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Original: people imagine pictures by joining stars in the sky and call them constellations.

Corrected (easy): People imagine pictures by joining the stars in the sky, and they call those pictures constellations.

Another short version: People join the stars in the sky to make pictures called constellations.

Why this is better (in simple words):

  • Start with a capital letter: "People" not "people."
  • Add a comma before "and" here to make the sentence flow better.
  • Say "the stars" (not just "stars") to sound natural: we mean the stars up in the sky.
  • Use "they call those pictures constellations" so it's clear what "them" means.

Try it yourself:

Write a sentence like: "I see a dog when I join the stars." Then change it to: "When I join the stars, I see a dog."


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