Comp Quiz #8(Errors & Editing)

Each of the following sentences contains one or more mistakes of the same category. Match each flawed sentence with the category of mistakes that it contains.

1.) Grammar- Claire was earning money while Clemantine cares for her kids & My sister and me don't got nothing to do but sit around waiting. 2.) Mechanics- The girl who smiled beads is a Book about living as a refugee & Although liveing as a refugey was incredibly dificult Clemantine survived and found a better life in the united states 3.) Format- In the article How A Lost Boy From Sudan Found His True Calling In The U.S., Jacob Atem reveals that he had to drink his own urine to prevent dehydration (Atem) & The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a book about living as a refugee.

Choose the option that corrects the grammar/mechanics mistake in the following sentence. Although Elie Wiesel became a prisoner in a concentration camp he survived the brutality.

Although Elie Wiesel became a prisoner in a concentration camp, he survived the brutality.

Identify the correct ways to join the following simple sentences into a single sentence of any type. (Choose all that apply.) Claire hustled to earn money for food. She also bought soap and clothes. Clemantine took care of Claire's kids.

Claire hustled to earn money for food, soap, and clothes; Clemantine took care of Claire's kids. While Claire hustled to earn money for food, soap, and clothes, Clemantine took care of Claire's kids. While Claire hustled to earn money for food, soap, and clothes; Clemantine took care of Claire's kids. Claire hustled to earn money for food, soap, and clothes while Clemantine took care of Claire's kids.

What grammar, mechanics, and/or format mistakes are present in the following sentence. (Choose all that apply.) Clemantine Wamariya wrote a book called "the girl who smiled beads," it is the story of her life as a refugey.

The word "refugee" is spelled wrong. The title of the book should be in italics, not quotation marks: The Girl Who Smiled Beads. The title of the book should be in title case: The Girl Who Smiled Beads.

In any sentence structure, intro text should always be followed by a comma.

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Choose the option that corrects the grammar/mechanics mistake in the following sentence. Many people consume too much sodium but having too little of it is also unhealthy.

Many people consume too much sodium, but having too little of it is also unhealthy.

Choose the option that corrects the grammar/mechanics mistake in the following sentence. Once upon a time a young girl in a red riding hood traveled to see her grandmother.

Once upon a time, a young girl in a red riding hood traveled to see her grandmother.

Choose the option that corrects the grammar/mechanics mistakes in the following sentence. Once upon a time three little pigs built houses out of hay sticks and bricks.

Once upon a time, three little pigs built houses out of hay, sticks, and bricks.

What is the most economical option for combining the following pair of independent clauses without losing any information? (That is, how to use the fewest words correctly without losing any meaning — any sentence type will do.) I love coffee I love tea

I love coffee and tea.

In the following paragraph, what sentence should be removed so that the paragraph is more focused? Claire's duty in the refugee camps was to earn money for resources. There were no official jobs in the camps to apply for, so she had to get creative. Back home in Rwanda, she developed hustling skills, which came in handy in dealing with this problem. She also had a sister who was too young to hustle for money. In one camp, Claire was able to collect packs of spaghetti and sell them to a local shop for a small profit. Later, she was able to purchase a goat, found someone who could butcher it, and sold the meat. She became such a good salesperson that merchants in a local outdoor market began commissioning her to sell their clothes.

She also had a sister who was too young to hustle for money.

Choose the option that corrects the mistakes in the following sentence. The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a book about life as a refugee while How a Lost Boy from Sudan Found His True Calling in the U.S. is a much shorter article on the same subject.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads is a book about life as a refugee while "How a Lost Boy from Sudan Found His True Calling in the U.S." is a much shorter article on the same subject.

Choose the option that corrects the mistakes in the following sentence. The girl who smiled beads was written by Clemantine Wamariya it is about her life as a refugee.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads was written by Clemantine Wamariya; it is about her life as a refugee.