INSTRUCTIONS: Revise the following paragraphs to eliminate sentence-structure errors. Although old age was at one time considered a dreaded time of life. Today it can be one of the most satisfying times in people's lives. They have good health, they have an adequate income. Instead of a life expectancy of sixty-five. People have a life expectancy of eighty-five or upward. More and more senior citizens are becoming part of an active retirement community. That has many amenities. Including a variety of clubs. They join bowling leagues or amateur theater or musical groups sometimes they buy recreational vehicles, store their belongings, and travel throughout the United States. When they wish. They visit their children or grandchildren. And then head out for more adventures. If these
activities do not keep them busy enough. They take bus tours or cruises where they can enjoy the fun but leave the work to someone else. With all these advantages, some people retiring early just to get a head start on the excitement.
What will be an ideal response?
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Although old age was at one time considered a dreaded time of life, today it can be one of the most satisfying times in people's lives. They have good health, and they have an adequate income. Instead of a life expectancy of sixty-five, people have a life expectancy of eighty-five or upward. More and more senior citizens are becoming part of an active retirement community that has many amenities, including a variety of clubs. They join bowling leagues or amateur theater or musical groups. Sometimes they buy recreational vehicles, store their belongings, and travel throughout the United States. When they wish, they visit their children or grandchildren and then head out for more adventures. If these activities do not keep them busy enough, they take bus tours or cruises where they can enjoy the fun but leave the work to someone else. With all these advantages, some people retire early just to get a head start on the excitement.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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