Editing

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Rewrite this sentence without the redundant phrase: The group collaborated together to build a computer.

Back

The group collaborated to build a computer.

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Jenny was filled with allot of joy.

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Jenny was filled with a lot of joy.

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Change this passive sentence into an active voice sentence: Creating their infographics will be done by the yearbook students in class today.

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The yearbook students will create their infographics in class today., In class today the yearbook students will create their infographics.

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Avoid using the negative. Change the negative term into an affirmative word that has the same meaning. Though she looked everywhere, Kat could not find her keys.

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Though she looked everywhere, Kat lost her keys., Though she looked everywhere, Kat misplaced her keys.

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How should this sentence be corrected:

"I love to read about animals" said Matthew, as he settled down with his new magazine to read.

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Add a comma after animals

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Rewrite this sentence without editorial content.
Sentence: The dishonest students should have known better when they cheated on the final exams and received zeroes.

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The students cheated on the final exams and received zeroes.

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Rewrite this sentence using a verb show the action, not a noun: The detectives took thirty minutes to conduct the interrogation of the suspect.

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The detectives took thirty minutes to interrogate the suspect., The detectives interrogated the suspect for thirty minutes.

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Rewrite this sentence. Eliminate unnecessary and redundant words/phrases and keep it in active voice.
Sentence: It was before the burning fire erupted that the computers were removed by the students.

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Before the fire erupted, the students removed the computers., The students removed the computers before the fire erupted.