Combine the sentences by adding a subordinating conjunctions (because, since).

Because he was late for school, he was given detention.

Edit the sentence for correct usage of adverbial phrases and clauses.

I will go to bed when I finish my book.

Edit the sentence for appositive phrases.

The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the table.

Edit the sentence for comma use.

Sensing danger, the deer retreated to the forest.

Edit the sentence for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.

Change "couldn't hardly stand" to could hardly stand.

She cried and complained all day long.

Edit the sentence for correct use of punctuation marks.

"After all the work I did," she cried, "you lied to me!"

Edit the sentence for conjunctive adverbs (consequently, furthermore, indeed).

...leave early; consequently, I missed...

Edit the sentence for correct usage of the parts of speech.

She walked into the room slowly.

Edit the sentence for verb tense.

They are not as strict as I once thought.

Edit the sentence for correct use of semicolons, colons, and hyphens.

I opened the door slowly; the house was dark.

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1
Combine the sentences by adding a subordinating conjunctions (because, since).
He was late for school since he was given detention.
Because he was late for school, he was given detention.
2
Edit the sentence for correct usage of adverbial phrases and clauses.
I will go to bed when I finish my book.
I will go to bed when I finishing my book.
Make no change.
I will go to bed when I finished by book.
3
Edit the sentence for appositive phrases.
The insect. A cockroach is crawling across the table.
The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the table.
Make no change.
The insect a cockroach? is crawling across the table.
4
Edit the sentence for correct spelling.
Change kept to keeped.
Change dareing to daring.
Change bridge to brege.
Change blindfolded to blindfelt.
5
Edit the sentence for comma use.
Sensing danger the deer, retreated to the forest.
Make no change.
Sensing danger, the deer retreated to the forest.
Sensing, danger, the deer retreated to the forest.
6
Edit the sentence for grammar, mechanics, and spelling.
Change could to would.
Make no change.
Change friends to freinds.
Change "couldn't hardly stand" to could hardly stand.
7
Edit the sentence.
She crying and complained all day long.
She is crying and complained all day long.
Make no change.
She cried and complained all day long.
8
Edit the sentence for correct use of punctuation marks.
"After all the work I did," she cried, "you lied to me!"
After all the work I did she said you lied to me!
9
Correct the capitalization error.
Change front to Front.
Change roman to Roman.
Change columns to Columns.
Change building to Building.
10
Edit the sentence for conjunctive adverbs (consequently, furthermore, indeed).
...leave early; consequently, I missed...
Make no change.
11
Edit the sentence for correct usage of the parts of speech.
She walked into the room slowly.
She was walking into the room slow.
She did walked into the room slow.
Make no change.
12
Edit the sentence for verb tense.
We are not as strict as I once was thinking.
They are not as strict as me once was thinking.
They is not as strict as I once am thinking.
They are not as strict as I once thought.
13
Edit the sentence for correct use of semicolons, colons, and hyphens.
I opened the door slowly; the house was dark.
Make no change.
I opened the door slowly-the house was dark.
I opened: the door - slowly: the house was dark.

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