Daily Language Workouts
Days 21-40
Day 21
 Edit:
 On his deathbed, the philospher socrates
said “I am not an athenian [a resident of
Athen Greece] nor a Greek but a Citizen of
the World,” nevertheless, Greek citizens
accused him of corrupting the minds of
young Athenians.
 Notes:
 Use brackets to enclose information that
you have inserted into a quotation for
clarity.
Corrected Sentence
 On his deathbed, the philospher
Socrates said, “I am not an Athenian
[a resident of Athens, Greece] nor a
Greek but a citizen of the world.”
Nevertheless, Greek citizens accused
him of corrupting the minds of young
Athenians.
Day 22
 Edit:
 Many seniors have dicided not to go on the class trip to
Arizona, consequently these Students won’t see the
painted dessert, the petrified forest or the grand canyon.
 Notes:
 Allusion=indirect reference to a piece of writing (Her
speech included an allusion to one of Robert Frost’s
poems.)
 Illusion=a false idea or appearance (The shimmering
heat produced an illusion of water on the road.)
Corrected Sentence
 Many seniors have decided not to go
on the class trip to Arizona;
consequently, these students won’t
see the Painted Desert, the Petrified
Forest, or the Grand Canyon.
Day 23
 Edit:
 In her mid-30’s, aunt Yolanda made a u-turn
and, without the benefit of even one business
course, went from full time Mother and
President of the pta to ceo of her own small
company, we’re very proud of her.
 Notes:
 Access=admittance (The thief gained access to
the building.)
 Excess=a surplus (We have an excess of
musical talent in our class.)
Corrected Sentence
 In her mid-30’s, Aunt Yolanda made a
U-turn and, without the benefit of
even one business course, went from
full-time mother and president of the
PTA to CEO of her own small
company. We’re very proud of her.
Day 24
 Edit:
 Islam, a major world religion, is dominent in
the middle east, it’s followers are called
muslims, and it’s sacred book is the koran.
 Notes:
 Than=conjunction that introduces 2nd part of a
comparison (LaTrisha is taller than LaToya.)
 Then=“at this time”, “soon afterward”, “for the
reason”, “in that case” (We ate lunch and then
washed the dishes.)
Corrected Sentence
 Islam, a major world religion, is
dominant in the Middle East; its
followers are called Muslims, and its
sacred book is the Koran.
Day 25
 Edit:
 My Grandfather a world War II veteran heard president
Truman anounce that the United States had dropped the
first atomic bomb on hiroshima Japan, three days later,
a second a-bomb was dropped on nagasaki.
 Notes:
 Thorough=“complete” (We gave the bedrooms a
thorough cleaning.)
 Through=“into at one side and out another” (A breeze
blew through the house.)
 Threw=“past tense of throw” (Lacey threw the ball.)
Corrected Sentence
 My grandfather, a World War II
veteran, heard President Truman
announce that the United States had
dropped the first atomic bomb on
Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, a
second A-bomb was dropped on
Nagasaki.
Day 26
 Edit:
 According to Isaac Asimov “It took five mos. To
get word back to Queen Isabella about the
voyage of Columbus two wks. For Europe to
hear about Lincoln’s assasonation and only one
point three seconds to get the word from Neil
Armstrong that man can walk on the moon.”
 Notes:
 Spell out cardinal numbers (such as twenty)
and ordinal numbers (such as twentieth) that
can be written in one or two words.
Corrected Sentence
 According to Isaac Asimov, “It took
five months to get word back to
Queen Isabella about the voyage of
Columbus, two weeks for Europe to
hear about Lincoln’s assassination,
and only 1.3 seconds to get the word
from Neil Armstrong that man can
walk on the moon.”
Day 27
 Edit:
 In the early nineteen hundreds, the averge age
life expectancy for white females in the U.S.
was 51.8 years, in two thousand three, the age
was eighty point five six years.
 Notes:
 In general, use numerals to express numbers
that would be written in more than two words.
(i.e. There were 220 marching in the band.)
Corrected Sentence
 In the early 1900s, the average life
expectancy for white females in the
United States was 51.8 years; in
2003, the age was 80.56 years.
Day 28
 Edit:
 If your looking for all As in weight lifting, get
information on hand-strengthening exercises at
Sports Health five twenty-seven W. Windor rd.
Glendale Cal. 91204.
 Notes:
 Use numerals for numbered streets and
avenues above ninety-nine and for all house,
apartment, and room numbers. Spell out
numbered streets and avenues of ninety-nine
and below.
Corrected Sentence
 If you’re looking for all A’s in weight
lifting, get information on handstrengthening exercises at Sports
Health, 527 West Windsor Road,
Glendale, California 91204.
Day 29
 Edit:
 715,000 workers are employed by McDonald’s
restaurants in the United States and Canada,
more than 1 out of every eight Americans has
worked in the chain restaurant at some point in
life.
 Notes:
 Spell out any number that occurs at the
beginning of a sentence. (i.e. Two hundred
twenty-five singers performed.)
Corrected Sentence
 Seven hundred and fifteen thousand
workers are employed by McDonald’s
restaurants in the United States and
Canada. More than one out of every
eight Americans has worked in the
chain restaurant at some point in life.
Day 30
 Edit:
 Both my brother-in-laws use up tanksful of gas
on their jobs, one works for the Int. Rev.
Service and the other works at a local branch
of the Fed. Housing Admin.
