Teaching Notes
Proofreading Warm-ups
Overview
The purpose of the transparencies that follow is to review usage
and mechanics skills in a proofreading context.
Using the Warm-ups
You may tailor the use of these proofreading warm-ups to the
needs of your classroom. However, they have been designed to
provide a pair of sentences to use as quick, five- to ten-minute
proofreading activities, which are most effective when students
discuss and explain their corrections orally. Each pair of sentences
on the transparencies is followed by revised sentences with
corrections shown in boldface type.
Skills Coverage
The types of errors found in each sentence pair are identified in
the Key to Skills Coverage pages.
Student Responses May Vary
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The “Sentences Corrected” column presents, for each sentence,
one set of possible corrections. Because other equally correct revisions are possible for many items, your students’ answers may
vary from those shown in this booklet. Here are a few examples:
■
If a sentence contains a verb-tense error, e.g., a present-tense
verb and a past-tense verb, the error may be corrected by using
either present tense for both verbs or past tense for both.
■
A run-on sentence may be corrected by inserting either a period
or a semicolon between the independent clauses or by inserting
a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
■
Other variations are due to stylistic choice. For example, some
authorities assert that in a series of three or more items a
comma should precede the coordinating conjunction, while
other authorities say that the comma is superfluous. In these
Proofreading Warm-ups sentences, the series comma is used.
Variance in answers is also due to the fact that the individual
sentences have minimal context. The manner in which a student
chooses to correct a sentence—e.g., whether to view a modifying
phrase as misplaced and so move it to another position in the
sentence—may depend on the way in which he or she interprets
the sentence. Allowing for student interpretation and creativity
and asking students to explain their answers may lead to fruitful
discussions about grammar, usage, and the nature of language.
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Proofreading Warm-ups
Transparency 1, Sentence Sets 1–4
Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[1]
a. the pilot had no alternative,
stowaways must face judgment
b. did the nasa pilot exaust everyone
of his options
a. The pilot had no alternative;
stowaways must face judgment.
b. Did the NASA pilot exhaust every
one of his options?
Capitalization, Semicolons, End
marks, Spelling, Words often
confused
a. Barton’s ship lurched, slowed, and
suddenly accelerated again.
b. In 1954, when the short story “The
Cold Equations” was written, no
people had yet gone into outer
space.
Capitalization, Commas,
Spelling, End marks, Quotation
marks, Subject-verb agreement,
Verb forms
a. He and I enjoy science fiction
because it’s exciting and
imaginative.
b. Andy and I took a trip to the
Mojave Desert.
Capitalization, Pronoun case,
Spelling, Words often confused,
End marks, Verb forms
a. Next Monday we students will read
our drafts to one another.
b. Nobody wanted to read an essay
aloud.
Capitalization, Pronoun case,
Words often confused, End
marks, Nonstandard usage,
Articles, Spelling
[2]
a. barton’s ship lurched, slowed and
suddenly accelerated agin
b. in 1954, when the short story The
Cold Equations were written, no
people had yet went into outer space
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[3]
a. him and me enjoy sience fiction
because its exiting and imaginitive
b. andy and me taked a trip to the
Mojave Dessert
[4]
a. next monday us students will read
our drafts to one and other
b. not anybody wanted to read a essay
a loud
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Sentences with Errors
Transparency 2, Sentence Sets 5–8
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. A strongly detailed, precise setting
affects the reader’s emotions.
[commas after strongly and precise
deleted]
b. “Boys and Girls” is a short story
that is set in tough, brutally hard
ranch country in Canada.
Capitalization, Commas, Words
often confused, End marks,
Quotation marks, Verb forms
a. “Flora’s the horse’s name,” Keisha
said, “but what’s the protagonist’s
name?”
b. Flora ran out the gate, but the men
caught her anyway.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, Verb
forms, End marks, Nonstandard
usage
[7]
a. alice has never wrote no novels and
don’t think she never will
b. that is the most coldest milk of the
world
a. Alice has never written any novels
and doesn’t think she ever will.
b. That is the coldest milk in the
world! [most deleted]
Capitalization, Verb forms,
Double negatives, Subject-verb
agreement, End marks,
Comparison, Prepositions
[8]
a. alice walker who was the most
young of 8 children is born in
Eatonton Georgia
b. walker’s novel The Color Purple was
winning the pulitzer prize in fiction
in 1983
a. Alice Walker, who was the
youngest of eight children, was
born in Eatonton, Georgia.
b. Walker’s novel The Color Purple
won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in
1983.
Capitalization, Commas,
Comparison, Numbers, Tense,
End marks, Underlining
[5]
a. a strongly, detailed, precise, setting
effects the reader’s emotions
b. Boys and Girls is a short story that is
setted in tough brutally hard ranch
country in canada
[6]
a. floras the horses name Keisha sayed
but whats the protagonists name
b. flora runned out the gate but the men
catched her anyways
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
[9]
a. where’s you’re sister at Larry
b. unfortunately i have me a sister
whose alot like Dee
[10]
a. john steinbeck almost didn’t except
the nobel prize, he was afraid that he
wouldn’t wright any more
b. during the great depression of the
1930s many families in the midwest
losed their farms
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[11]
a. because the daughter didnt think of
herself as a prodigy her mother gets
angry with her.
b. the daughter thought her mother was
trying to make her something she
wasnt her mother just thinks the
child is being disobedient
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Transparency 3, Sentence Sets 9–11
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Where’s your sister, Larry? [at
deleted]
b. Unfortunately I have a sister who’s
a lot like Dee. [me deleted]
Capitalization, Words often
confused, Nonstandard usage,
Commas, End marks, Spelling
a. John Steinbeck almost didn’t
accept the Nobel Prize; he was
afraid that he wouldn’t write
anymore.
