1. Capitalization of religious terms Use of apostrophe to show possession
Day 1
Flannery O'Connors stories are more unusual than William Faulkners stories aren't they?
O'Connor's work reflects her strong catholic faith and her belief that people must honor their obligation to God.
Use of comma to set off tag question
Capitalization of religious terms
Use of apostrophe to show possession

2. Day 1
Flannery O'Connor's stories are more unusual than William Faulkner's stories, aren't they?
Use of apostrophe to show possession
Use of comma to set off tag question
O'Connor's work reflects her strong Catholic faith and her belief that people must honor their obligation to God.
Capitalization of religious terms

3. Day 2
O'Connor was born in Georgia, and raised on a peacock farm.
After completing her undergraduate degree from Georgia State College for Women. O'Connor earned her MFA (Master of Fine Arts) from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Correction of sentence fragment
Use of period with abbreviation for degree
Elimination of unnecessary comma in compound predicate

4. Day 2
O'Connor was born in Georgia and raised on a peacock farm.
Elimination of unnecessary comma in compound predicate
After completing her undergraduate degree from Georgia State College for Women, O'Connor earned her M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Correction of sentence fragment
Use of period with abbreviation for degree

5. Day 3
In her twenties, O’Connor contracted lupus i.e. a serious blood disease.
The disease begun suddenly and set her apart from others.
Use of comma with clarifying Latin abbreviation
Use of past perfect tense
Use of dashes before explanatory information

6. Day 3
In her twenties, O’Connor contracted lupus--i.e., a serious blood disease.
Use of dashes before explanatory information
Use of comma with clarifying Latin abbreviation
The disease had begun suddenly and set her apart from others.
Use of past perfect tense

7. Use of specific nouns to improve style
Day 4
Today, many a reader value O’Connor’s stories her writing explores human faults.
These readers believe that O’Connor’s books will live on in American writing.
Use of specific nouns to improve style
Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence
Subject and verb agreement

8. Day 4
Today, many a reader values O’Connor’s stories; her writing explores human faults.
Subject and verb agreement
Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence
These readers believe that O’Connor’s novels will live on in American writing.
Use of specific nouns to improve style

9. The introduction says, “The stories burn brighter than ever and strike
Day 5
By reading the introduction to “The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor” one can learn more about her life and works.
The introduction says, “The stories burn brighter than ever and strike
deeper”.
Use of underlining or italics with title of book
Correct placement of period with quotation marks
Use of comma to set off introductory adverb clause

10. Day 5
By reading the introduction to The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, one can learn more about her life and works.
Use of underlining or italics with title of book
Use of comma to set off introductory adverb clause
The introduction says, “The stories burn brighter than ever and strike
deeper. "
Correct placement of period with quotation marks