Correct and/or rewrite any grammar or clarity errors in the following student sentences. Please print this sheet to have it available for class on Monday.
1. I enjoy going out to parties. Places with beautiful people looking for fun.
2. I've gone through many changes in my life. But none of these changes
marked me like the one I'll tell you about because this one changed the
course of my life forever. (thesis statement)
3. My income was sufficient to maintain my family and my needs.
4. My mom won the lottery in Cuba, we could come to the U. S.
5. Coming to the U. S. was a big change in my life because I had to live in a new
country, meet new friends and a new language.
6. In my country I had a lot of family. Family that I had to leave behind.
7. Friendship is something everyone needs because is our company throughout
life.

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

What is the main source of conflict in this passage? lee grew up near the old-growth forest. she loved wandering the trails and looking at the natural beauty around her. but the city council recently approved plans to cut down the forest in order to build a shopping center and apartment buildings. the council believed the development would create new jobs and provide more affordable housing. lee was upset when she heard about the plans to destroy her beloved forest, and she vowed to do something to save it.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?