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The Editing Game!
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The Editing Game
• Directions: Find the mistakes in the blue sentences or paragraphs. Choose A, B, C, or D for your answer.
The jaguar are a mammal that lives in rainforests.
• A. The jaguar is a mammal that lives in rainforests.
• B. The jaguars are a mammal that lives in rainforests.
• C. The jaguars is a mammal that live in rainforests.
• D. As it is.
The jaguar are a mammal that lives in rainforests.
• A. The jaguar is a mammal that lives in rainforests.
Harry Potter is a young man with many intristing talents.
• A. “Harry potter is a young man with many interisting talents.”
• B. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talants.
• C. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talents.
• D. As it is.
Harry Potter is a young man with many intristing talents.
• C. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talents.
What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox
• A. What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox?
• B. “What is your favorite animal,” asked Mrs. Fox?
• C. “What is your favorite animal?” asked Mrs. Fox.
• D. As it is.
What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox
• C. “What is your favorite animal?” asked Mrs. Fox.
Is Peanut Butter really a Groundhog?
• A. Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?
• B. “Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?”
• C. Is Peanut butter really a groundhog?
• D. As it is.
Is Peanut Butter really a Groundhog?
• A. Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?
One reason to write is to persuade someone to do something.
• A. One write reason is to persuade someone to do something.
• B. On reason to right is to persuade some one to do some thing.
• C. On reason to write is to pursade someone to do something.
• D. As it is.
One reason to write is to persuade someone to do something.
• D. As it is.
Pat ate choclat ice cream after lunch. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1.
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
Pat ate choclat ice cream after lunch.
1 2 3 4
• B. 2
That red thing is Phils sweater. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
That red thing is Phils sweater. 1 2 3 4
• C. 3
I was thanking about your dog. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
I was thanking about your dog. 1 2 3 4
• B. 2
I really wan’t to go to Richmond. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
I really wan’t to go to Richmond. 1 2 3 4
• A. 1
What where you doing yesterday?1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
What where you doing yesterday?1 2 3 4
• B. 2
Christina shouted “I want my mommy,”
• A. Christina shouted, “I want my mommy!”
• B. “Christina shouted I want my mommy!”
• C. “I want my mommy,” Shouted Christina.
• D. As it is.
Christina shouted “I want my mommy,”
• A. Christina shouted, “I want my mommy!”
Gato is the Spanish word for cat.
• A. Gato is the spanish word for cat.
• B. Gato word is spanish for cat.
• C. gato is the Spanish word for cat.
• D. As it is.
Gato is the Spanish word for cat.
• D. As it is.
Mr. Quimby is a teacher.
What kind of noun is the word teacher in this sentence?
• A. Proper noun.
• B. Common noun.
• C. Possessive noun.
• D. Plural noun.
Mr. Quimby is a teacher.
• B. Common noun.
Yestreday, the bell ringed at 3:00.
• A. Yesterday, the bell rings at 3:00.
• B. Yestreday, the bell rang at 3:00.
• C. Yesterday, the bell rang at 3:00.
• D. As it is.
Yestreday, the bell ringed at 3:00.
• C. Yesterday, the bell rang at 3:00.
My dog just had puppies! Exclaimed Joey!
• A. “My dog just had puppies, exclaimed Joey!
• B. “My dog just had puppies!” Exclaimed Joey.
• C. “My dog just had puppies!” exclaimed Joey.
• D. As it is.
My dog just had puppies! Exclaimed Joey!
• C. “My dog just had puppies!” exclaimed Joey.
Tomorrow is Saturday February 16 2002.
• A. Tomorrow is Saturday, February 16, 2002.
• B. Tomorrow is Saturday. February 16 2002.
• C. Tomorrow is Saturday February 16, 2002.
• D. As it is.
Tomorrow is Saturday February 16 2002.
• A. Tomorrow is Saturday, February 16, 2002.
1. John played with Legos. 2. Tyler played with Legos.
What is the best way to combine sentences 1 & 2?
• A. John played with Legos and Tyler played with Legos.
• B. John and Tyler played with Legos.
• C. John played with Legos but Tyler played with Legos.
• D. These sentences should not be combined.
1. John played with Legos. 2. Tyler played with Legos.
• B. John and Tyler played with Legos.
Mom ____ Dad agreed that I could only have one pet.
