The GREAT Editing Adventure Series Volume 1

Lesson 6



Unexpectedly, the head of the cow figure fell forward 1, and a loud 2, booming sound was 3 emitted 4 from within.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Synonyms

loud - (adjective) 1. blaring 2. deafening 3. stentorious

Rules

1. forward, - Use a comma before a conjunctive when it joins the parts of a compound sentence.

2. loud, - Use commas to separate two or more adjectives before a noun.

3. sound was - A verb must agree in number with its subject.
Ex: The dog was hungry.
The dogs were hungry.

4. emitted - If a word has more than one syllable, (like forgot) ending with one vowel and one consonant, and the accent is on the last syllable, you must double the last consonant before adding a suffix beginning with a vowel.