Grammar
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Crum was certain this would infurriate and disgust the complainer.
What is change "infurriate" to "infuriate"
Two sentences joined together with just a comma.
What is comma splice?
An incomplete sentence
What is a fragment?
This type of punctuation combines two complete sentences. (not a fanboy)
What is a semicolon?
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Whatever the case may be, I know for myself that certain smells today always take me back to times that were inocent.
What is change "inocent" to "innocent"?
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In 1853, a chef in Saratoga, New York, invented Potato Chips in a fit of anger.
What is change "Potato Chips" to "potato chips"
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The invention of the potato chips in the 20th century helped pave the road to the variety and obsesions we have with it today.
What is change "obsesions" to "obsessions?"
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Elena went to her parents for advise on how to solve a difficult problem with a friend.
What is change "advise" to "advice"?
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Simone Biles, a U.S.A. Olympic gymnast has recently spoken up about mental health in her field of work.
What is add a comma after gymnast?
This type of sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a fanboys.
What is a compound sentence?
Two sentences joined together with no punctuation.
What is a run-on?
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According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: there are 1,900 edible insect species on Earth.
What is change the colon to a comma?
Since many Americans are not accustomed to eating insects many are hesitant to try it.
What is add a comma after insects?
This type of sentence contains a dependent clause that begins with a swabi and an independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
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"Do I have a chance?" I asked my mom. She replied, Maybe. If you work really hard, you might win!"
What is add quotation marks before Maybe?
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The chef, George Crum furious that someone would dare complain about his food, sliced potatoes very thinly and dumped them in hot oil.
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The Hazletts wanted there parents to go to the movies with them.
What is change "there" to "their"?
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My uncle, whose very adventurous, brought some roasted grasshoppers from Mexico for me to try.
What is change "whose" to "who's"?
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Suddenly being transported back to childhood as a memory plays in my mind like a movie.
What is add a subject to the sentence? "Suddenly I am being...."
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A tornado hit last night, but we made it out safe.
What is change "safe" to "safely"?
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The airtight bag kept the chips fresh, grocers could then market the products as a self-serve item.
What is change the comma to a semicolon OR add a fanboys after the comma?
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I ran into my classroom and shouted, "Help! Ms. Jones needs our help!
What is add quotation marks to the end of the sentence?
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It is hard to make a mental shift for eating insects; however, it is not impossible because most food preferences are simple a state of mind.
What is change "simple" to "simply"?
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The brain is wired in such a way that the sense of smell is processed near the centers' of emotion and memory.
What is remove the apostrophe from centers?
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After playing for hours, we would all traipse down to the local corner store to buy a beverage, and they was so cold that our teeth hurt.
What is change "they" to "it"?