Proofreading

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Journal We are inclined to believe those whom we
do not know because they have never deceived
us. -Dr. Samuel Johnson
JPS 6
2/9/09
Proofreading 1. Gabriel Garcia marquez excepted
the nobel prize for literature in 1982, he thinks
Latin Americans dont wright from their
experience any more 2. during the great
depression of the 1930s many families in the
Midwest losed their farms
SAT Question 3. Mrs. Williams found it ironic
that her twelve year old son, who made all As on
his report card, was so ----- at home, apparently
unable to follow her most basic instructions
concerning common sense matters such as tidiness.
a. stubborn b. astute c. candid d. obtuse e.
sullen
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JPS 7
2/10/09
Journal When we ask advice we are usually
looking for an accomplice. -Charles Varlet
Marquis de La Grange
Proofreading 1. wheres youre sister at Larry 2.
unfortunately I have me a sister whos a lot like
Dee
SAT Question 3. Every day, millions of tiny stony
bits falling quietly into the atmosphere,
A burning briefly as meteors, and leaving
behind a vaporized residue that
B C filters slowly to Earth. No error. D
E
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JPS 8
2/11/09
Journal Clever liars give details, but the
cleverest dont. -Anonymous
Proofreading 1. elie wisel who was the 2nd
younger child and only son of a shopkeeper is
born in Sighet Romania 2. toni morrisons novel
Beloved was winning the Pulitzer prize in fiction
in 1988
SAT Question 3. The new faculty member was a
world renowned scholar who, unfortunately,
considered teaching undergraduates ----- him he
rarely ----- to speak to students who were not
taking advanced post-graduate courses. a. within
. . presumed b. above . . needed c. beneath . .
deigned d. beyond . . neglected e. like . .
prepared
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JPS 9
2/12/09
Journal Nobody forgets where he buried the
hatchet. Frank Mckinney Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930
Proofreading 1. alice has never wrote no novels
and dont think she never will 2. that is the
most coldest milk of the world
SAT Question 3. The professor asked the students
to make sure they read the entire novel, both the
twelve regular chapters and the extensive ---
materials that the author included at the
beginning of the book. a. proleptic b. redacted
c. prefatory d. orthographic e. conjunctive
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JPS 10
2/13/09
Journal Fortune does not change men it unmasks
them. Suzanne Necker, 1739-1794
Proofreading 1. Lovisas the young wifes name Pat
sayed but whats the husbands name 2. the thief
runned away but the men catched him anyways
SAT Question 3. Athena Gibson, the first African
American tennis player to be recognized as a
world champion, beginning to play amateur tennis
in the 1940s. a. beginning to play b. began
playing c. and she began playing d. she began to
play e. she had begun playing