Franklin Tjong

P.Y.E short response

In order to prevent yourself from getting the virus, some ways to protect yourself are to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue instead of sneezing in the air. the article states "reducing the spread of viruses. Students and staff alike should wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds." this is saying that student or others should wash their hands for twenty seconds to keep clean and reduce virus spread. Furthermore, the article states "Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of an elbow can help reduce the spread of airborne virus droplets. This quote is explaining that it is recommended to cough or sneeze in tissues to stay safe. This is how the article proves that there are some ways to protect yourself like washing your hands for 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue.

In order to prevent yourself from getting the virus, some ways to protect yourself are to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue instead of sneezing in the air.

      • Many viruses exist, so state the full name of the virus to tell the reader which one is discussed here. Make sure the verb forms are consistent — washing, coughing, sneezing. “sneezing” does not have to be repeated twice.

Edited sentence: To avoid getting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you can protect yourself by washing your hands for at least 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue instead of in the air. 

the article states "reducing the spread of viruses.
      • Capitalize the first word in each sentence. This sentence is also incomplete. One way to fix this is to combine this sentence with the next sentence.

Edited sentence: To reduce the spread of the virus, the article states, “Students and staff alike should wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.” 

Students and staff alike should wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds."
      • This sentence is good.
this is saying that student or others should wash their hands for twenty seconds to keep clean and reduce virus spread.
      • Capitalize the first word in each sentence. “student” should be plural since this sentence is about multiple people.

Edited sentence: This means that students or others should wash their hands for twenty seconds to keep clean and reduce the spread of the virus. 

Furthermore, the article states "Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of an elbow can help reduce the spread of airborne virus droplets.
      • This sentence is good except that the end of this sentence needs a quotation mark if this is the full quote.

Edited sentence: Furthermore, the article states, “Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of an elbow can help reduce the spread of airborne virus droplets.” 

This quote is explaining that it is recommended to cough or sneeze in tissues to stay safe.
      • Since “it” is referring to the act of coughing or sneezing into tissues, you can rearrange the sentence to reflect that.

Edited sentence: This quote is explaining that coughing or sneezing into tissues is recommended to stay safe. 

This is how the article proves that there are some ways to protect yourself like washing your hands for 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue.
      • Here, you can remind the reader what they are protecting themselves from.

Edited sentence: This is how the article proves that there are some ways to protect yourself from COVID-19, like washing your hands for 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue.

      • Make sure the verb forms are consistent in a sentence. Remember to use specific details. In this case, the name of the virus should be included so that the reader will know which virus this paragraph is about. Mentioning the article title or where the article is from would help tell the reader where these quotes come from.


Fully edited paragraph:

To avoid getting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you can protect yourself by washing your hands for at least 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue instead of in the air. To reduce the spread of the virus, the article states, “Students and staff alike should wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.” This means that students or others should wash their hands for twenty seconds to keep clean and reduce the spread of the virus. Furthermore, the article states, “Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of an elbow can help reduce the spread of airborne virus droplets.” This quote is explaining that coughing or sneezing into tissues is recommended to stay safe. This is how the article proves that there are some ways to protect yourself from COVID-19, like washing your hands for 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue.

Original paragraph:

In order to prevent yourself from getting the virus, some ways to protect yourself are to wash your hands for at least 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue instead of sneezing in the air. the article states "reducing the spread of viruses. Students and staff alike should wash with soap and water for at least 20 seconds." this is saying that student or others should wash their hands for twenty seconds to keep clean and reduce virus spread. Furthermore, the article states "Coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of an elbow can help reduce the spread of airborne virus droplets. This quote is explaining that it is recommended to cough or sneeze in tissues to stay safe. This is how the article proves that there are some ways to protect yourself like washing your hands for 20 seconds and coughing or sneezing into a tissue.