Revision | English homework help
The paragraph below contains a variety of mechanical and grammatical errors, so your task is to revise the paragraph considering grammar, mechanics, and style. You might want to look for fragments, comma errors, capitalization errors, and run-on sentences. Use the skills in the Grammar Exercises to help guide and inform your revisions.ÿ
Revise the paragraph below:
A giant hairy animal. Has caught the fascination of many people, including normally skeptical citizens and scientists.ÿThey are all interested in the phenomenon of Sasquatch.ÿAlso commonly called Big Foot.ÿSasquatchÿcomes from the Salish wordÿsaskehavasÿtheÿNorth AmericanÿSasquatch has a counterpartÿtheÿHimalayanÿYeti. Both have been studied byÿcryptozoologistsÿwho research undiscovered animals.ÿIn our country most sightingsÿof Sasquatchÿoccur in the Pacific Northwest, these sightings rangeÿfrom northernÿCalifornia to centralÿAlaska.ÿAlthoughÿthis is the normÿreports have come from almost every state. States such as North CarolinaÿMaineÿand Tennessee have reported sightings.ÿSightings have even been reported inÿflorida.ÿDuring the settlement of the united states,ÿstoriesÿof hairy ape-men were told by NativeÿAmericans.ÿ
