INSTRUCTIONS: Revise the following paragraphs to eliminate sentence-structure errors. Garage sales appealing to bargain seekers. Often shoppers can find useful items at reasonable prices. Everything from power tools to baby strollers selling at a fraction of their costs. Their original costs. Buyers usually can find many types of books, from classics to novels. Contemporary novels. Collectors often finding old fountain pens or thimbles for their collections. Professional upholsterers who find good, solid pieces of furniture. Furniture that they can recover. Other times, items are in excellent condition they simply need a good scrubbing. Some items might even be unused gifts. Gifts that are still in their original boxes. Some people furnish their entire homes inexpensively. But

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nicely by shopping at these bargain centers.

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     Garage sales appealing to bargain seekers. Often shoppers can find useful items at reasonable prices. Everything from dog kennels to baby strollers selling at a fraction of their original costs. Their original costs. Buyers usually can find many types of books, from classics to novels. contemporary novels. Professional upholsterers who find good, solid pieces of furniture. Furniture that they can recover. Other times, items are in excellent condition and they simply need a good scrubbing. Some items might even be unused gifts. Gifts that are still in their original boxes. Some people furnish their entire homes inexpensively but nicely by shopping at these bargain centers.