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Around the World

Monday

Capitalization, Using the Right Word, Hyphen (Single-Thought Adjectives)

Original Sentence

the great wall of china is the only man made structure that can be scene from space with the naked eye.

Corrected Sentence

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be seen from space with the naked eye.

 

Tuesday

End Punctuation, Capitalization, Misplaced Modifier

Original Sentence

did you know that people in Ancient China would build their towns from the air to look like animals.

Corrected Sentence

Did you know that people in ancient China would build their towns to look like animals from the air?

 

Wednesday

Using the Right Word, Comma Splice, End Punctuation

Original Sentence

The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world, it's nine times saltier then the ocean

Corrected Sentence

The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world. It's nine times saltier than the ocean!

 

Thursday

Using the Right Word, Capitalization, Run-on Sentence

Original Sentence

While we were in the grand canyon, I fell off a mule my mother asked, "Are you alright?"

Corrected Sentence

While we were in the Grand Canyon, I fell off a mule.  My mother asked, "Are you all right?"

 

 

Friday

Comma for Numbers and Addresses, Irregular Verb, Spelling

Original Sentence

In 1868, about 100000 meterites falled on Pultusk Poland in just one night.

Corrected Sentence

In 1868, about 100,000 meteorites fell on Pultusk, Poland, in just one night.

Unsolved Mysteries

Capitalization, Run-On Sentence, Using the Right Word, End Punctuation, Misplaced Modifier, Spelling

Original Paragraph

Mysteries around the world raze questions about alien travelers from outer space.  Today in the united states, a small percentage of UFO reports cannot be explained buy investigaters.  Centuries ago in south america, someone made long gouges that resemble landing strips in the earth's surface.  And in Ancient china, people built towns from the air that looked like animals.  Were these people expecting visitors from the skies.  Some say yes what do you think.

Corrected Paragraph

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