DOL: Rambling sentence, capitalization, abbreviation,

John Muir decided to become a naturalist at the age of 30 and

he hiked from the midwest to the gulf of mexico to acquaint himself

with the land and with his writings he inspired the development of

national parks in the U.S.

JOURNAL: When I think about 'growing up'. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Plan your project well, and bring all the materials.

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"The Diary of Anne Frank"

DOL: Run-on sentence, Comma (nonrestrictive clause), Capitalization

In 1875 Matthew Webb of great Britain became the first person to

swim across the english channel which lies between england and france

and he arrived in france 21 hours and 45 minutes after he left england.

JOURNAL: The thing that frustrates me most. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Ginny did her homework, and Hector played alone happily.

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DOL: Run-on sentence, commas (appositive and introductory phrase),

Abbreviation.

The speed of sound or Mach 11 can be reached at sea level at

around 742 mp hour at 36,000 feet the speed of sound becomes

661 mp hour.

JOURNAL: Now that it is the end of the quarter and report

cards are coming. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Are you ready?

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"Diary of Anne Frank"

DOL: Run-on sentence, commas (independent clauses and

It should have been obvious when you visited that Fido is the

greatest dog in the world not only does she hang our with us but

she loves to wrestle when she's finally tired Fido will take a nap

with her head on your lap.

JOURNAL: One kindness I appreciate. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Will you vote in November?

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JOURNAL: The most popular music today. . .

DIAGRAMMING: Was that a good decision?

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