pick out the verbs and rewrite in standard English. Kevin went to borrow books from the library. when he got home he found that some pages were torn out and others were missing an med the spine of one was twisted.He took the books back to the library and complained to the librarian.Miss Green me want to borrow these two books, but dem damage.me saw a boy tear a leaf from this one and me call to him.some of the pages is missing and some mark up.di children also use pens and crayons to colour and bore sum of di pages. dis second book,di spine tist. all di bottom a rip off. ehen me turn di pages me saw a lot of bugs weh bite up di pages. di leaves dem soft and is falling apart and have a very funny smell.
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Kevin went to borrow books from the library
Kevin went to borrow books from the library.
when he got home he found that some pages were torn out and others were missing
When he got home he found that some pages were torn out and others were missing and the spine of one was twisted.
You try the rest. I'll be glad to check your work.
Original sentence: Kevin went to borrow books from the library.
Verb: went
Rewritten in standard English: Kevin went to borrow books from the library.
Original sentence: when he got home he found that some pages were torn out and others were missing an med the spine of one was twisted.
Verbs: got, found, were, were, missing, was
Rewritten in standard English: when he arrived home, he discovered that some pages had been torn out, others were missing, and the spine of one book was twisted.
Original sentence: He took the books back to the library and complained to the librarian.
Verbs: took, complained
Rewritten in standard English: He returned the books to the library and voiced his complaints to the librarian.
Original sentence: Miss Green me want to borrow these two books, but dem damage.
Verb: want
Rewritten in standard English: Miss Green, I want to borrow these two books, but they are damaged.
Original sentence: me saw a boy tear a leaf from this one and me call to him.
Verbs: saw, tear, call
Rewritten in standard English: I saw a boy tearing a page from this book, so I called out to him.
Original sentence: some of the pages is missing and some mark up.
Verbs: is, missing, mark
Rewritten in standard English: some of the pages are missing and some are marked up.
Original sentence: di children also use pens and crayons to colour and bore sum of di pages.
Verbs: use, colour, bore
Rewritten in standard English: the children also used pens and crayons to color and scribble on some of the pages.
Original sentence: dis second book,di spine tist. all di bottom a rip off.
Verbs: none
Rewritten in standard English: The second book has a twisted spine and the bottom is ripped off.
Original sentence: ehen me turn di pages me saw a lot of bugs weh bite up di pages.
Verbs: turn, saw, bite
Rewritten in standard English: when I turned the pages, I noticed a lot of bugs that had bitten into them.
Original sentence: di leaves dem soft and is falling apart and have a very funny smell.
Verbs: is, falling apart, have
Rewritten in standard English: the pages are soft, falling apart, and have a strong odor.