English Challenge 1. add a comma for ABBI

2. add comma(s) for nonessential relative clause

3. add a semicolon

4. delete unnecessary/wrong apostrophe

5. delete unnecessary comma FANBOYS rule

6. delete unnecessary comma before/after functioning verb

7. add a missing apostrophe

Conventions of Usage:

8. incorrect preposition (change it)

9, incorrect preposition for an idiom (change it)

10. wrong subject-verb agreement (fix)

11. pronoun does not match antecedent (fix)

Sentence Structure:

12. sentence fragment

(fix) 13. misplaced modifier (move it)

14. missing relative pronoun (add it in)

Word Choice:

15. redundant word pair (fix)

16. word/phrase inconsistent with style and tone (fix)

Organization:

17. connecting word/phrase shows wrong relationship (change it)

18. add a concluding sentence (see below)

Topic Development:

19. irrelevant detail (get rid of it)




Find and number and correct the errors you find (use the numbers above). Numbers cannot be used more than once. For number 18, choose the concluding sentence's proper place from the list at the end.

Paragraph 1: Ageism is discrimination or unfair treatment based on a person's age. It can impact someone confidence, job prospects, financial situation, and quality of life. It can also include the way that older people are represented in the media which can have a wider impact on the publics attitudes. It's important that ageism, often called age discrimination, is addressed to ensure that a person does not lose out because of their age.

Paragraph 2: Perhaps an old geiser has been in a situation where he or she has been discriminated against due to age. He or she may be fully aware that he or she has been subject to ageism, but sometimes it's not so obvious. Sometimes the laws are through the air.

Paragraph 3: Although ageism is often seen as a workplace issue one may face it when he or she is out shopping, at the doctor's office, or even when ordering products and services over the phone.

Paragraph 4: There are several examples of what constitutes ageism. Some examples are, losing a job because of age, being refused interest-free credit, a new credit card, car insurance, or travel insurance because of age, and receiving a lower quality of service in a shop or restaurant because of the organization's attitude over older people. Other instances of ageism includes not being eligible for benefit's such as Disability Living Allowance due to age limits, being refused a referral from a doctor to a consultant because one is "too old," and being refused membership to a club or trade association because of age. All of these situations of ageism are examples.

Paragraph 5: We are protected against some of these situations by law. But not all of them. Under the Equality Act, elderly citizens are protected from ageism in employment, training, and education they are also protected in membership of clubs and associations. Some clubs include country clubs and dance clubs. Unfortunately, there is no protection in some areas, including housing, as of yet. Since October 1, 2012, the elderly have increased protection when they are receiving products and services. This ensures and guarantees an elderly citizen is not treated unfairly.

Paragraph 6: The Equality Act is a law protects the elderly from discrimination. It aims to prevent people from being treated differently, or unfairly on the basis of specific characteristics. The Equality Act makes discrimination on the basis of age, or ageism, unlawful. On the other hand, the act protects all citizens from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender reassignment, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity as well as age.

The author wants to add the following concluding statement for one of the paragraphs. Which paragraph would this concluding statement fit best?

However, since the 2012 law, no other laws have been put into place to provide even further protect to our senior citizens until now with the Equality Act

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2. End of paragraph 4
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4. End of paragraph 6