❗️ ARRANGE ITEMS SEQUENTIALLY
PLACE THE FIRST ITEM AT THE TOP

⭕️ Campbell's Soup Cans ;

⭕️ Banana ;

⭕️ Eight Elvises ;

⭕️ Big Electric Chair .

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✅ Answer Key :

1️⃣ Campbell's Soup Cans ;

2️⃣ Eight Elvises ;

3️⃣ Banana ;

4️⃣ Big Electric Chair .

❗️ ARRANGE ITEMS SEQUENTIALLY
PLACE THE FIRST ITEM AT THE TOP

⭕️ Self-Portrait ;

⭕️ Apple ;

⭕️ Mao Zedong ;

⭕️ Rorschach ;

⭕️ Mickey Mouse .

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✅ Answer Key :

1️⃣ Mao Zedong ;

2️⃣ Mickey Mouse ;

3️⃣ Rorschach ;

4️⃣ Apple ;

5️⃣ Self-Portrait .

‼️ NOW, THAT YOU'VE PRACTICED EACH PART, ORGANIZE BOTH HALVES AS ONE

⭕️ Campbell's Soup Cans ;

⭕️ Apple ;

⭕️ Big Electric Chair ;

⭕️ Banana ;

⭕️ Self-Portrait ;

⭕️ Eight Elvises ;

⭕️ Mao Zedong ;

⭕️ Mickey Mouse ;

⭕️ Rorschach .

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✅ Answer Key :

1️⃣ Campbell's Soup Cans ;

2️⃣ Eight Elvises ;

3️⃣ Banana ;

4️⃣ Big Electric Chair ;

5️⃣ Mao Zedong ;

6️⃣ Mickey Mouse ;

7️⃣ Rorschach ;

8️⃣ Apple ;

9️⃣ Self-Portrait .

💠 Brevity (writing) 💠

Benefits➕:
💬 Learn to express yourself clearly and concisely ;
💠 Avoid redundancies in your writing ;
👁 Keep your reader's attention by writing more directly .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentence and remove an unnecessary word(-s) to make the sentence more concise. All or part of the selection can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.

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❗️INSTRUCTIONS: remove unnecessary word or set of words.

1️⃣ Anyone invited to the party has been asked to please RSVP.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... please ... > .
TIP: RSVP means "please reply", so the word please is unnecessary.

✔️ Anyone invited to the party has been asked to please RSVP.

2️⃣ The mass of an object is exactly the same on the Earth and the Moon.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... exactly ... > .
TIP: Exactly means "in every way", and the same means "identical to another".

✔️ The mass of an object is exactly the same on the Earth and the Moon.

3️⃣ Her disheveled appearance was puzzling in nature because she was usually a sharp dresser.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... in nature ... > .
TIP: Both puzzling in nature and puzzling means "difficult to understand", so in nature is unnecessary.

✔️ Her disheveled appearance was puzzling in nature because she was usually a sharp dresser.

4️⃣ The film's evil fiend had worked hard for redemption.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... evil ... >.
TIP: Fiend means "an evil person", so the word evil is unnecessary.

✔️ The actress played the evil fiend in the film.

5️⃣ His past experience had shown it was not worth arguing with his boss.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is(are) < ... past ... > .
TIP: Past means "a time before the present", and experience means "skill or knowledge gained from seeing or doing something".

✔️ His past experience had shown it was not worth arguing with his boss.

➰ Commas (speaking) ➰

Benefits➕:
➿ Improve your understanding of how to use commas correctly ;
✍️ Write more clearly and effectively .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS:
Determine the place where comma is missing.
Madam Secretary [ , ] ✔️ I politely disagree...

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❗️ Insert 1️⃣ missing comma :

1️⃣ Native to New Zealand's⭕️ North Island, kauri trees can live⭕️ for more than two millennia. Their trunks can be 50 feet in girth⭕️ and they⭕️ can grow to more than 160 feet.

✅ Answer: Native to New Zealand's✖️ North Island, kauri trees can live✖️ for more than two millennia. Their trunks can be 50 feet in girth,✔️ and they✖️ can grow to more than 160 feet.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

2️⃣ There⭕️ was a meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power station on April⭕️ 26, 1986. Although⭕️ it was a catastrophic event⭕️ the final reactor continued to operate until December 14⭕️ 2000.