b. During the Great Depression of
the 1930s, many families in the
Midwest lost their farms. [or
1930’s]
Capitalization, Words often
confused, Run-ons, Semicolons,
Spelling, End marks, Commas,
Verb forms
a. Because the daughter didn’t think
of herself as a prodigy, her mother
got angry with her.
b. The daughter thought her mother
was trying to make her something
she wasn’t; her mother just
thought the child was being
disobedient.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Commas, Tense, Run-ons,
Semicolons, End marks
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Sentences with Errors
[12]
a. ray bradburys futuristic character in
the short story the pedestrian is
dismayed by his societies
indiference
b. everybody seems to be more
interested in watching telavison then
in exploring their environment
[13]
a. i cant believe it the banker said how
can you think money is more
important than time
b. id be happy replied the lawyer to
give up time for money
[14]
a. grandma tell us that story again the
children clamored
b. tell us the story about the boy with
no last name who you dance with
that night they pleaded
Transparency 4, Sentence Sets 12–14
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Ray Bradbury’s futuristic character
in the short story “The Pedestrian”
is dismayed by his society’s
indifference.
b. Everybody seems to be more
interested in watching television
than in exploring his or her
environment.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Quotation marks, Spelling, End
marks, Words often confused,
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
a. “I can’t believe it!” the banker
said. “How can you think money is
more important than time?”
b. “I’d be happy,” replied the lawyer,
“to give up time for money.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, End marks,
Commas
a. “Grandma, tell us that story
again!” the children clamored.
b. “Tell us the story about the boy
with no last name whom you
danced with that night,” they
pleaded.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Commas, End marks, Pronoun
case, Tense
Proofreading Warm-ups
Transparency 5, Sentence Sets 15–17
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[15]
a. to the Priest it was sacrelegious to
participate in the mans burial
ceremony
b. because the ceremony was not
christian the priest felt he cant be
a part of it
a. To the priest it was sacrilegious
to participate in the man’s burial
ceremony.
b. Because the ceremony was not
Christian, the priest felt he
couldn’t be a part of it.
Capitalization, Spelling,
Apostrophes, End marks,
Commas, Tense
[16]
a. in the autobiographical excerpt by
judith ortiz cofer we learn that as a
teenager she wasnt allways happy
diane pointed out
b. yes but she learns alot from her
experiences david added
a. “In the autobiographical excerpt by
Judith Ortiz Cofer, we learn that as
a teenager she wasn’t always
happy,” Diane pointed out.
b. “Yes, but she learns a lot from her
experiences,” David added.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Commas, Apostrophes, Spelling,
End marks
[17]
a. lily said that she would have been
scarred if she had had to experience
a night in wartime vietnam as private
paul berlin did
b. i dont think shed be as scared as she
thinks manuel replied you build up
defences really fast in those kind of
situations
a. Lily said that she would have been
scared if she had had to experience
a night in wartime Vietnam as
Private Paul Berlin did.
b. “I don’t think she’d be as scared as
she thinks,” Manuel replied. “You
build up defenses really fast in that
kind of situation.”
Capitalization, Spelling, End
marks, Quotation marks,
Apostrophes, Commas,
Nonstandard usage
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Transparency 6, Sentence Sets 18–20
Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[18]
a. gabriel García márquez uses irony to
illustrate peoples foolishness in his
story a very old man with enormous
wings
b. in the story an angel fell to earth and
is treated like a circus animal by the
public
a. Gabriel García Márquez uses irony
to illustrate people’s foolishness in
his story “A Very Old Man with
Enormous Wings.”
b. In the story an angel falls to earth
and is treated like a circus animal
by the public.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Quotation marks, End marks,
Tense
[19]
a. gabriel García márquez like many
other south american writers uses a
technique called magic realizm
b. magic realizm is characterized by
realistic details of everyday life and
there are impossible events that
happen
a. Gabriel García Márquez, like many
other South American writers, uses
a technique called magic realism.
b. Magic realism is characterized by
realistic details of everyday life and
by impossible events. [there are,
that happen deleted]
Capitalization, Commas,
Spelling, End marks, Parallel
structure
[20]
a. wethertons tempting fate when he
kept trying to get more gold
b. even if i be really poor i would never
risk my life for money
a. Wetherton’s tempting fate when he
keeps trying to get more gold.
b. Even if I were really poor, I would
never risk my life for money.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Tense, End marks, Verb forms,
Commas
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
Transparency 7, Sentence Sets 21–23
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. “I hope I’m not like the man in the
story by Anne Tyler when I get
older,” Joel said.
b. “Why not?” I asked.
“It’s silly to hide your weakness
from others,” he replied.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, End
marks, Dialogue
[22]
a. what wuld the short story the pit and
the pendulum be like if it was wrote
from the point of view of the
swinging pendulum
b. the story would certainly be a
different tone it might then be in the
style of magic realism
a. What would the short story “The
Pit and the Pendulum” be like if it
had been written from the point of
view of the swinging pendulum?
b. The story would certainly have a
different tone; it might then be in
the style of magic realism.
Capitalization, Spelling,
Quotation marks, Verb forms,
End marks, Nonstandard usage,
Run-ons, Semicolons
[23]
a. the symbols Edgar Allan poe uses in
this story were very frightening
maria said
b. i disagree jolene asserted poes
symbols are cliches i find them
bland
a. “The symbols Edgar Allan Poe
uses in this story are very
frightening,” Maria said.
b. “I disagree,” Jolene asserted.
