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Sample E-mail Introduction

Here's an example containing common writing errors students make in the introduction. How many problems can you identify? There are at least 16 mistakes:


Hi guys,

My name is Fred adams. I am American, and born in America. i have four brothers, one sister and a dog My father is an engineer, my mother is a professor.

I was born in Provo. We moved to American fork city when I was eight. Why? Because my father got a new job. I graduated from High School two years ago and I work in a movie theater for six months. Now, I am a student in the U of U in the ELI program. But my brother attends the Utah University. Mr. Davis is a strange teacher!

I like to swim, listening to music, reading books, and pizza in my free time. My best friend is MARIA.