Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Editing Checklist

1. PREP (Preposition)
The protesters believed in fighting for human rights. They shouted against global warming until the police arrived. They ignored the police warning, and they were arrested and sent to jail.

2. SVA (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Many people love Korean food, which is low in calories.
Most G8 leaders think that nobody lives in poverty.

3. CS (Comma Splice)
The helicopter landed at Pearson International Airport. From there, it flew to Huntsville. At the end of the G8 conference, it took the world leaders back to the airport.

4. FRAG (Fragment)
Although we were busy, we watched the World Cup Finals.
She loved her home country, North Korea.
They are going to buy a bunch of vuvuzelas tomorrow.

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