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'Who is knocking?' whispered his wife, lying beside him on the floor. 'I do not know,' he whispered back breathlessly. The second knocking was so loud that the rickety old door could have fallen down.

Edit the following text. Who is knocking? whispered his wife lying beside him on the floor. I do not know he whispered back breathlessly the second knocking was so loud that the rickety old door could have fallen down.

Edited text

"Who is knocking?" whispered his wife, lying beside him on the floor.

"I do not know," he whispered back breathlessly. The second knocking was so loud that the rickety old door could have fallen down.

Corrections made

  • Quotation marks and a question mark added to the question.
  • Comma after "whispered his wife" to join the participle phrase "lying beside him".
  • The reply placed in quotation marks with a comma after "know".
  • A full stop added after "breathlessly", and "The second knocking" begun with a capital letter.

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