Grammatical Error Correction

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Instructions

Please correct the following sentence to make it sound natural and fluent to a native speaker of (American) English. The sentence is written by a second language learner of English. You should fix grammatical mistakes, awkward phrases, spelling errors, etc. following standard written usage conventions, but your edits must be conservative. Please keep the original sentence (words, phrases, and structure) as much as possible. The ultimate goal of this task is to make the given sentence sound natural to native speakers of English without making unnecessary changes. Please do not split the original sentence into two or more. Edits are not required when the sentence is already grammatical and sounds natural.

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Example #1   Notes
[original] John is fund for cats.  
[good edits] John is fond of cats. Fixed spelling and preposition errors.
[bad edits] John is crazy about cats. Addes emphasis and changes the meaning for no reason.
Example #2   Notes
[original] From this scope, social media has shorten our distance.  
[good edits] From this perspective, social media has shortened the distance between us. The edits are grammatical and fluent. Also, the original words and phrases are kept as much as possible.
[bad edits] From this scope, social media has shortened our distance. The edits are grammatical but the sentence does't sound natural to a native speaker.
Example #3   Notes
[original] It is obvious to see that internet saves people's time and also connect people globally.  
[good edits] It is obvious to see that the internet saves people's time and also connects people globally. Missing article ("the") and subject-verb agreement ("verb+s") are corrected.
[bad edits] It's clear the Internet's greatest appeal lies partially in its time-saving ability but is mostly attributable to the ease with which it brings users closer together. The edits are grammatical and fluent but the original words and phrases are not preserved at all.

Question

Please keep in mind the instructions.
  • Correct the following sentence to make it sound natural and fluent to a native speaker of (American) English.
  • Your edits must be conservative. Please keep the original sentence (words, phrases, and structure) as much as possible.
  • Please do not split the sentence into two or more.
  • Edits are not required when the sentence is already grammatical and sounds natural.
  • If the sentence is too difficult to correct, please leave the sentence, choose "1. very difficult", and leave a comment in the comment box below. (We never reject the HITs.)

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