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Editing Exercise 2 Punctuation,

Word Choice, and Mechanics

Correct the following errors in punctuation, word choice, and

mechanics.

2 capital letter errors

3 apostrophe errors

2 italics/underlining errors

1 error in use of quotation marks

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Our local bookstore, Templeton’s books, is a comfortable place to
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shop. Opening the heavy wooden door that leads to the shop, a
customer is greeted by a blast of air conditioning and the aroma of

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freshly brewed Coffee. Inside the store, soft classical music plays
in the background, and comfortable overstuffed chairs invite
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customer’s to sit and read. Templetons Books has paperback books,
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hardcover books, and a small collection of books on tape. Along the
back wall, magazines such as Psychology Today, Vogue, and Newsweek

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are displayed in neat rows. Templeton’s also sells a wide variety of
newspapers, from the New York Times to sleazy tabloids with headlines

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