1. lusia bought a antique pitcher for her cousin who is in atlanta which had came from mexico

2. there are less exchange students in this here french program then in last years therefore we might need to cut it
Fix the sentence grammatically and say why you made the changes

1 answer

Here are the corrected sentences along with explanations for the changes:

  1. Original: Lusia bought an antique pitcher for her cousin who is in Atlanta which had came from Mexico.
    Corrected: Lusia bought an antique pitcher for her cousin, who is in Atlanta, that came from Mexico.
    Explanation:

    • Changed "lusia" to "Lusia" to capitalize the name.
    • Changed "an" instead of "a" because "antique" starts with a vowel sound.
    • Added commas around "who is in Atlanta" to set off the non-restrictive clause that gives additional information about her cousin.
    • Changed "which had came" to "that came" because "had came" is incorrect; the past participle of "come" is "come." "That" is more appropriate here to introduce a restrictive clause, indicating that the pitcher specifically came from Mexico.
  2. Original: There are less exchange students in this here French program then in last years therefore we might need to cut it.
    Corrected: There are fewer exchange students in this French program than in previous years; therefore, we might need to cut it.
    Explanation:

    • Changed "less" to "fewer" because "fewer" is used with countable nouns (like "students") while "less" is used with uncountable nouns.
    • Removed "here" as it is unnecessary and awkward in the context.
    • Changed "then" to "than" because the correct conjunction for comparison is "than."
    • Changed "last years" to "previous years" for clarity and correctness regarding plurality; "last years" is not a standard expression in this context.
    • Added a semicolon before "therefore" to properly connect the two independent clauses.