“Poe’s symbols are clichés. I find
them bland.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Tense, Commas, End marks,
Apostrophes, Spelling, Run-ons
[21]
a. i hope im not like the man in the
story by anne tyler when i get older
joel said
b. why not i asked its silly to hide your
weakness from others he replied
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Proofreading Warm-ups
Transparency 8, Sentence Sets 24–27
Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[24]
a. joanne asked if anybody in her
group understanded the poem about
Señora X
b. daniel replied that it was all about
being proud to learning something
new
a. Joanne asked if anybody in her
group understood the poem about
Señora X.
b. Daniel replied that it was all about
being proud to learn something
new.
Capitalization, Verb forms, End
marks
a. I really admire Jerry’s tenacity in
the short story “Through the
Tunnel.”
b. I could never have forced myself to
stay underwater that long; I think
my heart would have exploded!
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Quotation marks, End marks,
Spelling, Run-ons, Semicolons,
Nonstandard usage
[26]
a. writing a autobiography is a good
way finding out who you are.
b. you can delve into youre passed and
discover what made you who you
are today
a. Writing an autobiography is a good
way to find out who you are.
b. You can delve into your past and
discover what made you who you
are today.
Capitalization, Articles,
Nonstandard usage, End marks,
Words often confused
[27]
a. gary sotos experiences as a wressler
led him to ask big questions about
life
b. he wondered who he was why he
was here and what life was all about
a. Gary Soto’s experiences as a
wrestler led him to ask big
questions about life.
b. He wondered who he was, why he
was here, and what life was all about.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Spelling, End marks, Commas
[25]
a. i really admire jerrys tenacity in the
short story through the tunnel
b. i could never have forced myself to
stay under water that long i think my
heart would of exploded
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
Transparency 9, Sentence Sets 28–30
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. If I were Soto, I’d have said to my
friend, “I don’t know what life is
all about.”
b. My friend would have replied, “If
I were in charge, I’d make it more
fun.”
Capitalization, Commas,
Apostrophes, Nonstandard usage,
Quotation marks, End marks,
Tense
[29]
a. when malcolm x was young he
changed his hairstyle hair
straightening was popular then
b. later he was mad at hisself for trying
to look like a white person
a. When Malcolm X was young, he
changed his hairstyle; hair
straightening was popular then.
b. Later he was mad at himself for
trying to look like a white person.
Capitalization, Commas, Runons, Semicolons, End marks,
Pronouns
[30]
a. malcolm x had an interesting
problem he wanted as many of us do
to do what was fashionable
b. but for fashion he hurt himself and
hurt his sence of pride and at least
thats how he felt about it later
a. Malcolm X had an interesting
problem; he wanted, as many of us
do, to do what was fashionable.
b. But for fashion he hurt himself and
hurt his sense of pride; at least
that’s how he felt about it later.
Capitalization, Run-ons,
Semicolons, Commas, End
marks, Spelling, Apostrophes
[28]
a. if i were soto id of said to my friend
i dont know what life is all about
b. my friend would reply if i were in
charge id make it more fun
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Sentences with Errors
Transparency 10, Sentence Sets 31–33
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. “I don’t understand,” Laura said,
“why the U.S. government had
rationing during World War II.”
b. “I know why,” Medjool answered.
“The government thought that
rationing would guarantee the
nation’s supplies of vital
materials.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, Spelling,
End marks
[32]
a. the wakatsuki family had to move
several times during the war im
surprised jeanne was able to be so
positive mary wrote
b. im sure the adults were way less
likely to be positive for them it was
more of a trial than an adventure
mary continued
a. “The Wakatsuki family had to
move several times during the war;
I’m surprised Jeanne was able to
be so positive,” Mary wrote.
b. “I’m sure the adults were much
less likely to be positive. For them
it was more of a trial than an
adventure,” Mary continued.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Run-ons, Semicolons,
Apostrophes, Commas, End
marks
[33]
a. john asked do you think there are
people who would feel gooder with
a different name
b. it depends jolene answers some
people are fond of there own names
and other people would probly like
new ones
a. John asked, “Do you think there
are people who would feel better
with a different name?”
b. “It depends,” Jolene answered.
“Some people are fond of their
own names and other people would
probably like new ones.”
Capitalization, Commas,
Quotation marks, Comparison,
End marks, Tense, Words often
confused, Spelling
[31]
a. i dont understand laura said why the
U.S. goverment had rationning
during world war II
b. i know why medjool answered the
government thought that rationning
would guarantee the nations supplies
of vital materials
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
Transparency 11, Sentence Sets 34–37
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Going to a school where teachers
call you by a different name
without asking permission must be
awful.
b. It’s not fair that the teachers felt
they could rename their students.
Capitalization, Fragments, End
marks, Apostrophes
[35]
a. whenever i hear that music that
reminds me of the time we red about
the titanic
b. many people who heard that music
did not survive I feel sad when I
listen to it
a. Whenever I hear that music, it
reminds me of the time we read
about the Titanic.
b. Many people who heard that music
did not survive, so I feel sad when I
listen to it.
Capitalization, Fragments,
Commas, Words often confused,
Underlining, End marks,
Run-ons
[36]
a. if the man in the communications
room on the other ship wouldnt of
gone to sleep all those people might
of survived
b. it was such a tragedy it could of
been avoided
a. If the man in the communications
room on the other ship had not
gone to sleep, all those people
might have survived.
b. It was a tragedy that could have
been avoided. [such deleted]
Capitalization, Nonstandard
usage, Commas, End marks,
Style, Run-ons
[37]
a. if i had been that reporter claimed
jose id have found out the whole
story
b. the whole truth is often hard to
discover deirdre replied
a. “If I had been that reporter,”
claimed Jose, “I’d have found out
the whole story!”
b. “The whole truth is often hard to
discover,” Deirdre replied.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Commas, Apostrophes, End
marks
[34]
a. going to a school where teachers call
you by a different name without
asking permission
b. its not fair that the teachers felt they
could rename their students
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Sentences with Errors
Transparency 12, Sentence Sets 38–41
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. “I’ve been doing some research
about whales,” Suzette told her
friends.
b. “The sperm whale’s brain size is
greater than any other creature’s,”
she said.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, Spelling,
End marks, Comparison
[39]
a. my mothers advice for me diane said
has always been that life is hard but
definitely worth it
b. giuseppe answered i think that might
be my advice to a child
a. “My mother’s advice for me,”
Diane said, “has always been that
life is hard but definitely worth it.”
b. Giuseppe answered, “I think that
might be my advice to a child.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, End
marks
[40]
a. that poem was written by the most
compelling poet I ever read
b. when he puts words together it does
so in a sublime way
a. That poem was written by the most
compelling poet I have ever read.
b. When he puts words together, he
does so in a sublime way.
