4.7: Compare and Contrast Editing Practice

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Skim the below given compare & contrast paragraph carefully and identify all ten (10) errors listed below. Make the necessary correction next to each error.

One (1) run-on / comma splice error Two (2) subject/verb agreement error

One (1) word form error One (1) capitalization error

One (1) spelling mistake One (1) pronoun error

One (1) incorrect use of comma One (1) missing comma

One (1) fragment error

Two Different Cities

London and Washington D.C. have similarities and differences in living standards and cultural diversity. Both cities share a very expensive cost of living in terms of housing. A Downtown one-bedroom apartment in DC cost $1,800 per month a similar “flat” in London may be double that amount. This high costs create socioeconomic differences among the residents. Although both cities’ residents are predominantly wealthy both cities have a significantly large population of poor and homeless. Perhaps the most significant different is the racial diversity. Washington, DC is a “minority-majority” city, which means the majority of its citizens are races other than white. In 2009, according to the US Census, 55 percent of DC residents classified as “Black or African American”, and 35 percent of its residents were classified as “white.” London, by contrast, has very few minorities. In 2006, 70 percent of its population, was “white,” while only 10 percent was “Black.” Though the cost of these cities are high, the racial differences between the cities are what make them feel different.