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Spot the Errors Exercise Points DUE: Wednesday August 26th (hand in paper copy in class, or in dropbox if you’re online) In the following passage, I have inserted errors to do with things we have talked about so far in class. Look for errors of the following kinds: Incomplete sentences (missing a subject or a verb) Incomplete sentences (dependent clause without an independent clause) Missing commas Extra commas When you find errors, correct them and circle it so that I am sure to see your work.

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