Capitalization, Tense, End
marks, Commas, Pronounantecedent agreement
a. Robert Frost was one of the
greatest American poets of the
twentieth century.
b. His poetry seems very simple and
straightforward, but there are often
deeper meanings in his poems.
Capitalization, Fragments,
Plurals, Numbers, End marks,
Run-ons, Commas
[38]
a. ive been doing some research about
whales suzette told her freinds
b. the sperm whales brain size is
greater than any creatures she said
[41]
a. robert frost one of the greatest
american poet of the 20th century
b. his poetry seems very simple and
straightforward there are often
deeper meanings in his poems
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
[42]
a. when the poet says that love should
be like language without grammer
love shouldn’t have any rules
b. he thinks that the feeling of love
shouldnt have no boundaries
[43]
a. carole said i cant rember where the
accent is in an iamb
b. thats easy dave said just say i am
what i am
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[44]
a. because the sonnet was the preferred
poetic form in shakespeares day
b. a Shakespearean sonnet consist of
14 lines of iambic pentameter.
[45]
a. i read that shakespeare writes in
iambic pentameter because it suited
the english language best martin said
b. it cant not have been easy to write
within such strict rules jean added
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Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. When the poet says that love
should be like language without
grammar, he means love shouldn’t
have any rules.
b. He thinks that the feeling of love
shouldn’t have any boundaries.
Capitalization, Spelling,
Commas, Sentence structure,
End marks, Apostrophes, Double
negatives
a. Carole said, “I can’t remember
where the accent is in an iamb.”
b. “That’s easy!” Dave said. “Just
say, ‘I am what I am.’ ”
Capitalization, Commas,
Quotation marks, Apostrophes,
Spelling, End marks
a. The sonnet was the preferred poetic
form in Shakespeare’s day.
b. A Shakespearean sonnet consists of
fourteen lines of iambic
pentameter.
Fragments, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, End marks,
Subject-verb agreement,
Numbers
a. “I read that Shakespeare wrote in
iambic pentameter because it suited
the English language best,” Martin
said.
b. “It can’t have been easy to write
within such strict rules,” Jean
added. [not deleted]
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Tense, Commas, End marks,
Apostrophes, Double negatives
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Sentences with Errors
[46]
a. bruce said Hanging Fire is such a
strong poem that it made me feel
forteen again
b. the girl is thinking elizabeth
concured about all the things you
think about when your that age
[47]
a. when reality and dreams dont match
no one isnt happy
b. while their lives dont fall apart as a
result of such unhappiness; people
can become deeply disappointed
[48]
a. i find the poem father william by
lewis carroll to be very funny
b. carrolls poems usually have exact
rhymes that makes them sound like
nursery rhymes
Transparency 14, Sentence Sets 46–48
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Bruce said, “ ‘Hanging Fire’ is
such a strong poem that it made me
feel fourteen again.”
b. “The girl is thinking,” Elizabeth
concurred, “about all the things
you think about when you’re that
age.”
Capitalization, Commas,
Quotation marks, Spelling, End
marks, Words often confused
a. When reality and dreams don’t
match, no one is happy.
b. While their lives don’t fall apart as
a result of such unhappiness,
people can become deeply
disappointed.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Commas, Double negatives, End
marks, Semicolons
a. I find the poem “Father William”
by Lewis Carroll very funny. [to be
deleted]
b. Carroll’s poems usually have exact
rhymes that make them sound like
nursery rhymes.
Capitalization, Quotation marks,
Style, End marks, Apostrophes,
Subject-verb agreement
Proofreading Warm-ups
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[49]
a. flick webb in the poem ex-basketball
player lives in the past because he
hasnt done nothing with his life
since his basketball days
b. just because he has been a hero in
the past that dont mean he shouldnt
try now
a. Flick Webb, in the poem “ExBasketball Player,” lives in the past
because he has done nothing with
his life since his basketball days.
b. Just because he has been a hero in
the past doesn’t mean he shouldn’t
try now. [that deleted]
Capitalization, Commas,
Quotation marks, Double
negatives, End marks, Sentence
structure, Subject-verb
agreement, Apostrophes
a. Skilled in many different kinds of
writing, Gwendolyn Brooks writes
very elegant poetry. [sentence
revised]
b. Capturing the rhythm of natural
speech is her best talent.
Capitalization, Commas,
Dangling modifiers, End marks,
Spelling
a. “I can understand stage fright,” Joe
read aloud.
b. “However,” he continued, “if I
could talk into a tape recorder, I
might not be so scared.” [might
after if I deleted]
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Commas, End marks,
Nonstandard usage
[50]
a. skilled in many different kinds of
writing gwendolyn brooks poetry is
very elegant
b. capturing the ryhthm of natural
speech is her best talent
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[51]
a. i can understand stage fright joe read
aloud
b. however he continued if i might
could talk into a tape recorder i
might not be so scared
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[52]
a. i read the prose poem titled aunt
fannie last night and i could relate to
it my mother is irish and my father
is mexican
b. the culture blend in our house is
amazing we eat pot roast with
jalapeños
a. I read the prose poem titled “Aunt
Fannie” last night, and I could
relate to it; my mother is Irish, and
my father is Mexican.
b. The culture blend in our house is
amazing; we eat pot roast with
jalapeños.
