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1 Capitalization of religious terms
Day 1 Puritanism an outgrowth of Calvinism was a religious movement in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Puritans believed that they were different than other people because the lord had selected them for salvation. Capitalization of religious terms Use of different from Use of comma with non-restrictive appositive Spelling out ordinal numbers

2 Use of commas with non-restrictive appositive
Day 1 Puritanism, an outgrowth of Calvinism, was a religious movement in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Use of commas with non-restrictive appositive Spelling out ordinal numbers The Puritans believed that they were different from other people because the Lord had selected them for salvation. Use of different from Capitalization of religious terms

3 Use of hyphen with the prefix self-
Day 2 The Puritans stressed self discipline and introspection as ways to determine if they would go to heaven. The conviction that they had been selected for salvation was enabling the Puritans to endure bad hardships in the New World. Use of hyphen with the prefix self- Use of strong adjective to improve style Verb tense compatibility

4 Day 2 The Puritans stressed self-discipline and introspection as ways to determine if they would go to heaven. Use of hyphen with the prefix self- The conviction that they had been selected for salvation enabled the Puritans to endure extreme hardships in the New World. Verb tense compatibility Use of strong adjective to improve style

5 Day 3 By 1620, a small group of Puritans sailed to America and landed in what is now Plymouth Massachusetts. By following the advise of the Native Americans. Many Puritans survived the hardships of the New World. Use of comma to separate parts of an address Correction of sentence fragment Correction of commonly confused words

6 Use of comma to separate parts of an address
Day 3 By 1620, a small group of Puritans sailed to America and landed in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. Use of comma to separate parts of an address By following the advice of the Native Americans, many Puritans survived the hardships of the New World. Correction of commonly confused words Correction of sentence fragment

7 Correction of run-on sentence
Day 4 Many husbands and wifes died that first harsh winter in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, many children were orphaned. Everyone had their fears during that bitter time, as a result; many people thought about returning to Europe. Correction of run-on sentence Correct use of semicolon and comma with a conjunctive verb Correct spelling of plural noun Pronoun agreement with antecedent

8 Correct spelling of plural noun Correction of run-on sentence
Day 4 Many husbands and wives died that first harsh winter in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; many children were orphaned. Correct spelling of plural noun Correction of run-on sentence Everyone had his or her fears during that bitter time; as a result, many people thought about returning to Europe. Pronoun agreement with antecedent Correct use of semicolon and comma with a conjunctive verb

9 Capitalization of names of particular documents
Day 5 In his book Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford described what the Puritans believed and experienced. The Puritans wrote the mayflower compact to settle disagreements among members of the colony. Capitalization of names of particular documents Use of comma after introductory prepositional phrases Use of underlining or italics with title of book

10 Day 5 In his book Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford described what the Puritans believed and experienced. Use of underlining or italics with title of book Use of comma after introductory prepositional phrases The Puritans wrote the Mayflower Compact to settle disagreements among members of the colony. Capitalization of names of particular documents


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