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#GRAMMAR 13.6 PRACTICE (due date: Wednesday, November 9)

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DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the adverb clause or antithetical phrase in each sentence. (25 points)
*Do not include any punctuation in your answer unless commas are used to separate items in a series.
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine the exact number of words to put in the box.

2. In NINETEEN of the sentences, insert commas wherever necessary. (19 points)
*Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add in the commas.
*You may only add one or two commas to your answer.
*Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

3. SIX of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write none in the box. (6 points)
Sentence #1: Before paper was invented maps were made of whatever materials were at hand.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Before paper was invented maps were made of whatever materials were at hand. (4)

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Rewritten: Before paper was invented maps were made of whatever materials were at hand.

Sentence #2: The earliest known map is made of mud not paper.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: The earliest known map is made of mud not paper. (2)

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Rewritten: The earliest known map is made of mud not paper.

Sentence #3: This map though not proven is believed to be Babylonian.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: This map though not proven is believed to be Babylonian. (3)

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Rewritten: This map though not proven is believed to be Babylonian.

Sentence #4: Mapmakers believe that early maps were made to show people’s possessions not to give directions.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Mapmakers believe that early maps were made to show people’s possessions not to give directions. (4)

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Rewritten: Mapmakers believe that early maps were made to show people’s possessions not to give directions.

Sentence #5: A landowner would draw an outline of his property in order to protect it from theft.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: A landowner would draw an outline of his property in order to protect it from theft. (7)

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Rewritten: A landowner would draw an outline of his property in order to protect it from theft.

Sentence #6: Unlike the Babylonians the Inuit of the Arctic made maps of animal skins.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Unlike the Babylonians the Inuit of the Arctic made maps of animal skins. (3)

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Rewritten: Unlike the Babylonians the Inuit of the Arctic made maps of animal skins.

Sentence #7: The Egyptians in order to show the locations of precious ores engraved maps on gold, copper, and silver plates.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: The Egyptians in order to show the locations of precious ores engraved maps on gold, copper, and silver plates. (9)

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Rewritten: The Egyptians in order to show the locations of precious ores engraved maps on gold, copper, and silver plates.

Sentence #8: In order to identify their small islands the South Pacific islanders made maps using shells and coral.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: In order to identify their small islands the South Pacific islanders made maps using shells and coral. (7)

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Rewritten: In order to identify their small islands the South Pacific islanders made maps using shells and coral.

Sentence #9: Many cultures provided they have the resources seemed to evolve mapmaking independently of one another.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Many cultures provided they have the resources seemed to evolve mapmaking independently of one another. (5)

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Rewritten: Many cultures provided they have the resources seemed to evolve mapmaking independently of one another.

Sentence #10: The Chinese used silk not cheap cloth to make maps.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: The Chinese used silk not cheap cloth to make maps. (3)

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Rewritten: The Chinese used silk not cheap cloth to make maps.

Sentence #11: They used different symbols whenever towns and villages needed to be indicated.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: They used different symbols whenever towns and villages needed to be indicated. (8)

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Rewritten: They used different symbols whenever towns and villages needed to be indicated.

Sentence #12: The Chinese also distinguished between rivers and roads whenever they made their maps.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: The Chinese also distinguished between rivers and roads whenever they made their maps. (5)

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Rewritten: The Chinese also distinguished between rivers and roads whenever they made their maps.

Sentence #13: Early mapmakers used a lot of guesswork before people began to explore the world more fully.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Early mapmakers used a lot of guesswork before people began to explore the world more fully. (9)

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Rewritten: Early mapmakers used a lot of guesswork before people began to explore the world more fully.

Sentence #14: Mapmaking was really a form of art not science.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Mapmaking was really a form of art not science. (2)

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Rewritten: Mapmaking was really a form of art not science.

Sentence #15: When explorers returned from trips new information was added to the mapmakers’ store of knowledge.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: When explorers returned from trips new information was added to the mapmakers’ store of knowledge. (5)

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Rewritten: When explorers returned from trips new information was added to the mapmakers’ store of knowledge.

Sentence #16: Ptolemy unlike his predecessors began to put north at the top of maps.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Ptolemy unlike his predecessors began to put north at the top of maps. (3)

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Rewritten: Ptolemy unlike his predecessors began to put north at the top of maps.

Sentence #17: He also as though forming an attempt to add accuracy tried to show distances between landmasses on maps.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: He also as though forming an attempt to add accuracy tried to show distances between landmasses on maps. (8)

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Rewritten: He also as though forming an attempt to add accuracy tried to show distances between landmasses on maps.

Sentence #18: Until the printing press was invented maps had to be copied by hand.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Until the printing press was invented maps had to be copied by hand. (6)

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Rewritten: Until the printing press was invented maps had to be copied by hand.

Sentence #19: This made them as you might guess very expensive.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: This made them as you might guess very expensive. (4)

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Rewritten: This made them as you might guess very expensive.

Sentence #20: When the printing press made maps widely available interest in exploration flourished worldwide.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: When the printing press made maps widely available interest in exploration flourished worldwide. (8)

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Rewritten: When the printing press made maps widely available interest in exploration flourished worldwide.

Sentence #21: Maps once basic tools for Earth scientists show a variety of things.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Maps once basic tools for Earth scientists show a variety of things. (6)

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Rewritten: Maps once basic tools for Earth scientists show a variety of things.

Sentence #22: Topographical maps show the shape of the land while road maps show the locations of streets and highways.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Topographical maps show the shape of the land while road maps show the locations of streets and highways. (10)

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Rewritten: Topographical maps show the shape of the land while road maps show the locations of streets and highways.

Sentence #23: Although road maps show where roads lead they do not show the elevations of such roads.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: Although road maps show where roads lead they do not show the elevations of such roads. (7)

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Rewritten: Although road maps show where roads lead they do not show the elevations of such roads.

Sentence #24: A topographical map would be useful for you when you plan a daylong hike.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: A topographical map would be useful for you when you plan a daylong hike. (6)

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Rewritten: A topographical map would be useful for you when you plan a daylong hike.

Sentence #25: The map would show you before you got started how much climbing you would have to do.
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Adverb Clause/Antithetical Phrase: The map would show you before you got started how much climbing you would have to do. (4)

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Rewritten: The map would show you before you got started how much climbing you would have to do.