Capitalization, Quotation marks,
Commas, Run-ons, Semicolons,
End marks
a. “What does Martín Espada mean
when he says, ‘This is a rice and
beans success story’?” Janine
pondered.
b. “It means,” Jacqueline explained,
“that you can come from an ethnic
neighborhood and be successful.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Subject-verb agreement,
Commas, End marks
a. If we don’t have someone to look
up to, we might lose our way.
b. If we put too much faith in a hero,
however, we might not learn to
count on ourselves.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Commas, End marks, Pronounantecedent agreement
[53]
a. what does martín espada means
when he says this is a rice and beans
success story janine pondered
b. it means jacqueline explained that
you can come from an ethnic
neighborhood and be successful
[54]
a. if we dont have someone to look up
to we might lose our way
b. if we put too much faith in a hero
however we might not learn to count
on ourself
Proofreading Warm-ups
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[55]
a. making the right descisions are hard
espescially when family is involved
b. its hard for people to know what are
the right thing to do
a. Making the right decisions is hard,
especially when family is involved.
b. It’s hard for people to know what
is the right thing to do.
Capitalization, Spelling, Subjectverb agreement, Commas, End
marks, Apostrophes
a. Drama may have developed from
the stories people told at home
after they returned from the day’s
hunt.
b. After hearing a hunting story many
times, someone might have
pretended to be one of the
characters in the story; thus drama
was born.
Capitalization, Spelling, Verb
forms, Apostrophes, End marks,
Commas, Run-ons, Tense,
Semicolons
a. Foreshadowing is important in
drama because it creates suspense.
b. Even though a well-crafted play
includes foreshadowing, the climax
may still be a surprise to the
audience.
Capitalization, Conjunctions,
End marks, Hyphens, Commas
[56]
a. drama may have developed from the
storys people telled at home after
they returned from the days hunt
b. after hearing a hunting story many
times someone might have pretend
to be one of the characters in the
story thus drama was born
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[57]
a. foreshadowing is important in drama
nevertheless it creates suspense
b. because a well crafted play includes
foreshadowing the climax may still
be a surprise to the audience
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Sentences with Errors
[58]
a. genes mother reminds me of a kind
gentle funloving grandmother
b. that man certainly doesnt talk very
much
[59]
a. the playwrite aeschylus was quite an
innovator todd told his teacher
b. yes todds teacher replied by the fifth
century BC drama advanced to the
level we see in sophocles work
[60]
a. antigone is real messed up about her
brothers death
b. he doesnt get no proper burial
[61]
a. taking the law into you’re own hands
is wrong andrew argued
b. some people have beliefs alex
countered that conflict with civil law
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Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Gene’s mother reminds me of a
kind, gentle, fun-loving
grandmother.
b. That man certainly doesn’t talk
very much.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Commas, Hyphens, End marks
a. “The playwright Aeschylus was
quite an innovator,” Todd told his
teacher.
b. “Yes,” Todd’s teacher replied, “by
the fifth century B.C., drama had
advanced to the level we see in
Sophocles’ work.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Spelling, Commas, End marks,
Apostrophes, Periods, Tense
a. Antigone is very upset about her
brother’s death.
b. He doesn’t get a proper burial.
Capitalization, Nonstandard
usage, Apostrophes, End marks,
Double negatives
a. “Taking the law into your own
hands is wrong,” Andrew argued.
b. “Some people have beliefs,” Alex
countered, “that conflict with civil
law.”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Words often confused, Commas,
End marks
Proofreading Warm-ups
Transparency 19, Sentence Sets 62–65
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[62]
a. the argument between creon and
antigone had more to do with society
and religion than with anything
personal
b. just because she tried to bury her
brother Creon didnt have to punish
her
a. The argument between Creon and
Antigone had more to do with
society and religion than with
anything personal.
b. Just because she tried to bury her
brother, Creon didn’t have to
punish her.
Capitalization, End marks,
Commas, Apostrophes
[63]
a. the romans felt sadly when there
leader was assasinated
b. didn’t nobody chear for brutus
a. The Romans felt sad when their
leader was assassinated.
b. Didn’t anybody cheer for Brutus?
Capitalization, Adjectives, Words
often confused, Spelling, End
marks, Double negatives
a. The action in William
Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius
Caesar takes place in the vicinity
of Rome.
b. In ancient Rome people spoke
Latin.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Underlining, Spelling, End
marks
a. Isn’t London the capital of
England?
b. The Elizabethans didn’t hold
actors in high esteem.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Spelling, End marks, Hyphens
[64]
a. the action in william shakespeares
tragic play Julius Caesar takes place
in the vissinity of rome
b. in anscient rome people spoke latin
[65]
a. isnt london the Capitol of england
b. the Elizabethans didnt hold actor’s in
high-esteem
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[66]
a. very little is knowed on shakespeares
life
b. he is the worlds mostly revered
playwrite
a. Very little is known about
Shakespeare’s life.
b. He is the world’s most revered
playwright.
Capitalization, Verb forms,
Prepositions, Apostrophes, End
marks, Adverbs, Spelling
[67]
a. he took much ideas for historacle
plays from a book from Plutarch a
greek biogripher
b. in 16th century england theaters
were rowdy noisey places
a. He took many ideas for historical
plays from a book by Plutarch, a
Greek biographer.
b. In sixteenth-century England,
theaters were rowdy, noisy places.
