COMMAS
GRAMMAR
STYLE
EDITING
100
Swords flashing our heroes dashed into action.
Swords flashing, our heroes dashed into action
100
The museum needs to update it's schedule for the summer.
The museum needs to update its schedule for the summer. It's= It is Its=possessive
100
A decision was reached by the members to postpone the vote.
The members reached a decision to postpone the vote. Make it active voice.
100
Of the under used forms of energy is solar power.
Solar power is an underused form 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.
The climbers must reach the summit today, or they will have to turn back.
200
Rachel is very smart, she began reading when she was three years old.
Rachel is very smart; she began reading when she was three years old OR Rachel is very smart. She began reading when she was three years old. (Fix the comma splice!)
200
After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing.
After reading the original study, I find the article unconvincing. Add a subject to fix the dangling modifier.
200
Often an overlooked "drug" that many don't realize is sugar.
Sugar is a "drug" that many people overlook. Make it active voice!
300
Aunt Emilia was an impossible demanding guest.
Aunt Emilia was an impossible, demanding guest.
300
As someone ages, they need more complex challenges to be satisfied.
As someone ages, he/she needs more complex challenges to feel satisfied. Fix the pronoun disagreement.
300
Trouble is caused when people disobey rules that have been established for the safety of all
When people disobey laws established for everyone's safety, trouble results. Or any sentence that makes it active voice and simplifies the wording.
300
But it is mostly just a matter of preference, concerning alcohol.
However, alcohol is primarily a matter of preference. Take out the conjunction and replace with a transition word. Fix the wording (make it active).
400
Your cat watching the dog intently walked carefully away.
Your cat, watching the dog intently, walked carefully away. non-essential clause.
400
Although the motorcycle hit the tree, it was not damaged.
The motorcycle was not damaged, even though it hit the tree. Or any sentence that clarifies the vague pronoun "it."
400
The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and in a thorough manner.
The production manager was asked to write his report quickly, accurately, and thoroughly. Fix the non-parallel construction.
400
So many people who use marijuana and seem like "pot heads" make it debatable as to it being addictive.
It is debatable that marijuana is addictive because so many people who use it seem like "pot heads". Or any sentence that adds a subject, makes it active voice and simplifies the wording.
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 a 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 one of our psychological desires, improving ourselves is among them.
Self-improvement is one of our psychological desires. Or any answer that fixes the redundancy and simplifies the wording.
500
The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
The construction crew will build the house in five months. Or any sentence that gets rid of the redundancies, simplifies the wordiness and fixes the punctuation.