Lunsford Book Questions

1. Introductory information gives out the topic to be spoken about and briefly gives
information about the history of that topic. The introductory information keeps the reader
curious to know more so the author doesn’t fully describe the full history or reasons till
the reader gets to the paragraphs were there’s more detail.
Original:
A Facebook post was created on June 2, 2020, to showcase a Tweety embroidery craft onto a
onesie, which was a three-day process; the image was uploaded to share my embroidery skills
while also showcasing my talent to others online.
Added comma:
A Facebook post was created on June 2, 2020, to showcase a Tweety embroidery craft onto a
onesie, which was a three-day process; the image was uploaded to share my embroidery skills,
while also showcasing my talent to others online.
2. Possessive pronouns are the use of words or pronouns that implicate to the reader
something is demanded or possessive stand point.
Original:
Is why I find this creation to be something worth sharing due to the discipline you need to
have in order to get the results your aiming for.

Corrected Sentence:
Is why I find this creation to be something worth sharing due to the discipline you need to
have in order to get the results I aim for.

Owl Purdue Proofreading Questions

1. The way I can improve my spelling is by not relaying on computer spell check. I have
to make sure to check for errors such as here/their/they're because this spelling errors
will go unnoticed in the computer system.
2. When I’m not good at spelling or don’t know how to write a word I find a dictionary
helpful or use google to see how the word should be spelled. I use a dictionary as well
to make sure that the words I’m using is the correct one in expressing what I’m trying
to say.

3. With reading my essays out loud I realize better how my essay does not have a flow. I
tend to struggle to read the essay specially if there are an exaggerated comma adding
to a sentence or when there are no commas, I understand what is being said
differently than what I actually wanted to imply.
3. To fix run on sentences I use periods to create two separate sentences. I would also use the
semicolon in case I wanted to combine the sentences together instead of separating them. To fix
the fragments I make sure that the sentence has the subject and, verb to make sense and be
complete.