Capitalization, Adjectives,
Spelling, Prepositions, Commas,
End marks, Numbers, Hyphens
[68]
a. the crowds’ sudden roar startled
mark and i
b. her or me shoud pick up them tickets
today
a. The crowd’s sudden roar startled
Mark and me.
b. She or I should pick up those
tickets today.
Capitalization, Apostrophes,
Pronoun case, End marks,
Spelling, Adjectives
[69]
a. antony’s part is even better then
your’s” exlaimed the actor
b. theo, did you memerize the wrong
part? mr. mason axsed
a. “Antony’s part is even better than
yours!” exclaimed the actor.
b. “Theo, did you memorize the
wrong part?” Mr. Mason asked.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Words often confused, Spelling,
End marks
Proofreading Warm-ups
Sentences with Errors
[70]
a. just before marco falls, Portia
shouted “watch out for the trap door
b. its too late i fear said the stage
manager
[71]
a. in England during the 1500s alot of
plays were performmed in the
courtyards of inns
b. people use to go to the theater as
casully as we go to the movies
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[72]
a. 3 of us had went backstage so we
didnt hear the bus leave
b. its alright if yore lines doesn’t rhime
[73]
a. traditions develope overtime, not
overnite
b. my freind isaac earns overtime pay
at work nearly everyday
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Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
a. Just before Marco fell, Portia
shouted, “Watch out for the trap
door!”
b. “It’s too late, I fear,” said the stage
manager.
Capitalization, Tense, Commas,
End marks, Quotation marks,
Apostrophes
a. In England during the 1500s, a lot
of plays were performed in the
courtyards of inns. [or 1500’s]
b. People used to go to the theater as
casually as we go to the movies.
Capitalization, Commas,
Spelling, End marks,
Nonstandard usage
a. Three of us had gone backstage, so
we didn’t hear the bus leave.
b. It’s all right if your lines don’t
rhyme.
Capitalization, Numbers, Verb
forms, Commas, Apostrophes,
End marks, Spelling, Subjectverb agreement
a. Traditions develop over time, not
overnight.
b. My friend Isaac earns overtime
pay at work nearly every day.
Capitalization, Spelling, End
marks
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[74]
a. theres a time to study and its now”
Mama said and she turned off the
television
b. foolishly the young man shouted “i
dont want no advise
a. “There’s a time to study, and it’s
now,” Mama said, and she turned
off the television.
b. Foolishly, the young man shouted,
“I don’t want any advice!”
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Apostrophes, Commas, End
marks, Double negatives, Words
often confused
[75]
a. at the funeral of rebecca’s father a
rabbi receited psam twenty-three
from heart
b. that there trickster is such a
mischevious nonpredictable creature
a. At the funeral of Rebecca’s father,
a rabbi recited Psalm 23 by heart.
b. That trickster is such a
mischievous, unpredictable
creature! [there deleted]
Capitalization, Commas,
Spelling, Numbers, Prepositions,
End marks, Nonstandard usage
[76]
a. between faith hope and charity
which is the most higher virtue
b. in her poems poet elizabeth Bishop
exspreses complex ideas in very
simpler language
a. Among faith, hope, and charity,
which is the highest virtue?
b. In her poems poet Elizabeth
Bishop expresses complex ideas
in very simple language.
Capitalization, Prepositions,
Commas, Comparison, End
marks, Spelling
a. King James I of England
commissioned a Bible translation,
which was published in 1611.
b. One thousand days had passed,
yet there was still no word from the
old man’s son.
Capitalization, Numbers,
Spelling, Commas, End marks,
Words often confused
[77]
a. king james the 1st of england
comissionned a Bible translation
which was published in 1611
b. 1,000 days had past yet there was
still no word from the old man’s son
Proofreading Warm-ups
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[78]
a. mohammed the prophet of islam was
born in about A.D. 570 in the city of
mecca
b. mrs. Farouh and her family is
Muslims (follower’s of islam
a. Mohammed, the prophet of Islam,
was born in about A.D. 570 in the
city of Mecca.
b. Mrs. Farouh and her family are
Muslims (followers of Islam).
Capitalization, Commas, End
marks, Subject-verb agreement,
Apostrophes, Parentheses
[79]
a. because Ali is fluint in arabic he can
read the sacred Koran in it’s orginal
language
b. sufism the mistical branch of islam
is a riligion a philosaphie and a way
of life
a. Because Ali is fluent in Arabic, he
can read the sacred Koran in its
original language.
b. Sufism, the mystical branch of
Islam, is a religion, a philosophy,
and a way of life.
Capitalization, Spelling,
Commas, Apostrophes, End
marks
a. A maxim is a pithy, general
statement about life. [when you
make deleted]
b. For example, the expression “You
are what you eat” is a maxim.
Capitalization, Nonstandard
usage, Commas, Spelling, End
marks, Quotation marks
a. Practicing meditation effected
positive changes in the two sisters’
attitudes.
b. He and Leon were strongly
affected by the quiet beauty of the
Zen monastery.
Capitalization, Spelling, Words
often confused, Apostrophes,
End marks, Pronoun case,
Prepositions
[80]
a. a maxim is when you make a pithy
general statment about life
b. for example the expresion you are
what you eat is a maxim
[81]
a. practiceing meditation affected
posative changes in the two sister’s
attatudes
b. him and leon were strongley affected
from the quiete beautty of the Zen
monestery
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[82]
a. haven’t no one seen the film Little
Buddha
b. theresa should of went to the concert
of indian music with us, she missed
a great experience
a. Hasn’t anyone seen the film Little
Buddha?
b. Theresa should have gone to the
concert of Indian music with us;
she missed a great experience.
Capitalization, Subject-verb
agreement, Double negatives,
Underlining, End marks,
Nonstandard usage, Verb forms,
Run-ons, Semicolons
a. When I was a kid, my hero was
Spiderman. I don’t have a hero
now.
b. Superhuman powers aren’t as
important as human compassion.
