The clerk was so punctilious in obeying the court rules that I had to remind him why I was there.
The officer insisted upon punctilious execution of his commands.
The officer insisted upon punctilious execution of his commands. or i was very punctilious about handling the situation.
I have decided to clean out my garage next week. - as a verb we are having a clean out at home on the weekend. - as a noun
When I prepare to write a speech, the idea summary will be found in the topic sentence.
Did you manage to finish your speech? or, We need you to manage this company.