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Nice list! I checked the grammar and fixed small issues. Below is the corrected list followed by a few simple rules so you can make more corrections yourself.

  • round target
  • oval-shaped swing chair
  • spherical globe
  • square map
  • rectangular flag
  • cubic street organ
  • triangular sign
  • diamond-shaped kite
  • pyramid-shaped tent
  • cylindrical crawling tunnel
  • trapezoid-shaped boat
  • star-shaped piñata
  • hexagonal spider web
  • heart-shaped glasses

Short rules (easy to remember):

  • Capitalization: Don’t capitalize words in the middle of a list unless they are names or start a sentence. So use lowercase like round target.
  • Hyphens: Use a hyphen when you make a compound adjective with "-shaped" before a noun (for example, oval-shaped swing chair, diamond-shaped kite).
  • Single-word shape adjectives are fine without a hyphen (for example, round, square, rectangular, cylindrical).
  • Watch for punctuation: use a regular hyphen (-) not an en dash (–) for words like "diamond-shaped".
  • Style note: Some phrases are a bit redundant (for example, a "globe" is already spherical), but they are grammatically correct.

If you want, I can also rewrite the whole list as full sentences (for example, "The kite is diamond-shaped."), or check for simpler words for a 10-year-old.


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