Day 1
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19 1809.
Because Poe’s mother had dyed and his father had deserted the family, he was raised as a foster child.
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Spelling: homophones
Correct use of comma in date

Day 1
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809.
Correct use of comma in date
Because Poe’s mother had died and his father had deserted the family, Poe was raised as a foster child.
Spelling: homophones
Correction of unclear pronoun reference

Day 2
Poes first published work was a book entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems.
In 1836, Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm.
Use of underlining or italics with the title of book
Use of apostrophe to show possession
Elimination of comma with restrictive appositive

Day 2
Poe’s first published work was a book entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems .
Use of apostrophe to show possession
Use of underlining or italics with the title of book
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Elimination of comma with restrictive appositive

Day 3
Most of Poe’s writing were done between 1837 and 1845.
Poe lived in new york city during his most busiest writing years.
Capitalization of name of a specific place
Elimination of double comparison
Subject and verb agreement

Day 3
Most of Poe’s writing was done between 1837 and 1845.
Subject and verb agreement
______ most
Poe lived in New York City during his busiest writing years.
Capitalization of name of a specific place
Elimination of double comparison

Day 4
The death of Poe’s wife in 1847 made him very sad.
Poe died in Baltimore MD in 1849, the exact details of his death are unknown.
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence
Use of commas in address
Use of precise adjective to improve style
Spelling out name of place in prose

Day 4
The death of Poe’s wife in 1847 made him very mournful .
Use of precise adjective to improve style
Poe died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1849. The exact details of his death are unknown.
Use of commas in address
Spelling out name of place in prose
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence

Day 5
“The Fall of the House of Usher” is my most favorite story by Edgar Allan
Poe.
Where did you find that there book of Poe’s poetry at?
Elimination of there after a demonstrative adjective
Elimination of at with where
Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective

Day 5
“The Fall of the House of Usher” is my favorite story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Elimination of superlative form with absolute adjective
______ ___ there at
Where did you find that book of Poe’s poetry?
Elimination of there after a demonstrative adjective
Elimination of at with where