Day 1

Capitalize important words in a title

Correct indefinite article

Use a comma after an introductory prepositional phrase

“The masque of the red death” is a allegory.

In a allegory characters, settings and events have symbolic meanings.

Correct indefinite article

Day 1

“The Masque of the Red Death” is an allegory.

Capitalize important words in a titleCorrect indefinite article

In an allegory, characters, settings and events have symbolic meanings.

Correct indefinite articleUse a comma after an introductory prepositional phrase

Day 2

Use of an apostrophe to show possession

In a series that has commas, use semi-colons between the major parts of the list

Use a hyphen in a compound adjective

The setting for “The Masque of the Red Death” is Prince Prosperos abbey.

The abbey has lofty walls, rooms decorated in blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet and black, and castle like towers.

Day 2

The setting for “The Masque of the Red Death” is Prince Prospero’s abbey.

Use an apostrophe to show possession

The abbey has lofty walls; rooms decorated in blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet and black; and castle-like towers.

In a series that has commas, use semi-colons between the major parts of the list

Use a hyphen in a compound adjective

Day 3

The sickness called the Red Death is a horrible illness that kills its victims within half an hour.

And to avoid the illness, Prospero goes into seclusion with his freinds.

Eliminate redundancy (repeating information)

Do not begin sentences with and in formal writing

i before e except after c...

the sickness calledThe Red Death is a horrible illness that kills its victims within half an hour.

Eliminate redundancy (repeating information)

AndTo avoid the illness, Porspero goes into seclusion with his friends.

Do not begin sentences with and in formal writingi before e except after c…

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Day 4

One day prince Prospero makes a decision. He decides to hold a ball. It will be a masked ball.

The Red Death is a topic of discussion between the many guests.

Capitalize the title before a person’s name

Combine a series of choppy simple sentences

Use between for two and among for more than two

Day 4

One day Prince Prospero decides to hold a masked ball.

Capitalize the title before a person’s nameCombine a series of choppy simple sentences

The Red Death is a topic of discussion among the many guests.Use between for two and among for more than two

Day 5

Irregardless should be regardlessUse comma after introductory phrase

Use quotation marks around direct quotations (someone’s exact words)

Irregardless of Prospero’s precautions Red Death enters the abbey.

The story ends with the words Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.

Day 5

Regardless of Prospero’s precautions, Red Death enters the abbey.

Irregardless should be regardlessUse of comma after an introductory phrase

The story ends with the words “Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”

Use quotation marks around direct quotations (someone’s exact words)