Creative Editing
Chapter 2
Exercise 13
13. Edit the following sentences to punctuate them correctly. Pay particular attention to the correct use of parentheses, periods, question marks, quotation marks and semicolons.
a. "We don't know how much longer we can wait before beginning it (the Dexter Bridge project the mayor said.
b. It was identified as a Russian plane but US planes were in the area also Maj Gen Larry Jones said.
c. Did the Maryville Tennessee Daily Times win the photography award.
d. Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for Rainman he also appeared in Midnight Cowboy.
e. The inmate said to the parole board "Jones should not be released from prison. He is a dangerous man. He has told me several times, I will kill again if I get a chance.
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