 Notes:
 To form the plural of hyphenated compound
nouns or nouns with more than one work,
usually make the most important work plural.
(i.e. fathers-in-law, post offices)
Corrected Sentence
 Both my brothers-in-law use up
tankfuls of gas on their jobs; one
works for the Internal Revenue
Service, and the other works at a
local branch of the Federal Housing
Administration.
Day 31
 Edit:
 The shop-till-you-drop urge can become an
obsession, and a support group Debtors
Anonamous exists and people who have maxed
out their credit cards, and morgaged their lives
discover that they have plenty of company.
 Notes:
 Lie (lying, lay, lain) means “to rest or recline”
 Lay (laying, laid, laid) means “to put or place”
Corrected Sentence
 The shop-till-you-drop urge can
become an obsession, and a support
group, Debtors Anonymous, exists.
People who have maxed out their
credit cards and mortgaged their lives
discover that they have plenty of
company.
Day 32
 Edit:
 The Internet and cyberspace are now as clogged with
traffic as most city highways at rush hour and users
often experience major delays in getting information and
people are often disapointed by the lack of speedy
dependable service.
 Notes:
 Don’t use “off” in place of “from.” (i.e. I’ll borrow the
money from (not off) my brother.)
 Don’t use “of” after the preposition “off.” (i.e. He fell off
(not off of) the ladder, but he didn’t hurt himself.)
Corrected Sentence
 The Internet and cyberspace are now
as clogged with traffic as most city
highways at rush hour, and users
often experience major delays in
getting information. People are often
disappointed by the lack of speedy,
dependable service.
Day 33
 Edit:
 Ethnocentrism is an additude whereby people
believe that their race, culture class or nation
is superior to others when this additude
becomes extreme, war can result.
 Notes:
 Don’t use “of” after the preposition “inside.”
 i.e. Inside (not inside of) the cupboard were
several old photograph albums.
Corrected Sentence
 Ethnocentrism is an attitude whereby
people believe that their race,
culture, class, or nation is superior to
others. When this attitude becomes
extreme, war can result.
Day 34
 Edit:
 When you’re car overheats and steam billows out from
under the hood you need to remember that payshunce is
a virtue and don’t immediately remove the radiator cap,
or you might get scalded.
 Notes:
 After the words “could, might, must, should, and would,”
use the helping verb “have” or its contraction, “’ve,” not
the word “of.”
 i.e. You might have (not might of) swerved to avoid the
other car.
 i.e. I should’ve (not should of) warned you.
Corrected Sentence
 When your car overheats and steam
billows out from under the hood, you
need to remember that patience is a
virtue. Don’t immediately remove
the radiator cap, or you might get
scalded.
Day 35
 Edit:
 Vegetarians can enjoy Summer barbecues without
feeling left out grilling is not just for meat anymore
skewered marinated vegatables are delishous when
grilled.
 Notes:
 The adjective quiet means “silent or motionless.”
 (Please be quiet so I can think.)
 The verb quit means “to stop or to give up.” (Shirelle
has quit the swim team.
 The adverb quite means “very or completely.” (We
were quite sorry to lose her.)
Corrected Sentence
 Vegetarians can enjoy summer
barbecues without feeling left out.
Grilling is not just for meat anymore;
skewered, marinated vegetables are
delicious when grilled.
Day 36
 Edit:
 Everyone needs to improve their
writeing and math skills because less
and less jobs require mussels only.
 Notes:
 Singular pronouns need singular
antecedents. (i.e. Arthur Mitchell
founded his own ballet company.)
Corrected Sentence
 Everyone needs to improve his or her
writing and math skills because fewer
and fewer jobs require muscles only.
Day 37
 Edit:
 Her and I discovered that before the Revolutionary War,
anyone who needed money had to borrow from there
friends and family, no banks existed.
 Notes:
 The following indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular:
anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody,
everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing,
one, somebody, someone, something.
 (i.e. Everyone is in his or her seat.)
Corrected Sentence
 She and I discovered that before the
Revolutionary War, anyone who
needed money had to borrow from
his or her friends and family; no
banks existed.
Day 38
 Edit:
 American shopping malls are amazing places where
people can shop register to vote, give blood, play video
games attend a worship service of your choice, get
marryed or mail a letter.
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Notes:
Few singular pronouns indicate gender:
(he, him, his, himself=masculine)
(she, her, hers, herself=feminine)
(it, its, itself=neutral)
Corrected Sentence
 American shopping malls are amazing
places where people can shop,
register to vote, give blood, play
video games, attend a worship
service of their choice, get married,
or mail a letter.
Day 39
 Edit:
 If a worker is unable to work because of a
savere disability, social security offers monthly
disability payments until they are able to work
again.
 Notes:
 Use nominative case (I, you, she, he, it, we,
they) in a compound subject.
 i.e. Dorothy and I planted the perennials.
Corrected Sentence
 If a worker is unable to work because
of a severe disability, Social Security
offers monthly disability payments
until he or she is able to work again.
Day 40
 Edit:
 Either ratios or percentages may be use to
express the liklihood that a traffic accident will
happen to you or I.
 Notes:
 Use the objective case (me, you, her, him, it,
us, them) in a compound object.
 i.e. Lana brought Dorothy and them some
lemonade.
Corrected Sentence
 Either ratios or percentages may be
used to express the likelihood that a
traffic accident will happen to you or
me.