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Original: A camel has two wide toes. They spread and camels don’t sink in the sand.

Better (corrected) sentence: A camel has two wide toes that spread, so it doesn’t sink in the sand.

Why this is better (easy steps):

  • We join the ideas with 'that' and 'so' to show cause and result: the toes spread, so the camel doesn't sink.
  • Use 'it' for the camel (one animal). If we say 'camels' (many animals), we must say 'they' and 'don’t'.
  • Use 'doesn’t' with one animal (it) and 'don’t' with many animals (they).

Another clear version: A camel has two wide toes on each foot. They spread, so camels don’t sink in the sand.

Good job noticing how the toes help camels walk on sand!


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