Streamlining sentences with use of possessive

1. Day 1 A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a story of the journey of one boy to self esteem. A critic described the book as follows “I think it is the most moving novel I have read in years. Beginning with a tiny incident among ordinary boys, it ends up being as deep and as big as evil itself.” Use of hyphen with the prefix self- Streamlining sentences with use of possessive Use of colon before a long or formal quotation

2. Day 1 A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a story of the journey of one boy’s journey to self-esteem. Streamlining sentences with use of possession Use of hyphen with then prefix self- A critic described the book as follows: “I think it is the most moving novel I have read in years. Beginning with a tiny incident among ordinary boys, it ends up being as deep and as big as evil itself.” Use of colon before a long or formal quote

3. Day 2 The novel comes from Knowles’s short story Phineas, which appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1956. The novel has sold more than ten million copies. Use of underlining or italics with title of newspaper or magazine Use of numerals and words for round numbers ending in millions Use of quotation marks with title of a short story

4. Day 2 The novel comes from Knowles’s short story "Phineas," which appeared in Cosmopolitanmagazine in 1956. Use of quotation marks with title of a short story Use of underlining or italics with title of newspaper or magazine The novel has sold more than 10 million copies. Use of numerals and words for round numbers ending in millions

5. Day 3 Beside this novel, Knowles has published Morning in Antibes 1962, Indian Summer 1966, and The Private Life of Axie Reed 1986. Knowles has also served as writer in residence at the University of North Carolina and at Princeton University. Use of hyphen in compound noun Correction of commonly confused words Use of parentheses

6. Day 3 Besides this novel, Knowles has published Morning in Antibes(1962), Indian Summer(1966), and The Private Life of Axie Reed(1986). Correction of commonly confused words Use of parentheses Knowles has also served as writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina and at Princeton University. Use of hyphen in compound noun

7. Day 4 The novel concerns Gene and Phineas experiences at the Devon School in New Hampshire. The novel is set during world war II, when the boys were 16 years old. Capitalization of historical event Spelling out numbers through one hundred Use of apostrophes to indicate separate possession

8. Day 4 The novel concerns Gene’s and Phineas’s experiences at the Devon School in New Hampshire. Use of apostrophes to indicate separate possession The novel is set during World War II, when the boys were sixteen years old. Capitalization of historical event Spelling out numbers through one hundred

9. Day 5 Gene is real jealous of his handsome and athletic roommate, Finny, and that causes Gene problems. Nonetheless Gene helps Finny study Math and Latin. Correct capitalization in name of school course Use of comma after introductory word Use of adverb to modify adjective Correction of unclear pronoun reference

10. Day 5 Gene is really jealous of his handsome and athletic roommate, Finny, and Gene’s jealousy causes him problems. Use of adverb to modify adjective Correction of unclear pronoun reference Nonetheless, Gene helps Finny study math and Latin. Correct capitalization in name of school course Use of comma after introductory word