Day 1
During her life Emily Dickinson nearly wrote 2,000 poems, only seven of
these were published while she was alive.
As a result few people knew about Dickinson’s poetry in her own day.
Use of semicolon to correct run-on
sentence Use of comma after introductory
phrase
Correction of misplaced modifier
Day 1
During her life Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems; only seven of
these were published while she was alive.
Correction of misplaced modifier
Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence
As a result, few people knew about Dickinson’s poetry in her own day.
Use of comma after introductory phrase
Day 2
Our teacher read a poem that began this way:
“success is counted sweetest by those who neer succeed.”
Dickinson had, had a great deal of trouble getting her poetry published.
Capitalization of first word in a line of
poetry
phrase
Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb
Use of apostrophe in a
contraction
Day 2
Our teacher read a poem that began this way:
“Success is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed.”
Capitalization of first word in a line of poetry
Use of apostrophe in a contraction
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,
Dickinson had had a great deal of trouble getting her poetry published.
Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb phrase
Day 3
Everyone in our class has their favorite Dickinson poem.
Teachers’ emphasize the use of irregular punctuation meter and rhyme as they
teach poems by Emily Dickinson.
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
Correct formation of plural noun
Use of commas in a
series
Day 3
Everyone in our class has his or her favorite Dickinson poem.
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
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Teachers emphasize the use of irregular punctuation, meter, and
rhyme as they teach poems by Emily Dickinson.
Correct formation of plural noun
Use of commas in a series
Day 4
Neither Dickinson’s editor nor her first readers was aware of the poet’s
genius.
Dickinson wrote most unique poems, and this was clear after we had read her
work.
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Verb agreement with a compound subject joined by or or nor
Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective
Day 4
Neither Dickinson’s editor nor her first readers were aware of the
poet’s genius.
Verb agreement with a compound subject joined by or or nor
_____
most
Dickinson wrote unique poems, and this talent was clear after we had
read her work.
Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Day 5
“Success is counted sweetest” has nice images.
You can recite this poem from memory cant you?
Correct use of apostrophe with co
Use of precise adjective to improve style
Use of comma to set off tag question
Day 5
“Success is counted sweetest” has vivid images.
Use of precise adjective to improve style
You can recite this poem from memory, can’t you?
Use of comma to set off tag question
Correct use of apostrophe with contraction