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I. Mechanics Using commas in a series
We use a comma between all the members of a list, or a series.
We need eggs, cheese, milk, and bread.
Copy the sentences, and make all the corrections that are necessary.
Use capital letters when they are needed.
1. what do you see hear feel and smell
2. i see cars people houses stores and factories
3. the largest cities in the world are new york city mexico city tokyo los
angeles shanghai buenos aires paris and peking
4. people are using more food fuel water and air
5. they are planning cities building roads finding water putting up
houses and limiting growth
6. the growth of cities is a problem in europe africa asia north america
and south america
7. what are we doing about the traffic the noise the pollution and the
crowding
8. do these problems have an answer
II. Grammar
Spelling ­ing verb forms
The present progressive tense is a combination of two verbs. The
auxiliary is a form of be, and the main verb takes an ­ing ending. The
spelling rules depend on the order of vowel (V) and consonants (C) in
the verb.
1. Verbs that end with e drop the e and add ­ing. Write the forms
below with the correct spelling.
She is writing. (write, drive, live, come, move)
We are dancing. (dance, shave, hide, smile, hope)
2. Verbs that end in a vowel followed by a double consonant (VCC)
or in a double vowel followed by a consonant (VVC) simply add ­ing.
Write the forms below with the correct spelling.
He is cooking. (cook, wait, help, count, sleep, think)
They are working. (work, eat, read, watch, finish, walk)
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