Academic Writing Quiz Identify 7 words or phrases that need to be changed in order for the following paragraph to follow the
formal academic writing rules.

Imagine you can't have an emotional response to a situation or experience in life. Imagine not being able
to cry at the death of a family member, smile when a goal is achieved, frown on a rainy day, or laugh at a
funny joke. To be honest, Christopher Boone has autism, and he takes on the mission of writing an
awesome murder mystery novel as he tries to solve the death of a neighbor's dog. Through this mystery,
he is gonna learn about the lies and deceit of his father, as he discovers his mother didn't die of a heart
attack and his father is a straight up murderer. In my opinion, author Mark Haddon demonstrates that
betrayal leads to courage through situational irony and the characterization of the 15-year-old Christopher
Boone.