Another kind of story people pass on are fairytales. OK
Fairy-tales usually have fairies in them,<~~delete comma; it's unnecessary and involve some sort of magic in the story. An example of a fairy-tale is the story of "The beauty and the beast". delete "the story of" ; it's unnecessary and wordy
Fables are stories passed on to teach lessons to children and adults. OK
Stories in the past did gather families and friends more then our media life does now. Wow! I'll revise below:
In the past, families and friends gathered to hear stories much more often than people in our multimedia-filled life do now.
Hi I have to do the following corrections.
I was wondering if I corrected them correctly.(my work is the bottom)
this is what I need to correct :
Another kind of story people passed on are fairytales. <-Your
verb needs to agree. Fairytales always have fairies in them they always
involve some sort of magic in them; like the story of "the beauty and the
beast". <-This should be 2 sentences. Also
check your punctuation and capitalization.
Fables are stories passed on; to teach lessons to children and adults.<-Check punctuation.
Stories in the past did gather families and friend more then our media
life now.
This is my work
Another kind of story people pass on are fairytales.
Fairy-tales usually have fairies in them, and involve some sort of magic in the story. An example of a fairy-tale is the story of "The beauty and the beast".
Fables are stories passed on to teach lessons to children and adults.
Stories in the past did gather families and friends more then our media life does now.
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Also don't use a hyphen for the term "fairy tales."
Thank you so much :)
You're welcome!
If you don't understand why I made the corrections/revisions I did, be sure to ask.
If you don't understand why I made the corrections/revisions I did, be sure to ask.
Another kind of story people pass on are fairytales. <-Your subject and verb do not agree.
The subject of the sentence is "kind" which is a singular noun. The verb needs to be "is" not "are."
If it bothers you to have a plural FOLLOWING the verb, then change the subject to a plural and keep "are."
Probably the best way to revise this is to stay away from the "kind of" phrasing. Here's an example:
People also pass along fairy tales.
If it bothers you to have a plural FOLLOWING the verb, then change the subject to a plural and keep "are."
Probably the best way to revise this is to stay away from the "kind of" phrasing. Here's an example:
People also pass along fairy tales.
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