• Which conjunction should go in the blank.
• A. and
• B. or
• C. but
• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.
Mom ____ Dad agreed that I could only have one pet.
• A. and
I want a cat ____ my sister wants a dog.
• Which conjunction fits best in the blank.
• A. and
• B. or
• C. but
• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.
I want a cat ____ my sister wants a dog.
• C. but
Mom said we had to agree on either a cat ____ a dog.
• Which conjunction fits best in the blank.
• A. and
• B. or
• C. but
• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.
Mom said we had to agree on either a cat ____ a dog.
• B. or
Who’se book is that wondered Mitchell?
• A. “Who’se book is that?” Wondered Mitchell.
• B. “Whose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.
• C. “Whoose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.
• D. As it is.
Who’se book is that wondered Mitchell?
• B. “Whose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.
“Is that you’re book? he asked.”
• A. “Is that you’re book?” he asked.
• B. “Is that your book? He asked.
• C. “Is that your book?” he asked.
• D. As it is.
“Is that you’re book? he asked.”
• C. “Is that your book?” he asked.
“Maybe it is they’re book,” suggested Angie.
• A. “Maybe it is their book,” suggested Angie.
• B. “Maybe it is thier book,” suggested Angie.
• C. “Maybe it is there book,” suggested Angie.
“Maybe it is they’re book,” suggested Angie.
• A. “Maybe it is their book,” suggested Angie.
The dog wagged its tail.
• A. The dog wagged it’s tail.
• B. The dog wagged its tale.
• C. The dog wagged it’s tale.
• D. As it is.
The dog wagged its tail.
• D. As it is.
They’re are over six hunderd kids in this school.
• A. There are over sixhundred kids in this school.
• B. Their are over six hundred kids in this school.
• C. There are over six hundred kids in this school.
• D. As it is.
They’re are over six hunderd kids in this school.
• C. There are over six hundred kids in this school.
There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day.
• A. There are one thosind for hundred fortey minutes in a day.
• B. There are one thousand, four hundred forty minutes in a day.
• C. There are one thousand four, hundred forty minutes in a day.
• D. As it is.
There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day.
• B. There are one thousand, four hundred forty minutes in a day.
Mrs Borg is the teacher across the hall. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4
Mrs Borg is the teacher across the hall. 1 2 3 4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
The which wore a pointed hat.
• A. The whitch wore a pointed hat.
• B. The which weared a pointed hat.
• C. The witch wore a pointed hat.
• D. As it is.
The which wore a pointed hat.
• C. The witch wore a pointed hat.
No I did not bring a pensel.
• A. No I did not bring a pencil.
• B. No I did not brung a pencil.
• C. No, I did not bring a pencil.
• D. As it is.
No I did not bring a pensel.
• C. No, I did not bring a pencil.
Where are you going after school.
• What type of error is in this sentence?
• A. Grammar
• B. Punctuation
• C. Spelling
• D. There is nothing wrong with this sentence.
Where are you going after school.
• B. Punctuation
Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.
• A. “Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.”
• B. Mary were very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.
• C. Mary was vary upset when she learned that her ham burger used to be a cow.
• D. As it is.
Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.
• D. As it is.
“Dad asked, What do you whant for dinner?”
• A. Dad asked, “What do you want for dinner?”
• B. Dad asked, “what do you want for dinner?”
• C. Dad asked? “What do you want for dinner,”
• D. As it is.
“Dad asked, What do you whant for dinner?”
• A. Dad asked, “What do you want for dinner?”
1. Joe lives on Main Street. 2. Joe lives in Harrisonburg.
What is the best way to combine sentences 1 & 2?
• A. Joe lives on Main Street and Joe lives in Harrisonburg.
• B. Joe lives on Main Street in Harrisonburg.
• C. Joe lives on Main Street and in Harrisonburg.
• D. These sentences should not be combined.
1. Joe lives on Main Street. 2. Joe lives in Harrisonburg.
• B. Joe lives on Main Street in Harrisonburg.
Joe’s mom is a waitress.
What kind of noun is the word Joe’s in this sentence?
• A. Possessive noun
• B. Plural noun
• C. Proper noun
• D. Both A and C
Joe’s mom is a waitress.
What kind of noun is the word Joe’s in this sentence?
• D. Both A and C
THE END
So, who won?
