E D I T Are sentences clear and correct? no run ons or fragments!

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E D I T Are sentences clear and correct? no run ons or fragments! Yesterday I went to the store and bought food and then I went home and then I played with my dog. (Run on) Going to the store. (fragment) Are there usage errors? subject/verb agreement The dog plays outside." not "The dogs plays outside." possessive forms"This is the boy's book" not "This is the boys book". plural forms "cities" not "citys" Are the mechanics correct? punctuation spelling capitalization indenting Did I read out loud? Omissions (any words left out?) Is the correct word used? Does it make sense?

R E V I S E Add examples Rearrange sentence parts Combine the Ideas of choppy sentences Subsitute Substitute action verbs for being verbs. Substitute vivid verbs for boring verbs. Substitute specific words for vague language (a lot, stuff, things, good, etc. Eliminate redundant ideas extraneous details Vary the word choices (Replace over used words) Use all sentence types(simple, compound, complex). use different sentence lengths; use appositives to combine sentences.