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Group 1. The writer, Herman Melville, published Moby Dick in 1851.

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  1. Group 1 The writer, Herman Melville, published Moby Dick in 1851. Melville opens his epic book as follows Call me Ishmael. Some years ago never mind how long precisely having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the water part of the world. Elimination of commas with restrictive appositive Use of colon to introduce long or formal quotation Use of dashes with interrupter

  2. Group 1 The writer Herman Melville published Moby Dick in 1851. Elimination of commas with restrictive appositive Melville opens his epic book as follows: Call me Ishmael. Some years ago-never mind how long precisely-having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the water part of the world. Use of colon to introduce long or formal quotation Use of dashes with interrupter

  3. Group 2 “Robert to who was Melville referring in the opening chapter of Moby Dick?” the teacher asked. “Im not sure, but I think he was talking about the narrator,” Robert answered. Correct pronoun case Use of apostrophe in a contraction Use of comma to set off direct address

  4. Group 2 “Robert, towhom was Melville referring in the opening chapter of Moby Dick?” the teacher asked. Use of comma to set off direct address Correct pronoun case “I’m not sure, but I think he was talking about the narrator,” Robert answered. Use of apostrophe in a contraction

  5. Group 3 Because Moby Dick attacked Captain Ahab he went after the whale. When all the whalers understood Ahab’s obsession with the whale. They were afraid that Ahab would lead them to their death. Correction of sentence fragment Correction of unclear pronoun reference Use of comma after introductory subordinate clause

  6. Group 3 Because Moby Dick attacked Captain Ahab,Ahab went after the whale. Use of comma after introductory subordinate clause Correction of unclear pronoun reference When all the whalers understood Ahab’s obsession with the whale, they were afraid that Ahab would lead them to their death. Correction of sentence fragment

  7. Group 4 Many important judgements about a ship’s crew depends on the ship’s captain. Since the previous voyages of the Pequod went so well, the final disaster came without warning to the captain and his crew. Correction of commonly misspelled words Subject and verb agreement Verb tense compatibility

  8. Group 4 Many important judgments about a ship’s crew depend on the ship’s captain. Correction of commonly misspelled words Subject and verb agreement Since the previous voyages of the Pequodhad gone so well, the final disaster came without warning to the captain and his crew. Verb tense compatibility

  9. Group 5 Charles found out more information about whaling by writing to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor New York. The museum is located North of Route 25A, and opens at 10 oclock every day. Elimination of unnecessary capitalization in name of a direction Elimination of unnecessary comma in compound construction Use of apostrophe in a contraction Use of commas to separate parts of an address

  10. Group 5 Charles found out more information about whaling by writing to the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Use of commas to separate parts of an address The museum is located north of Route 25A and opens at 10 o’clock every day. Elimination of unnecessary capitalization in name of a direction Elimination of unnecessary comma in compound construction Use of apostrophe in a contraction

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