Day 1
In “A Christmas Memory,” Truman Capote describes his special friendship with a
distant, older cousin.
As Capote’s friend looks outside, her breathe steams up in the window.
Elimination of unnecessary preposition
Correction of commonly confused words
Elimination of comma with adjectives that are not coordinate
Day 1
In “A Christmas Memory,” Truman Capote describes his special friendship
with a distant older cousin.
Elimination of comma with adjectives that are not coordinate
As Capote’s friend looks outside, her breath steams up the window.
Correction of commonly confused words
Elimination of unnecessary preposition
Day 2
“It’s fruitcake weather!” exclaims Capote’s friend!
She and Truman he is only 7 at the time go out to look for pecans.
Spelling out numbers through one hundred
Elimination of unnecessary exclamation point
Use of dashes to set off one sentence that interrupts another
Day 2
“It’s fruitcake weather!” exclaims Capote’s friend.
Elimination of unnecessary exclamation point
She and Truman- he is only seven at the time- go out to look for pecans.
Use of dashes to set off one sentence that interrupts another
Spelling out numbers through one hundred
Day 3
The fruitcakes that Truman and his friend bakes are gave away as gifts.
Truman’s friend is thought to be a bit “loony” by his family.
Use of active voice to improve style
Subject and verb agreement
Correct past participle of irregular verb
Day 3
The fruitcakes that Truman and his friend bake are given away as gifts.
Subject and verb agreement
Correct past participle of irregular verb
Truman’s family thinks his friend is a bit “loony.”
Use of active voice to improve style
Day 4
Looking for a Christmas tree, Truman and his friend walk further into the
woods than they ever have before.
But when they are offered money for the tree, Truman’s friend refuses it
quick.
Use of adverb to modify a verb
Correction of commonly confused words
Elimination of but at the beginning of a sentence
Day 4
Looking for a Christmas tree, Truman and his friend walk farther
into the woods than they ever have before.
Correction of commonly confused words
When they are offered money for the tree, Truman’s friend
refuses quickly.
Elimination of but at the beginning of a sentence
Use of adverb to modify a verb
Day 5
I enjoy Truman Capote’s writing style, he describes characters very good.
I think I would find his book In Cold Blood interesting.
Use of adverb to modify a verb
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence
Use of underlining or italics title of book
Day 5
I enjoy Truman Capote’s writing style. He describes characters very well.
Use of separate sentences to correct run-on sentence
Use of adverb to modify a verb
I think I would find his book In Cold Blood interesting.
Use of underlining or italics title of book