REWRITE TO FIX THE SENTENCES. (1/30-2/2)

1. Before you start to explain yourself. 2. Make sure you see the exhibit about the human heart it is more interesting than you might expect. 3. You look around the store, I’ll stay here in case they return. 4. Completely fed up with your bickering! 5. Blue and gray are Mina’s favorite colors, they go with almost everything.

“THINKING OUTSIDE THE CAN” / TIME / ELIZA GRAY / FEBRUARY 2, 2015 (2/3-2/4)

But soup—still a source of about one-third of the company’s $8.3 billion in total revenue in 2014—has in a way become a victim of its own success. The same hunger for convenience that popularized meals from a can has driven more Americans to stop cooking altogether. Tonight, 50% of the main dishes eaten at home in the U.S. will be homemade—down from about 70% 30 years ago, according to Harry Balzer, a food analyst at the NPD Group. Balzer says the most popular dinner in America is a sandwich.

REWRITE TO FIX THE SENTENCES. (2/5-2/6) 351 people attended the performance.

There were one hundred and thirty-five pieces in the puzzle.

The stock deal, which involved 4.5 billion dollars, paid a twelve and a half percent dividend.

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in 3 states.

The bill was signed into law on February 5th, 2015.

In America, forty-two percent of citizens are in favor of the death penalty for murderers.

REWRITE IN ACTIVE VOICE (2/11-2/12)

1. Jogging is done by many people for exercise. 2. A standing ovation was given to the guitar player. 3. The syllabus was handed out by the professor. 4. Last summer our house was painted by me. 5. The house was built by the construction crew in five months.

REWRITE IN 3RD PERSON VOICE (2/13-2/17)

Our government needs to enact this law. If you get pulled over for a DUI, you will be subject to jail and fines. The data shows that we are spending a lot of money.

REWRITE TO FIX PROBLEMS (2/18-2/19)

1. While opponents say the law should be removed. 2. If you are charged with a DUI, you will have to pay a fine and serve jail time. 3. The law was proposed by Senator Joe Smith. 4. Idahoans in favor of the law increased by 5 percent. 5. Seatbelts should be mandatory in Idaho they save lives.