Correct the errors in the following sentence:
On october 14th Canadians would go to the polls electing a new Federal Government; but many are thinking that its going to look a lot like the last governments and they dont like the cost that was involved for no change.
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On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government. However, many citizens are not happy at having to pay for another election at this time, particularly since they
believe that there will be very little change in the structure of the government.
On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new Federal Government; many are thinking that it’s going to look a lot like the last government, and they don’t like the cost that was involved for no change.
On October 14th, Canadians would go vote for a new Federal Government. Many believe that new government is going to look a lot like the last one and they do not like the cost that changes nothing.
Kelly: Yes, but you undertook so major restructuring, and you need to check capitalization!
Andra: Yes, but check a verb tense issue.
Seiko: You are on the right track, but you have several small errors.;-)
On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new Federal Government. However, many citizens are not happy at having to pay for another election at this time, particularly since they
believe that there will be very little change in the structure of the government.
On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new Federal Government; but many citizens think it's going to look a lot like the last government and they don't like the cast that did not change anything.
On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new Federal Government; many think that it’s going to look a lot like the last government, and they don’t like the cost that was involved for no change.
Kelly: Good, but you have added to this sentence, and you need to check capitalization.
Sara: You have also added unnecessarily to the original, and you need to check capitalization and punctuation.
Andra: You, too, need to check capitalization, and you should also check verb tense.
My second attempt:
On October 14th, canadians will be going to the polls to elect a new federal government; but many are thinking this government is going to look a lot like the last one and they don't like the cast that did not make any changes.
Also, a correction to my first post:
On October 14th, canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government; but, many think that it's going to look a lot like the last government and they don't like the cast that did not change anything.
On October 14th, canadians will go to the polls to elect a new Federal Government; many think that it’s going to look a lot like the last government, and they didn’t like the cost that was involved for no change.
On October 14th, Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government. However, many think it's going to look a lot like the last government, and don't like the cost involved for no change.
Sara:You still need to check cpaitalization and punctuation;-)
Andra: You, too, need to check capitalization and verb tense;-)
Bernie: Good solution.
On october 14th, Canadians will go to the polls for electing a new Federal Government. Many Canadians are thinking that it is going to look a lot like the last governments; therefore, they don't like the cost that was involved for no change.
Jiaping: Pay attention to capitalization, verb tense, and number issues.
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