I need to fix these sentence for grammer, spelling, and punctuation using APA style.
1. 49 percent of the students received the highest grade.
2. I would like to gain more knowledge on the number of children who are experiencing depression. In order to do this I would pass out 40 surveys to high school children. After receiving the results from the surveys I would then analysis the surveys and attempt to understand the extent of the problem.
3. Boys ate every bit of the eggs, bacon, and grits that were in the refrigerator.
4. Cats are not the only mammals that experience hair balls. A huma

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I need to fix these sentence for grammer, spelling, and punctuation using APA style.
1. 49 percent of the students received the highest grade.
2. I would like to gain more knowledge on the number of children who are experiencing depression. In order to do this I would pass out 40 surveys to high school children. After receiving the results from the surveys I would then analysis the surveys and attempt to understand the extent of the problem.
3. Boys ate every bit of the eggs, bacon, and grits that were in the refrigerator.
4. Cats are not the only mammals that experience hair balls. A huma

lgbasallote · Answer

1. should be grades <--plural because the students don't share a "grade"
2. In order to do this, <--there should be a comma because it's like a pause
3. There should be no comma before and <--you only put comma before conjunctions IF you're linking TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
4. Again, it's not complete and cut off

anonymous · Answer

We must be working on the same homework :).. anyways what i found so far
1. 49 needs to be spelled out if number starts a sentence.
2. in order to do this, (comma)... after receiving the results from the surveys, (comma)... analyze
3. and 4. I need help with also

anonymous · Answer

1.  Write out the number forty-nine.  The word "grade" is correct as-is.  No need to make it plural.

2.  (I added 2 commas, and I changed 'analysis' to 'analyze.')  
I would like to gain more knowledge on the number of children who are experiencing depression.  In order to do this, I would pass out 40 surveys to high school students.  After receiving the results from the surveys, I would then analyze the surveys and attempt to understand the extent of the problem. 

3.  This sentence is correct as-is.  You can absolutely put a comma before the last item in a list.  

4.  Not a complete statement.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/052709serialcomma.htm "Although many of us were taught not to use a comma before and in a list, today the vast majority of style guides do advocate the use of the serial comma because it can prevent a possible misreading."