Day 1 - Bristol VA Public Schools

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Day 1
Curious enough, paradise has been viewed as a beautiful garden by poets and
storytellers in different ages and cultures.
The word paradise itself comes from an old persian word meaning “a
walled pleasure park."
Use of underlining or italics with words used as words
Capitalization of proper adjective
Use of adverb to modify adverb
Use of active voice to improve style
Day 1
Curiously enough, poets and storytellers in different ages and cultures have
viewed paradise as a beautiful garden.
Use of active voice to improve style
Use of adverb to modify adverb
The word paradise itself comes from an old Persian word meaning “a walled
pleasure park.”
Use of underlining or italics with words used as words
Capitalization of proper adjective
Day 2
John Milton based his epic poem Paradise Lost on the biblical story of Adam
and Eve and the Garden of Eden.
Milton describes Eden like it was a formal garden of a wealthy seventeenth
century landowner.
Use of hyphen in compound adjective
Correct subordinating conjunction as if
Use of underlining or italics with title of epic poem
Use of verb in the subjunctive mood
Day 2
John Milton based his epic poem Paradise Lost on the biblical story of Adam and
Eve and the Garden of Eden.
Use of underlining or italics with title of epic poem
Milton describes Eden as if it were a formal garden of a wealthy seventeenthcentury landowner.
Use of verb in the subjunctive mood
Correct subordinating conjunction as if
Use of hyphen in compound adjective
Day 3
In Greek myths the garden of the Hesperides where Atlas’s daughters lived
was paradise.
Central to this here garden was a tree with golden branchs and fruit,
guarded fiercely by the inhabitants of the place.
Correct formation of plural noun
Eliminating here after a demonstrative adjective
Use of commas with nonrestrictive clause
Day 3
In Greek myths the garden of the Hesperides, where Atlas’s
daughters lived, was paradise.
Use of commas with nonrestrictive clause
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here
Central to this garden was a tree with golden branches and fruit,
guarded fiercely by the inhabitants of the place.
Eliminating here after a demonstrative adjective
Correct formation of plural noun
Day 4
Every culture has their own name for paradise, and neither evil nor sadness
are ever found there.
When India becomes paradise according to some Buddhists it will
effortlessly yield an abundance of fruits and flowers.
Use of commas with interrupter
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
Subject and verb agreement
Day 4
Every culture has its own name for paradise, and neither evil nor
sadness is ever found there.
Subject and verb agreement
Pronoun agreement with antecedent
When India becomes paradise, according to some Buddhists, it will
effortlessly yield an abundance of fruits and flowers.
Use of commas with interrupter
Day 5
The long-lost garden paradise of some African tribes include the following,
ample food, leisure time, and harmony with animals.
To find a well-hidden place called “the land without evil”, the guarani tribe of
South America conducts frequent trips to nearby territories.
Capitalization of proper adjective
Correct placement of comma with quotation marks
Correct use of colon before a list
Subject and verb agreement
Day 5
The long-lost garden paradise of some African tribes includes the following:
ample food, leisure time, and harmony with animals.
Correct use of colon before a list
Subject and verb agreement
To find a well-hidden place called “the land without evil,” the Guarani tribe of
South America conducts frequent trips to nearby territories.
Correct placement of comma with quotation marks
Capitalization of proper adjective
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