Correct the errors in the following sentence overheard in the supermarket:
Every one of the runners who are in the race are here but we can't get started with the first ones until you line up on a starting line.
Remember that there is more than one possible correct answer.
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Monday, June 9, 2008
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Before the race can start the runners muust form a straight line.
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Samantha: Your "condensed" version works well--note that you should use quotation marks for direct speech.
We can't start the race until all runners line up on a starting line.
Ying: Considerable simplified but correct.
Ying: Considerable simplified but correct.
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