Chapter 4: Where Sentences Start And Stop

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   Sprint 4.1: Capital Letters And Full Stops

   Learner opens every sentence with a capital and closes it with a full stop, including in first-draft writing under time pressure.

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2. 02

   Sprint 4.2: The Sentence That Never Finished

   Learner tests a group of words for a subject and a verb before treating it as a sentence.

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   Sprint 4.3: The Sentence That Never Stopped

   Learner ends a sentence where it ends, rather than joining independent clauses with a comma or with nothing.

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4. 04

   Sprint 4.4: The Comma After An Opener

   Learner places a comma after an introductory word or phrase, and omits it where none is needed.

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   Sprint 4.5: Joining Two Clauses

   Learner joins two clauses with a conjunction that matches the relationship, punctuating the join correctly.

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   Sprint 4.6: Apostrophes

   Learner uses the apostrophe for contraction and possession, and omits it from plurals and from its.

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7. 07

   Sprint 4.7: Chapter Repair — Punctuate An Unpunctuated Paragraph

   Learner punctuates continuous unmarked text, deciding boundaries without being told where they are.

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