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Read this sentence from the story:
I went out of the door and walked briskley down the sidewalk, praying that the gang would not bother me.
What changes should be made?
briskly is misspelled
Read this sentence from the story:
That night I won the right to the streets of memphis.
What changes should be made?
Memphis should be capitalized.
Read this sentence from the story:
“Whats the matter?” my mother asked.
What changes should be made?
change Whats to What's
Read this sentence from the story:
They closed in In blind fear, I let the stick fly, feeling it crack against a boy’s skull.
What changes should be made?
insert a period after in
Read this sentence from the story?
“You just stay right where you are,” she say in a deadly tone.
What change should be made?
change say to said
Read this sentence from the story:
One evening my mother told me that therafter, I would have to do the shopping for food.
What changes should be made?
thereafter is misspelled
Read this sentence from the story:
I stood on the sidewalk, crying. “Please, let me wait until Tomorrow,” I begged.
What changes should be made?
tomorrow does not need to be capitalized.
Read this sentence in the story:
I froze in my tracks and stared at her. “But their coming after me,” I said.
What changes should be made?
change their to they're
Read this sentence from the story:
On my way back I kept my stick poised for instant use but there was not a single boy in sight.
What changes should be made?
insert a comma after use
Read this sentence from the story:
I froze in my tracks and stare at her.
What change should be made?
change stare to stared
Read this sentence from the story:
On my way back I kept my stick poised for instant use, but there was not a single boy in site.
What changes should be made?
sight is misspelled
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Read this sentence from the story:
That evening, I told my mother what had happened, but she made no comment; she sat down at once, wrote another note, gave me more money, and sent me out too the grocery again.
What change should be made?
change too to to
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Read this sentence from the story:
I fought to lay them low, to knock them cold, to kill him so that they could not strike back at me.
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Read this sentence from the story:
The boys scattered, yelling nursing their heads, staring at me in utter disbeleif.
What changes should be made?
disbelief is misspelled
Read this sentence from the story:
But when I came abreast of them someone shouted, “There he is!” They came toward me and I broke into a wild run toward home.
What changes should be made?
no change needed
Read this sentence from the story:
They had never seen such of frenzy.
What changes should be made?
delete of
Read this sentence from the story:
When they refused, I ran after them. They tore out for their homes, screaming.
What is the best way to combine these sentences.
When they refused, I ran after them and they tore out for their homes, screaming.
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Read this sentence from the story:
I flaid with tears in my eyes, teeth clenched, stark fear making me throw every ounce of my strength behind each blow.
What changes should be made?
flayed is misspelled
Read this sentence from the story:
Presently she returned with more money and another note; She also had a long, heavy stick.
What changes should be made?
She should be not capitalized
Read this sentence from the story:
I stood panting, egged them on, taunting them to common and fight.
What change should be made?
change egged to egging
Read this sentence from the story:
I yelled pleaded, kicked but, they wrenched the money out of my hand.
What 2 changes should be made?
insert a comma after yelled
delete comma after but
Read this sentence from the story:
When I reached the corner, a gang of boys grabs me, knocked me down, snatched the basket, took the money, and sent me running home in panic.
What change should be made?
change grabs to grabbed