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Corrected sentence: So many people live in the city. Houses line each street, and cars zip up and down!

Why this is better (easy steps):strong>

  • Start sentences with a big letter: 'So' and 'Houses' both start with a capital letter.
  • Use a period to finish a sentence: We made the first idea end with a period so it is clear: 'So many people live in the city.'
  • Put a comma before 'and' when joining two full ideas: The second part has two full ideas: 'Houses line each street' and 'cars zip up and down.' We put a comma before 'and' to join them smoothly.

Other simple ways to write it:

  • So many people live in the city—houses line each street, and cars zip up and down!
  • So many people live in the city; houses line each street and cars zip up and down.

Nice work! The sentence already sounded good; these small changes make it easier to read.


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