Pollution Control
Monday, March 21st
Using the Right Word, Capitalization, Verb (Irregular), Combining Sentences
Original Sentence
in 1969, the Cuyahoga river catched fire. It was filled with toxic waist.
Corrected Sentence
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught fire because it was filled with toxic waste.
Tuesday, March 22nd
Using the Right Word, Subject-Verb Agreement, End Punctuation
Original Sentence
Did you no that over 300,000 knew kinds of chemicals is formulated every year
Corrected Sentence
Did you know that over 300,000 new kinds of chemicals are formulated every year?
Wednesday, March 23rd
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Comma(Unnecessary)
Original Sentence
A person, who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day, puts a half cup of tar in their lungs each year - and pollutes the air as well.
Corrected Sentence
A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day puts a half cup of tar in his or her lungs each year - and pollutes the air as well.
Thursday, March 24th
Apostrophe (Possessives) Comma (Series), Plurals
Original Sentence
Some of Americas toxic waste is dumped illegally into waterways fields ditchs and sewers.
Corrected Sentence
Some of America's toxic waste is dumped illegally into waterways, fields, ditches, and sewers.
Friday, March 25th
Comma (Interjections and Numbers), Using the Right Word, Abbreviations
Original Sentence
Seriously there are more then 80000 toxic waist dumps in the U.S.
Corrected Sentence
Seriously, there are more then 80,000 toxic waste dumps in the United States.
Toxic Trash
Apostrophe (Possessives), Subject-Verb Agreement, Comma(Series), Combining Sentences, Abbreviations
Original Paragraph
Although many industries safely disposes of their hazardous materials, some of Americas toxic waste are dumped illegally into fields ditches sewers and streams. Toxic dumping must stop now, because it pollutes rivers and lakes kills fish and water plants and destroys recreation areas. It can also endanger water supplies pollute the air or create a fire hazard. Not only people in the U.S., but people everywhere must protest such careless actions. People must demands responsible disposal of all toxic waste.
