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100
Swords flashing our heroes dashed into action.
Swords flashing, our heroes dashed into action
100
My family are always doing crazy things.
My family is always doing crazy things.
100
For as long as I can remember, grace has been said before every meal at our house.
For as long as I can remember, we have said grace before every meal at our house. What is active voice.
100
Of the less popular forms of energy is tidal.
Tidal is one of the less popular forms of energy. Or any answer that fixes the fragment and makes it active voice.
200
The climbers must reach the summit today or they will have to turn back.
What is a run on sentence?
200
Everyone learns to tie their shoelaces when they are very young.
Everyone learns to tie his/her shoelaces when he/she is very young. OR All people learn to tie their shoelaces when they are very young.
200
No loyalty at all was shown by the dog to his owner, who had mistreated him.
The dog showed no loyalty at all to the owner who had mistreated him. Make it active voice.
200
This lead to a death rate that was much higher than the birth rate.
This led to a higher death rate than birth rate. Simplify and fix misspelling.
300
Aunt Emilia was an impossible demanding guest.
Aunt Emilia was an impossible, demanding guest.
300
One can easily become addicted to cigarettes if you start smoking at a young age.
You can easily become addicted to cigarettes if you start smoking at a young age. OR One can easily become addicted to cigarettes if one starts smoking at a young age.
300
The summer of our engagement, we saw a few plays, attended family outings , and a few parties.
The summer of our engagement, we saw a few plays, attended family outings, and went to a few parties. Make it parallel in structure.
300
By stopping funding, this unsustainable business would be forced to change to practices which are more efficient.
If the investors stopped funding it, this unsustainable business would be forced to change to more efficient practices. Or any sentence that adds in a clear subject to the first phrase.
400
Cricket which originated in England is also popular in Australia South Africa and India.
Cricket, which originated in India, is also popular in Australia, South Africa, and India. (the comma before the and is optional)
400
I saw the dead dog driving down the interstate.
I saw the dead dog while I was driving down the interstate. Or any sentence that corrects the misplaced modifier by adding a subject.
400
There are currently 4 species of Colorado fish that are on the verge of extinction alone.
There are currently four species of Colorado fish on the verge of extinction. Spell out number and remove misplaced modifier.
400
The effects to habitat and endemic populations, water supply and western glaciers are all greatly affected by temperature changes.
Temperature changes greatly affect habitat, endemic populations, water supply and western glaciers. Make it active voice and get rid of the redundancies.
500
Jan's costume was completed with bright red snakeskin sandals.
Correct. No commas.
500
As a child growing up in Nigeria, my mother taught me to treat all elders with respect.
When I was child growing up in Nigeria, my mother taught me to treat all elders with respect. Or any correction that fixes the dangling modifier and adds a subject.
500
As the city continues to grow, and the increasing amount of smog that was hanging over the city grew, the awareness of the problem did too.
The increasing amount of smog over the growing city created more awareness of the problem. Or any answer that fixes the redundancy, different tenses and run on phrasing.
500
Once a common sight in the Everglades, this birds lively hood has recently become severely threatened.
This bird, which was once a common sight in the Everglades, is now severely threatened. Get rid of livelihood (this is the wrong use, and it is misspelled), make it active, and eliminate redundancies.