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Original sentence:

The frilled lizard has a scaly, spiky frill, like a magic dragon.

Corrected sentence:

The frilled lizard has a scaly, spiky frill like a magic dragon.

Why this is better (easy steps):

  • 'The frilled lizard' is who we are talking about.
  • 'has' is the action word (it tells what the lizard has).
  • 'a scaly, spiky frill' tells what the lizard has.
  • 'like a magic dragon' tells how the frill looks. You do not need a comma before 'like' in this sentence, so removing the comma makes it flow better.

Another way to say it: The frilled lizard has a scaly, spiky frill that looks like a magic dragon's.

Try saying the corrected sentence out loud and drawing the lizard with its big frill!


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