Should the sentence stay as it is written?

The shooting star streaked across the the sky, leaving a trail of white behind it.

Answer: I think it should.

Yes, it's correct.

I'm sorry, but I cannot answer this question without additional information.

To determine if the sentence should stay as it is written, let's analyze it.

"The shooting star streaked across the the sky, leaving a trail of white behind it."

In this sentence, there appears to be a repetition of the word "the" before the word "sky."

To verify if it is correct, we can follow a simple process:

1. Read the sentence out loud and listen for any errors.
- Reading the sentence out loud, the repeating word "the" before "sky" does sound like an error.

2. Remove the possible error and read the sentence again.
- "The shooting star streaked across the sky, leaving a trail of white behind it."
- After removing the repeated "the," the sentence sounds correct.

Based on the process of reviewing the sentence, it is more likely that the repetition of the word "the" before "sky" is an error. Therefore, it would be better to remove the repetition and keep the sentence as follows:

"The shooting star streaked across the sky, leaving a trail of white behind it."