✅ Answer: There✖️ was a meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power station on April✖️ 26, 1986. Although✖️ it was a catastrophic event,✔️ the final reactor continued to operate until December 14,✔️ 2000.

❗️ Insert 1️⃣ missing comma :

3️⃣ Wolfgang Mozart⭕️ was born in Austria on January 27, 1756. When he took music lessons as a child⭕️ Mozart revealed himself⭕️ to be a prodigy.

✅ Answer: Wolfgang Mozart✖️ was born in Austria on January 27, 1756. When he took music lessons as a child✔️ Mozart revealed himself to be a prodigy.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

4️⃣ St. Mark's Basilica⭕️ the Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge⭕️ are among the most popular tourist attractions in Venice⭕️ Italy.

✅ Answer: St. Mark's Basilica,✔️ the Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge✖️ are among the most popular tourist attractions in Venice,✔️ Italy.

❗️ Insert 3️⃣ missing commas :

5️⃣ As they were gathering⭕️ kindling for the campfire⭕️ Cora asked her friend⭕️ "Did you remember to pack the matches?" The answer⭕️ was no⭕️ so they went to the store to buy some.

✅ Answer: As they were gathering✖️kindling for the campfire,✔️ Cora asked her friend,✔️ "Did you remember to pack the matches?" The answer✖️ was no,✔️ so they went to the store to buy some.

📓 Detail (writing) 📓

Benefits➕:
🔍 Quickly spot mistakes and typos in your writing ;
✔️ Identify problems that spell-check won't catch .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage and select all the errors. Each round focuses on a different type of error:

ROUND 1. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS ;
ROUND 2. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS ;
ROUND 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS .

‼️ To make most of this game, try giving yourself 45 seconds to identify mistakes for each round. 15 secs for bonus round.
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ROUND 1 OF 3. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS

📝 Info: Focus on a single sentence at a time. Make sure that it begins with a capitalized word and ends with proper punctuation.

Example: In addition to his pioneering work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote ✖️Inoculation (inoculation ✔️) against smallpox ✖️(smallpox. ✔️)

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Hailed as 'the most sought-after wizard' in advertising by Time Magazine, David Ogilvy helped pioneer the use of fact-based editorials to improve sales. He was a master at balancing research with creative copy.

When he got an account with auto-maker Mercedes, he wrote an 800-word campaign after interviewing their engineers In just one year, Ogilvy increased sales of Mercedes in the United States from 10,000 cars to 40,000

ROUND 2 OF 3. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS

📝 Info: Read the passage looking for spelling errors and words that may be spelled correctly but used incorrectly (to vs. too). Then, look for misspellings by reading the passage backwards so that you can see each word individually rather than as a group.

Example: In addition to his pionering✖️(pioneering✔️) work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.

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0 of 4 found.

Hailed as 'the most sought-after wizard' in advertising by Time magazine, David Ogilvy helped pioner the use of fact-based editorials to improve sales. He was an master at balancing research with creative copy.

When he got an account with auto-maker Mercedes, he wrote an 800-word campaign after interviewing their enginers. In just one year, Ogilvy increased sells of Mercedes in the United States from 10,000 cars to 40,000.

ROUND 3 OF 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS

📝 Info: Read the passage aloud to identify extra or missing words. You are more likely to hear errors than you are to catch them during a silent read.

✍️ Example: In addition✖️(to✔️) his pioneering work on on ✖️(1 on✔️) photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.

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0 of 4 found.

Hailed as 'the most sought-after wizard' in advertising by Time magazine, David Ogilvy helped pioneer the use fact-based editorials to improve sales. He was a a master at balancing research with creative copy.

When he he got an account with auto-maker Mercedes, he wrote 800-word campaign after interviewing their engineers. In just one year, Ogilvy increased sales of Mercedes in the United States from 10,000 cars to 40,000.

🎁 BONUS ROUND

❗️Find the single error in the selection.

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Ogilvy began his career as a door-to-door stove salesman. Impressed with his record, his employer asked him to write an instruction manuel on selling for the other salespeople.