Sentence Structure: End of Chapter Editing Exercises

The exercises below are based on earlier units in our "Sentence Structure" chapter.


Editing Exercise 2

 

The sentences below are from students' writing and contain errors with sentence structure. 

Locate the errors and rewrite each sentence correctly.  If the time reference is unclear, use what seems most appropriate from the context. Use appropriate punctuation.  The hyperlink should bring you to the grammar lesson for that particular error and provide you with grammar assistance.


1. It is not easy to ...

2.  .. it is important to have ...

3.  People who exercise every day are ...

4.  ... life is not expensive.

5.  Many fathers are able to ...

6.  ... we may not have the money to pay the loan back.

7.  ... we saw American, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French and Engish people ...

8.  I like to stay home and watch TV, play music, and read books.

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