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Day 1. Many African Americans celebrate the holiday of kwanzaa, which begins on December twenty-six. The holiday honors old, traditional African practices and new, modern African American ideals. Capitalization of a name of a holiday. Elimination of redundancy. Use of numerals for exact date.
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Day 1 Many African Americans celebrate the holiday of kwanzaa, which begins on December twenty-six. The holiday honors old, traditional African practices and new, modern African American ideals. Capitalization of a name of a holiday Elimination of redundancy Use of numerals for exact date
Day 1 Many African Americans celebrate the holiday of kwanzaa, which begins on December twenty-six. The holiday honors old, traditional African practices and new, modern African American ideals. Capitalization of a name of a holiday Elimination of redundancy Use of numerals for exact date
Day 1 Many African Americans celebrate the holiday of Kwanzaa, which begins on December 26. Capitalization of a name of a holiday Use of numerals for exact date old new The holiday honors traditional African practices and modern African American ideals. Elimination of redundancy ____ ____
Day 2 In Mexico, the nine days before Christmas are called posadas. During this nine days, Mexicans feast, celebrate, and they also reenact parts of the Christmas story. Elimination of faulty parallel structure Correct use of demonstrative adjective Use of underlining or italics with foreign word
Day 2 In Mexico, the nine days before Christmas are called posadas. Use of underlining or italics with foreign word they also During these nine days, Mexicans feast, celebrate, and reenact parts of the Christmas story. Correct use of demonstrative adjective Elimination of faulty parallel structure ________
Day 3 Hanukkah-that is the Jewish Festival of Lights-is celebrated around the world. And a menorah with nine candles are lit during the holiday. Use of a comma after clarifying expression that is Subject and verb agreement Elimination of and at the beginning of a sentence
Day 3 Hanukkah-that is, the Jewish Festival of Lights-is celebrated around the world. Use of a comma after clarifying expression that is And A menorah with nine candles is lit during the holiday. Elimination of and at the beginning of a sentence Subject and verb agreement _____
Day 4 Vietnamese people once celebrated all birthdays on what is New Year’s Day. Today they celebrate a 2nd birthday. The day they were born. Elimination of wordiness Spelling out ordinal number Correction of sentence fragment
Day 4 _______ what is Vietnamese people once celebrated all birthdays on New Year’s Day. Elimination of wordiness Today they celebrate a second birthday on the day they were born. Spelling out ordinal number Correction of sentence fragment
Day 5 My friend from China tells me that “Chinese New Year is an important and joyful celebration.” The Chinese serve special holiday foods and they hold a big parade. Use of precise adjective to improve style Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence Elimination of quotation marks around indirect quotation
Day 5 My friend from China tells me that Chinese New Year is an important and joyful celebration. Elimination of quotation marks around indirect quotation The Chinese serve special holiday foods, and they hold an enormous parade. Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence Use of precise adjective to improve style
Day 1 Many African Americans celebrate the holiday of Kwanzaa, which begins on December 26. Capitalization of a name of a holiday Use of numerals for exact date old new The holiday honors traditional African practices and modern African American ideals. Elimination of redundancy ____ ____
Day 2 In Mexico, the nine days before Christmas are called posadas. During this nine days, Mexicans feast, celebrate, and they also reenact parts of the Christmas story. Correct use of demonstrative adjective Use of underlining or italics with foreign word Elimination of faulty parallel structure
Day 2 In Mexico, the nine days before Christmas are called posadas. Use of underlining or italics with foreign word they also During these nine days, Mexicans feast, celebrate, and reenact parts of the Christmas story. Correct use of demonstrative adjective Elimination of faulty parallel structure ________
Day 3 Hanukkah-that is the Jewish Festival of Lights-is celebrated around the world. And a menorah with nine candles are lit during the holiday. Use of a comma after clarifying expression that is Subject and verb agreement Elimination of and at the beginning of a sentence
Day 3 Hanukkah-that is, the Jewish Festival of Lights-is celebrated around the world. Use of a comma after clarifying expression that is And A menorah with nine candles is lit during the holiday. Elimination of and at the beginning of a sentence Subject and verb agreement _____
Day 4 Vietnamese people once celebrated all birthdays on what is New Year’s Day. Today they celebrate a 2nd birthday. The day they were born. Spelling out ordinal number Correction of sentence fragment Elimination of wordiness
Day 4 _______ what is Vietnamese people once celebrated all birthdays on New Year’s Day. Elimination of wordiness Today they celebrate a second birthday on the day they were born. Spelling out ordinal number Correction of sentence fragment
Day 5 My friend from China tells me that “Chinese New Year is an important and joyful celebration.” The Chinese serve special holiday foods and they hold a big parade. Use of precise adjective to improve style Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence Elimination of quotation marks around indirect quotation
Day 5 My friend from China tells me that Chinese New Year is an important and joyful celebration. Elimination of quotation marks around indirect quotation The Chinese serve special holiday foods, and they hold an enormous parade. Use of comma before coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence Use of precise adjective to improve style