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Day 1. Being as The Diary of Samuel Pepys pronounced PEEPS presents a personal look at seventeenth-century London, it is an invaluable resource. Pepys wrote the diary from January 1 1660 to May 31 1669, using a combination of shorthand and encoding it. Use of commas in dates.

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Day 1

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  1. Day 1 Being as The Diary of Samuel Pepys pronounced PEEPS presents a personal look at seventeenth-century London, it is an invaluable resource. Pepys wrote the diary from January 1 1660 to May 31 1669, using a combination of shorthand and encoding it. Use of commas in dates Elimination of faulty parallel structure Correct use of conjunction Use of parentheses to set off information

  2. Day 1 BecauseThe Diary of Samuel Pepys(pronounced PEEPS) presents a personal look at seventeenth-century London, it is an invaluable resource. Correct use of conjunction Use of parentheses to set off information Pepys wrote the diary from January 1, 1660 to May 31, 1669, using a combination of shorthand and code. Use of commas in dates Elimination of faulty parallel structure

  3. Day 2 One question has always puzzled readers why did Pepys write his diary. Almost certain his motive was to have a record of his young and busy life to reread and enjoy in his old age. Use of adverb to modify a verb Use of comma after introductory phrase Use of colon to introduce clarifying information Use of end punctuation: question mark

  4. Day 2 One question has always puzzled readers: Why did Pepys write his diary? Use of colon to introduce clarifying information Use of end punctuation: question mark Almost certainly, his motive was to have a record of his young and busy life to reread and enjoy in his old age. Use of adverb to modify a verb Use of comma after introductory phrase

  5. Day 3 Pepys was a naval officer, and he had a cousin who was an earl, and he was the president of the royal society. To the great and small events of his day, Pepys took his keen eye and genial personality and done a good job of recording information. Correct past form of irregular verb Capitalization of name of organization Correction of commonly misused words Revision of stringy sentence

  6. Day 3 A naval officer and a cousin to an earl, Pepys was the president of the Royal Society. Revision of stringy sentence Capitalization of name of organization To the great and small events of his day, Pepys brought his keen eye and genial personality and did a good job of recording information. Correction of commonly misused words Correct past form of irregular verb

  7. Day 4 Samuel Pepys entry for September 2 1666 describes a great fire that damaged London bad. His family, friends, and him also lived through a plague that killed thousands. Correct pronoun case Use of commas in a date Formation of singular possessive Use of adverb to modify a verb

  8. Day 4 Samuel Pepys’s entry for September 2, 1666 describes a great fire that damaged London badly. Formation of singular possessive Use of commas in a date Use of adverb to modify a verb His family, friends, and he also lived through a plague that killed thousands. Correct pronoun case

  9. Day 5 Loosing his sight in middle age, Samuel Pepys couldn’t of reread his diary in his later years. However, if Pepys was to know that a large audience enjoy his diary today, he would sure be happy. Correction of commonly confused words Use of adverb to modify verb Correct use of helping verb have Use of verb in the subjunctive mood Subject and verb agreement

  10. Day 5 Losing his sight in middle age, Samuel Pepys couldn’t have reread his diary in his later years. Correction of commonly confused words Correct use of helping verb have However, if Pepys were to know that a large audience enjoys his diary today, he would surely be happy. Use of verb in the subjunctive mood Subject and verb agreement Use of adverb to modify verb

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