Revising & Editing practice

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? (1) The statues at the Cathedral in Paris, france look so realistic. (2) We stood there in amazement at the beauty and talent used to create them.

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change france to France

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? Many of the statues on the Cathedral are really watersprouts that help the building. They are made of stone and quickly drained rain off the roof.

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change drained to drain

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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 1 and 2? (1) Too much water on a roof can cause damage. (2) The statues are there to protect the building. (3) This is one reason they were created.

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Since too much water on a roof can cause damage, the statues are there to protect the building.

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? (1) People also like the statues because they are crafted so beautifully. (2) They are thought of as art. (3) This art is considered as to be from the Romanesque period.

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make no change

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? The French Cathedrals statues look so real that they should be in museums.

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Change Cathedrals to Cathedral's

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2? The statues are old pieces of art. They are so old that they rimind people of the history of France. They show that things humans create can last a long time. This is one more reason the statues are so loved.

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change rimind to remind