Sentences

Day 1 The bible, which is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament is a sacred book.

The Jewish religion excepts only the Old Testament, while the Christian religion excepts the Old and the New Testament. Correction of commonly confused words Use of commas with nonrestrictive clause Capitalization of names of religious terms

Day 1 The Bible, which is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament, is a sacred book. Capitalization of names of religious terms Use of a comma with nonrestrictive clause The Jewish religion accepts only the Old Testament, while the Christian religion accepts the Old and the New Testament.

Correction of commonly confused words

Day 2 The Old Testament from about 1300 B.C. to 100 B.C. deals largely with the history and the religious life of ancient Israel.

The New Testament began with the birth of Jesus Christ and covers about 100 years, ending about 125 AD.

Verb tense compatibility Use of periods with abbreviations Correction of misplaced modifier Correct placement of B.C/ A.D

Day 2 The Old Testament deals largely with the history and the religious life of ancient Israel from about 1300 B.C. to 100 B.C. Correction of misplaced modifier

The New Testament begins with the birth of Jesus Christ and covers about 100 years, ending about A.D. 125. Verb tense compatibility Correct placement of B.C./A.D. Use periods for abbreviations

Day 3 No less than a dozen English translations of the Bible preceded the King James Version, a version that was first published in 1611.

How great, indeed, was the impact on English prose and poetry of this widely-read masterpiece.

Correct use of fewer and less Use of exclamation point to show strong emotion Elimination of unnecessary hyphen in a compound modifier Revision of wordy sentence

Day 3 No fewer than a dozen English translations of the Bible preceded the King James Version, first published in 1611.

Correct use of fewer and less Revision of a wordy sentence How great, indeed, was the impact on English prose and poetry of this widely read masterpiece! Elimination of unnecessary hyphen in a compound modifier Exclamation point to stress strong emotion

Day 4 The Talmud, the acumulated and authoritative body of Jewish oral traditions, includes sections dealing with law folklore and domestic life.

It’s main divisions are the Mishna, a text of the oral law, and the Gemara, which interprets the Mishna.

Use of commas in a series Correction of commonly confused words Correction of commonly misspelled words Elimination of faulty parallel structure

Day 4 The Talmud, the accumulated and authoritative body of Jewish oral traditions, includes sections dealing with law, folklore, and domestic life. Correction of commonly misspelled word Use of commas in a series. Its main divisions are the Mishna, a text of the oral law, and the Gemara, an interpretation of the Mishna. Correction of commonly confused words Elimination of faulty parallel structure

Day 5

Muslims believe that there sacred book, the Koran, was revealed to Muhammad by an angel begining about A.D. 610.

This text was written in rhymed Arabic and divided into a hundred and fourteen chapters, called suras. Use of numerals above one hundred Use of underlining or italics with foreign word Correction of commonly confused words Correct spelling: doubling final consonant

Day 5 Muslims believe that their sacred book, the Koran, was revealed to Muhammad by an angel beginning about A.D. 610. Correction of commonly confused words Correct spelling: doubling of final consonant This text was written in rhymed Arabic and divided into 114 chapters, called suras. Use of numerals above one hundred Underline or italics with foreign word