Question

directions: edit the following paragraphs. correct all run - on sentences. be sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization as necessary. add in or delete words where appropriate. you may need to fix some of the grammar used.
stranger things is a popular television show on the streaming platform, netflix. it stars famous actors like millie bobby brown finn wolfhard, jamie campbell, sadie sink, david harbour, winona ryder. created by the duffer brothers, matt and ross duffer, the show was released in july of 2016. the show has over a 92% rating on rotten tomatoes and has a following on instagram of over 21.2 million followers. the show has been widely accepted as a hit in many different countries, and its obvious to viewers as to why.
the first season itself follows a group of kids set in hawkins indiana. the supernatural are experimented on in the town, and it ends up opening opening a portal to another world. it is referred to as the upside down. following the opening of the portal, will byers goes missing. his mother joyce byers police chief jim hopper and group of volunteers search for him. at some point, the group of friends who search for will frequently find something—or rather, someone new, eleven. she is a young girl with supernatural powers she helps them find will. the second season gone on to show that will has been possessed by a creature from the upside down. his friends and family eventually learn that their world is being threatened by whatever lives in the other wo world.
the third season deals with summer break the kids are all out of school, and they eventually run into a few issues; the soviet union is hot in action in hawkins, indiana. there is a secret laboratory under the very town they live in. there trying to open up the gateway to the upside down. there are many deaths deemed unnecessary by fans but important by creators, and towards the end, the season ends on a cliffhanger, and viewers are left wondering what will come next, especially as eleven’s adoptive father, hopper, is seen disappearing from screen. not only is eleven devastated, but so is joyce, who had taken a liking to the gruff police chief.

Explanation:

To edit the paragraphs, we correct run - ons, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar:

Paragraph 1:

• "streaming platform, Netflix" → "streaming platform Netflix" (remove comma as it's an appositive without a pause need).
• "Millie bobby Brown" → "Millie Bobby Brown" (proper noun capitalization).
• "stars famous actors" → "stars famous actors: " (add colon for list introduction).
• "was released" (correct verb tense from "was released" contextually, but here "was" is okay as it's past release).
• "over a 92% rating" → "a 92% rating" (remove "over" redundancy).
• "21.2 MILLION" → "21.2 million" (lowercase for consistency).
• "its obvious" → "it’s obvious" (contraction for "it is").

Paragraph 2:

• "kids set in Hawkins Indiana" → "kids set in Hawkins, Indiana" (add comma for place).
• "opening opening a portal" → "opening a portal" (remove repeated word).
• "police chief Jim Hopper" → "police chief, Jim Hopper" (add comma for appositive).
• "group of volunteers" → "a group of volunteers" (add article).
• "search FOR will" → "search for Will" (lowercase "for" and capitalize "Will").
• "someone new, Eleven" → "someone new—Eleven" (em dash for explanation, remove comma).
• "supernatural powers she helps" → "supernatural powers, and she helps" (add comma and conjunction for run - on fix).
• "gone on to show" → "went on to show" (correct verb tense).
• "wo world" → "world" (remove typo).

Paragraph 3:

• "summer break the kids" → "summer break, and the kids" (add comma and conjunction for run - on).
• "There trying" → "They’re trying" (contraction for "They are").
• "screen" → "the screen" (add article for clarity).

Answer:

Edited Paragraph 1:

Stranger Things is a popular television show on the streaming platform Netflix. It stars famous actors: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Jamie Campbell, Sadie Sink, David Harbour, Winona Ryder. Created by the Duffer Brothers, Matt and Ross Duffer, the show was released in July of 2016. The show has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has a following on Instagram of over 21.2 million followers. The show has been widely accepted as a hit in many different countries, and it’s obvious to viewers as to why.

Edited Paragraph 2:

The first season itself follows a group of kids set in Hawkins, Indiana. The supernatural are experimented on in the town, and it ends up opening a portal to another world. It is referred to as the Upside Down. Following the opening of the portal, Will Byers goes missing. His mother, Joyce Byers, police chief, Jim Hopper, and a group of volunteers search for him. At some point, the group of friends who search for Will frequently find something—or rather, someone new—Eleven. She is a young girl with supernatural powers, and she helps them find Will. The second season went on to show that Will has been possessed by a creature from the Upside Down. His friends and family eventually learn that their world is being threatened by whatever lives in the other world.

Edited Paragraph 3:

The third season deals with summer break, and the kids are all out of school, and they eventually run into a few issues; the Soviet Union is hot in action in Hawkins, Indiana. There is a secret laboratory under the very town they live in. They’re trying to open up the gateway to the Upside Down. There are many deaths deemed unnecessary by fans but important by creators, and towards the end, the season ends on a cliffhanger, and viewers are left wondering what will come next, especially as Eleven’s adoptive father, Hopper, is seen disappearing from the screen. Not only is Eleven devastated, but so is Joyce, who had taken a liking to the gruff police chief.