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?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?
“Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?”
Is Peanut butter really a groundhog?
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.
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4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1.
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Pat ate choclat ice cream after
lunch.
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4
• B. 2
That red thing is Phils sweater.
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2
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4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
That red thing is Phils sweater.
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2
3
4
• C. 3
I was thanking about your dog.
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3 4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
I was thanking about your dog.
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2
3 4
• B. 2
I really wan’t to go to Richmond.
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2 3
4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
I really wan’t to go to Richmond.
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2 3
4
• A. 1
What where you doing yesterday?
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2
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4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
What where you doing yesterday?
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2
3
4
• B. 2
Christina shouted “I want my
mommy,”
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Christina shouted, “I want my mommy!”
“Christina shouted I want my mommy!”
“I want my mommy,” Shouted Christina.
As it is.
Christina shouted “I want my
mommy,”
• A. Christina shouted, “I want my
mommy!”
Gato is the Spanish word for cat.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Gato is the spanish word for cat.
Gato word is spanish for cat.
gato is the Spanish word for cat.
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.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Yesterday, the bell rings at 3:00.
Yestreday, the bell rang at 3:00.
Yesterday, the bell rang at 3:00.
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!
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A.
B.
C.
D.
“My dog just had puppies, exclaimed Joey!
“My dog just had puppies!” Exclaimed Joey.
“My dog just had puppies!” exclaimed Joey.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
“Who’se book is that?” Wondered Mitchell.
“Whose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.
“Whoose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.
As it is.
Who’se book is that wondered
Mitchell?
• B. “Whose book is that?” wondered
Mitchell.
“Is that you’re book? he asked.”
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A.
B.
C.
D.
“Is that you’re book?” he asked.
“Is that your book? He asked.
“Is that your book?” he asked.
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.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The dog wagged it’s tail.
The dog wagged its tale.
The dog wagged it’s tale.
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.
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4
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Which word is written incorrectly?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Mrs Borg is the teacher across the hall.
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2
3
4
• Which word is written incorrectly?
• A. 1
The which wore a pointed hat.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The whitch wore a pointed hat.
The which weared a pointed hat.
The witch wore a pointed hat.
As it is.
The which wore a pointed hat.
• C. The witch wore a pointed hat.
No I did not bring a pensel.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
No I did not bring a pencil.
No I did not brung a pencil.
No, I did not bring a pencil.
As it is.
No I did not bring a pensel.
• C. No, I did not bring a pencil.
Where are you going after school.
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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
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