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Introduction to Exercise 1
Sentence with grammar mistakes

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Grammar Explanation

•  Do not repeat the subject of a sentence in pronoun form.
  • Example: My brother just got a job as a police officer.
    Not:     My brother he just got a job as a police officer.
•  It and there are used to fill in the subject position in a sentence. Note that when using there the verb must agree in number with the noun that follows it.
  • Example: There were only fifteen students in class today.
  • Example: The witness had been less than honest, so it was necessary to investigate each of her claims.
What You Will Do

Each of the following passages has problems with missing or repeated subjects. Click on the EDIT PASSAGE button and make the necessary changes in the box provided to correct the mistakes. After typing your answer, click DONE to compare WHAT YOU WROTE with WHAT WE WROTE.  
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