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D-Day
The paragraph below tells about a special date in June history. Can you find and mark ten errors in
the paragraph? You might look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.
All though german forces beleived an invasion wouldn’t happen on the
foggie morning of June 6, 1944, “Operation Overlord” was underway. Soldiers
landed on the beeches of Normandy, France at the direction of general Dwight
D. Eisenhower. Thousand of men took part in the battle, which was a turning
point in World War II. What does the D stand for in “D-Day.” It is unclear, but
Eisenhower ones said it was short for “departed date.”
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Name:
Date:
D-Day
The paragraph below tells about a special date in June history. Can you find and mark ten errors in
the paragraph? You might look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.
All though german forces beleived an invasion wouldn’t happen on the
foggie morning of June 6, 1944, “Operation Overlord” was underway. Soldiers
landed on the beeches of Normandy, France at the direction of general Dwight
D. Eisenhower. Thousand of men took part in the battle, which was a turning
point in World War II. What does the D stand for in “D-Day.” It is unclear, but
Eisenhower ones said it was short for “departed date.”
© 2005 by Education World®. Education World grants users permission to reproduce this work sheet for educational purposes only.