INSTRUCTIONS: Revise the following descriptive paragraph by combining choppy sentences. Write your revision in the lines below.[1]My home office is a wonderful place to relax. It is comfortable and inviting. [2]The walls are painted a warm goldenrod. It is covered with pictures of African animals and antique maps. [3]One side of the room has a red leather chair. It also has an antique roll top desk. [4]The other side is filled with bookshelves. The bookshelves are floor-to-ceiling. The bookshelves have classy glass doors to keep the dust out. [5]The room's one window looks out across a field. I like to look out the window as I reflect on a long day of work and class.
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What will be an ideal response?
(Answers will vary. This is one possibility.)
| 1. | My home office is a wonderful place to relax because it is comfortable and inviting. |
| 2. | The walls are painted a warm goldenrod, and they are covered with pictures of African animals and antique maps. |
| 3. | One side of the room has a red leather chair and an antique roll top desk. |
| 4. | The other side is filled with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves which have classy glass doors to keep the dust out. |
| 5. | The room's one window looks out across a field, and I like to look out the window as I reflect on a long day of work and class. |
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