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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.

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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 Whenthey 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

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