Capitalization, Commas, Runons, End marks, Apostrophes,
Fragments
a. When Arthur pulled the sword out
of the stone, he didn’t know he
would become king. [no deleted]
b. Trying to help Sir Kay by getting
him a sword was all Arthur had on
his mind.
Capitalization, Commas,
Apostrophes, Verb forms, Double
negatives, End marks, Subjectverb agreement
[83]
a. when i was a kid my hero was
spiderman i dont have a hero now
b. superhuman powers not as important
as human compassion
[84]
a. when arthur pulled the sword out of
the stone he didnt know he would
became no king
b. trying to help sir kay by getting him
a sword were all arthur had on his
mind
Proofreading Warm-ups
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Sentences with Errors
Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[85]
a. before puling the sword from the
stone arthur was a boy with that act
he becomes a man
b. Arthur still had to prove himself by
pulling the sword out of the stone a
second time freeing the sword shows
everyone that the throne is his
birthright
a. Before pulling the sword from the
stone, Arthur was a boy, but with
that act he became a man.
b. Arthur still had to prove himself by
pulling the sword out of the stone a
second time. Freeing the sword
showed everyone that the throne
was his birthright.
Capitalization, Spelling,
Commas, Run-ons, Tense, End
marks
a. The musical comedy Camelot
shows Arthur deciding to create the
Round Table, an organization of
knights.
b. He thinks their energy will be
channeled into doing right.
Capitalization, Underlining,
Commas, End marks, Words
often confused
a. In the play about King Arthur,
Camelot, Merlin taught Arthur by
turning him into animals.
b. By becoming different animals
Arthur was able to experience the
world in many different ways, ways
that a great ruler might need to
know.
Capitalization, Commas,
Underlining, End marks,
Spelling
[86]
a. the musical comedy camelot shows
arthur deciding to create the round
table an organization of knights
b. he thinks there energy will be
channeled into doing write
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[87]
a. in the play about king arthur camelot
merlin taught arthur by turning him
into animals
b. by becoming different animals arthur
was able to experince the world in
many different ways ways that a
great ruler might need to know
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Sentences Corrected
Skills Covered
[88]
a. like sundiata in the Mali epic arthur
apparently was unremarkable as a
boy
b. actually sundiata was remarkable his
difficult childhood led everyone to
believe he could never be no great
ruler
a. Like Sundiata in the Mali epic,
Arthur apparently was
unremarkable as a boy.
b. Actually Sundiata was remarkable;
his difficult childhood led everyone
to believe he could never be a great
ruler.
Capitalization, Commas, End
marks, Run-ons, Semicolons,
Double negatives
a. “The story of Sundiata isn’t so
different from some of the rags-toriches stories in U.S. history,” John
said.
b. The heroes in those stories started
out with all kinds of disadvantages.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Nonstandard usage, Apostrophes,
Commas, End marks
a. “My mother remembers when
Robert Kennedy died,” Sarah told
her friends.
b. “My father said Kennedy’s death
killed the hope of a new
generation,” Michael added.
Quotation marks, Capitalization,
Commas, End marks, Tense
[89]
a. the story of sundiata aint so different
from some of the rags-to-riches
stories in u.s. history john said
b. the heroes in those stories started out
with all kinds of disadvantages
[90]
a. my mother remembers when robert
kennedy died sarah told her friends
b. my father said kennedy’s death
killed the hope of a new generation
michael adds
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Semicolons, Spelling, Subject-verb agreement, Verb forms, Words often
confused.
Proofreading Warm-ups
1.
a. the pilot had no alternative, stowaways must face judgment
b. did the nasa pilot exaust everyone of his options
a. The pilot had no alternative; stowaways must face judgment.
b. Did the NASA pilot exhaust every one of his options?
2.
a. barton’s ship lurched, slowed and suddenly accelerated agin
b. in 1954, when the short story The Cold Equations were written, no
people had yet went into outer space
a. Barton’s ship lurched, slowed, and suddenly accelerated again.
b. In 1954, when the short story “The Cold Equations” was written, no
people had yet gone into outer space.
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3.
a. him and me enjoy sience fiction because its exiting and imaginitive
b. andy and me taked a trip to the Mojave Dessert
a. He and I enjoy science fiction because it’s exciting and imaginative.
b. Andy and I took a trip to the Mojave Desert.
4.
a. next monday us students will read our drafts to one and other
b. not anybody wanted to read a essay a loud
a. Next Monday we students will read our drafts to one another.
b. Nobody wanted to read an essay aloud.
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Nonstandard usage, Numbers, Prepositions, Quotations marks, Subject-verb
agreement, Tense, Underlining, Verb forms, Words often confused.
Proofreading Warm-ups
5.
a. a strongly, detailed, precise, setting effects the reader’s emotions
b. Boys and Girls is a short story that is setted in tough brutally hard ranch
country in canada
a. A strongly detailed, precise setting affects the reader’s emotions.
[commas after strongly and precise deleted]
b. “Boys and Girls” is a short story that is set in tough, brutally hard
ranch country in Canada.
6.
a. floras the horses name Keisha sayed but whats the protagonists name
b. flora runned out the gate but the men catched her anyways
a.
b.
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7.
“Flora’s the horse’s name,” Keisha said, “but what’s the protagonist’s
name?”
Flora ran out the gate, but the men caught her anyway.
a. alice has never wrote no novels and don’t think she never will
b. that is the most coldest milk of the world
a. Alice has never written any novels and doesn’t think she ever will.
b. That is the coldest milk in the world! [most deleted]
8.
a. alice walker who was the most young of 8 children is born in Eatonton
Georgia
b. walker’s novel The Color Purple was winning the pulitzer prize in fiction
in 1983
a. Alice Walker, who was the youngest of eight children, was born in
Eatonton, Georgia.
b. Walker’s novel The Color Purple won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in
1983.
