if you think necessary.

 

 

1. The Mayor sent the City Manager to Keokuk, Iowa for a meeting.
   
   
   
   
    
2. The Atlanta braves are not in contention for the Eastern division title.
   
   
   
   
    
3. The well known composer was borne in Medford, Oregon but lived most of her life in Los Angeles, CA.
   
   
   
   
    
4. Shirley Richards fought in Vietnam, her son fought in Iraqe.
   
   
   
   
    
5. In the evening, the temperature fell five degrees fahrenheit.
   
   
   
   
    
6. We traveled south, looking at the changing leaves on the east coast.
   
   
   
   
    
7. The three-year-old girl would not stop crying, the sitter said.
   
   
   
   
    
8. She starred on Pretty Little Liars in the 80s.
   
   
   
   
    
9. Peach trees are associated with Georgia and Magnolias with the state of Mississippi.
   
   
   
   
    
10. The Republican party has chosen San Diego, California, for the site of its' convention.
    
    
    
    
     
11. Former President Clinton's dog, a black Labrador retriever named Buddy went crazy without it's toy.
    
    
    
    
     
12.  Ms. Egan and me received updated job descriptions.
    
    
    
    
     
13. The epidemic has stuck more than sixty persons, at least 11 of whom have died.
    
    
    
    
     
14. The three sisters and son in laws were invited to the mountain lodge for Christmas.
    
    
    
     
15. In the memo, he suggested his personal reccommendation.
    
    
    
     
16. Both of Jeff's sister-in-laws worked as secretaries at different facilities.
    
    
    
    
     
17. We sincerely hope that the jurys judgment reflects the stories of all the witnesses.
    
    
    
    
     
18. My friend and I applied at GE because of their excellent benefits.
    
    
    
    
     
19. This cell phone and its calling plan costs much less than I expected.
    
    
    
    
     
20. The salesperson turned in his report however he did not indicate the time period it
    covered.
    
    
    
     

II. Spelling Choose the correctly spelled word from the following pairs. Put the letter of the correct word in the blank.

 

1. _______
   1. OK
   2. okay
2. _______
   1. definitely
   2. definately
3. _______
   1. occurred
   2. occured
4. _______
   1. embarrass
   2. embarass
5. _______
   1. reknowned
   2. renowned
6. _______
   1. grammar
   2. grammer
7. _______
   1. faximile
   2. facsimile
8. _______
   1. sophmore
   2. sophomore
9. _______
   1. consensus
   2. concensus
10. _______
    1. usable
    2. useable

III. Creating a Coherent Paragraph

Use the following facts to construct a coherent paragraph with a topic sentence and appropriate transitional expressions . Provide  introduction and transitions as needed.

• Nearly all teams experience conflict.
• They should recognize and expect it.
• The most effective teams strive to eliminate destructive conflict and develop constructive conflict. Destructive conflict arises when team members take criticism personally.
• Destructive conflict poisons teamwork.
• Conflict can become constructive.
• Teams that encourage members to express their opinions may seem to be experiencing conflict when the opinions differ.

·         Better decisions often result when teams listen to and discuss many views.