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Hyphens with Prefixes—Quiz 1 |
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Hyphens with Prefixes—Quiz 2 |
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Hyphens with re- Words—Quiz 1 |
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Hyphens with re- Words—Quiz 2 |
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Capitalization—Quiz 1 |
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Capitalization—Quiz 2 |
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Writing Numbers—Quiz 1 |
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Writing Numbers—Quiz 2 |
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Punctuation, Capitalization, and Writing Numbers Mastery Test 151
To my wonderful husband, Lester Kaufman, who spares me from embarrassment by being the most tenacious, relentless proofreader a gal could ask for. (It's fine to end a sentence with a
preposition ... really!)
Acknowledgments
Creating and publishing a reference guide and workbook that is popular, easy to understand, and tempting to use requires the input of many. My thanks go to the following: my parents who, as immigrants to the United States, passed their meticulousness about speaking and writing well along to me; Gary Klehr for helping to name the book many years ago and for tireless structural editing; my husband, Lester Kaufman, for catching so many mistakes before they found their way into print; our daughter, Zoe, for her wise counsel about content and much more; my literary agent, Cathy Fowler, for her steadfast belief in the book's value; Marjorie McAneny at Jossey-Bass Publishers for enthusiastically rolling out the red carpet; and the thousands of loyal readers and viewers of my Web site who, by offering valuable input daily, help shape every rule, example, and quiz.
About the Author
IN 1975, when the State of California was formulating its plan for a training branch, no one knew what employees wanted or needed. Jane Straus, then an undergraduate at the University of California at Davis seeking work as a waitress, was offered the job of finding out in exchange for three units toward graduation. From her interviews with hundreds of State employees, Jane discovered that they needed English and math programs to pass the civil service promotional exams. She sent in her results, received her units, and kept knocking on restaurant doors. One day, she got a call: ''Jane, it looks as though you can write well. Can you teach a class in English?'' Desperate and too naive to know better, Jane answered with a resounding, ''Sure.'' This is how a star was born—or at least began to rise in the sky. Within weeks, thirty employees signed up for a one-day trial program in Basic English Grammar and Punctuation Skills taught by (twenty-year-old) ''Training Consultant'' Jane Straus. To prepare, Jane scoured the library for materials but found no books that conveyed the rules of English in—well—plain English. So she wrote the rules her way, made up some exercises, ran off some copies, and hoped for the best that first day of class. Fortunately, the class raved about Jane and her material, but she still searched for ''real'' work. What she didn't know was that the phones at the newly formed State Training Center were ringing off the hook. Word had spread quickly. More and more State employees demanded that they get an equal opportunity to benefit from Jane's seminar. Eventually, Jane taught many different courses for state and federal employees as well as for the private sector and nonprofit organizations. Some of the programs she designed included Public Speaking (where she met her wonderful husband), Effective Meeting Skills, and Communicating with Different Personality Styles. While developing these programs, she continued to
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