Day 1
The novel is a relatively new form of literature: it’s history dates back
about four centuries.
The short story on the other hand is a very old literary form.
Capitalization of first word of a sentence following a colon
Use of commas to set off parenthetical material
Correction of commonly confused words
Day 1
The novel is a relatively new form of literature: Its history dates back about
four centuries.
Capitalization of first word of a sentence following a colon
Correction of commonly confused words
The short story, on the other hand, is a very old literary form.
Use of commas to set off parenthetical material
Day 2
Many people read short stories and the bible before the novel was created.
Growing levels of general education and literacy in the eighteenth century
had, had a great affect on the development of the novel.
Capitalization of religious terms
Correction of commonly confused words
Use of past perfect tense
Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb phrase
Day 2
Many people had read short stories and the Bible before the novel was
created.
Use of past perfect tense
Capitalization of religious terms
Growing levels of general education and literacy in the eighteenth century
had had a great effect on the development of the novel.
Elimination of unnecessary comma separating verb phrase
Correction of commonly confused words
Day 3
Reading novels became a social event, People read to each other for
entertainment.
Sales of novels exceded many publishers wildest dreams.
Use of colon to introduce clarifying idea
Spelling of the -ceed, -cede and -sede ending
Formation of plural possessive
Day 3
Reading novels became a social event: People read to each other for
entertainment.
Use of colon to introduce clarifying idea
Sales of novels exceeded many publishers’ wildest dreams.
Spelling of the -ceed, -cede and -sede ending
Formation of plural possessive
Day 4
Today, many a child and adult like to read an exciting spy novel.
“Maria you like reading spy novels don’t you?” her aunt asked.
Use of comma to set off direct address
Use of comma to set off tag question
Subject and verb agreement
Day 4
Today, many a child and adult likes to read an exciting spy novel.
Subject and verb agreement
“Maria, you like reading spy novels, don’t you?” her aunt asked.
Use of comma to set off direct address
Use of comma to set off tag question
Day 5
Talking about his mother, Chris said, “No one enjoys reading as much as her.”
The tremendously popular Hardy Boys series have sold millions of copies.
Many people bought the series.
Elimination of empty sentence
Subject and verb agreement
Correct pronoun case
Day 5
Talking about his mother, Chris said, “No one enjoys reading
as much as she.”
Correct pronoun case
The tremendously popular Hardy Boys series has sold millions
_________________________
of copies. Many people bought the series.
Subject and verb agreement
Elimination of empty sentence