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Semicolons, Spelling, Tense, Verb forms, Words often confused.
Proofreading Warm-ups
9.
a. where’s you’re sister at Larry
b. unfortunately i have me a sister whose alot like Dee
a. Where’s your sister, Larry? [at deleted]
b. Unfortunately I have a sister who’s a lot like Dee. [me deleted]
10.
a. john steinbeck almost didn’t except the nobel prize, he was afraid that he
wouldn’t wright any more
b. during the great depression of the 1930s many families in the midwest
losed their farms
a. John Steinbeck almost didn’t accept the Nobel Prize; he was afraid
that he wouldn’t write anymore.
b. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, many families in the
Midwest lost their farms. [or 1930’s]
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11.
a. because the daughter didnt think of herself as a prodigy her mother gets
angry with her.
b. the daughter thought her mother was trying to make her something she
wasnt her mother just thinks the child is being disobedient
a. Because the daughter didn’t think of herself as a prodigy, her mother
got angry with her.
b. The daughter thought her mother was trying to make her something she
wasn’t; her mother just thought the child was being disobedient.
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Pronoun case, Quotation marks, Spelling, Tense, Words often confused.
Proofreading Warm-ups
12.
a. ray bradburys futuristic character in the short story the pedestrian is
dismayed by his societies indiference
b. everybody seems to be more interested in watching telavison then in
exploring their environment
a. Ray Bradbury’s futuristic character in the short story “The Pedestrian”
is dismayed by his society’s indifference.
b. Everybody seems to be more interested in watching television than in
exploring his or her environment.
13.
a. i cant believe it the banker said how can you think money is more
important than time
b. id be happy replied the lawyer to give up time for money
a.
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b.
14.
“I can’t believe it!” the banker said. “How can you think money is
more important than time?”
“I’d be happy,” replied the lawyer, “to give up time for money.”
a. grandma tell us that story again the children clamored
b. tell us the story about the boy with no last name who you dance with
that night they pleaded
a.
b.
“Grandma, tell us that story again!” the children clamored.
“Tell us the story about the boy with no last name whom you danced
with that night,” they pleaded.
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15.
a. to the Priest it was sacrelegious to participate in the mans burial
ceremony
b. because the ceremony was not christian the priest felt he cant be a part
of it
a. To the priest it was sacrilegious to participate in the man’s burial
ceremony.
b. Because the ceremony was not Christian, the priest felt he couldn’t
be a part of it.
16.
a. in the autobiographical excerpt by judith ortiz cofer we learn that as a
teenager she wasnt allways happy diane pointed out
b. yes but she learns alot from her experiences david added
a.
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b.
17.
“In the autobiographical excerpt by Judith Ortiz Cofer, we learn that
as a teenager she wasn’t always happy,” Diane pointed out.
“Yes, but she learns a lot from her experiences,” David added.
a. lily said that she would have been scarred if she had had to experience a
night in wartime vietnam as private paul berlin did
b. i dont think shed be as scared as she thinks manuel replied you build up
defences really fast in those kind of situations
a. Lily said that she would have been scared if she had had to experience
a night in wartime Vietnam as Private Paul Berlin did.
b. “I don’t think she’d be as scared as she thinks,” Manuel replied.
“You build up defenses really fast in that kind of situation.”
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18.
a. gabriel García márquez uses irony to illustrate peoples foolishness in his
story a very old man with enormous wings
b. in the story an angel fell to earth and is treated like a circus animal by
the public
a. Gabriel García Márquez uses irony to illustrate people’s foolishness in
his story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”
b. In the story an angel falls to earth and is treated like a circus animal by
the public.
19.
a. gabriel García márquez like many other south american writers uses a
technique called magic realizm
b. magic realizm is characterized by realistic details of everyday life and
there are impossible events that happen
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a. Gabriel García Márquez, like many other South American writers, uses
a technique called magic realism.
b. Magic realism is characterized by realistic details of everyday life and
by impossible events. [there are, that happen deleted]
20.
a. wethertons tempting fate when he kept trying to get more gold
b. even if i be really poor i would never risk my life for money
a. Wetherton’s tempting fate when he keeps trying to get more gold.
b. Even if I were really poor, I would never risk my life for money.
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21.
a. i hope im not like the man in the story by anne tyler when i get older
joel said
b. why not i asked its silly to hide your weakness from others he replied
a.
b.
22.
“I hope I’m not like the man in the story by Anne Tyler when I get
older,” Joel said.
“Why not?” I asked.
“It’s silly to hide your weakness from others,” he replied.
a. what wuld the short story the pit and the pendulum be like if it was
wrote from the point of view of the swinging pendulum
b. the story would certainly be a different tone it might then be in the style
of magic realism
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a. What would the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” be like if it
had been written from the point of view of the swinging pendulum?
b. The story would certainly have a different tone; it might then be in the
style of magic realism.
23.
a. the symbols Edgar Allan poe uses in this story were very frightening
maria said
b. i disagree jolene asserted poes symbols are cliches i find them bland
a.
b.
“The symbols Edgar Allan Poe uses in this story are very frightening,”
Maria said.
“I disagree,” Jolene asserted. “Poe’s symbols are clichés. I find them
bland.”
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24.
a. joanne asked if anybody in her group understanded the poem about
Señora X
b. daniel replied that it was all about being proud to learning something
new
a. Joanne asked if anybody in her group understood the poem about
Señora X.
b. Daniel replied that it was all about being proud to learn something new.
25.
a. i really admire jerrys tenacity in the short story through the tunnel
b. i could never have forced myself to stay under water that long i think my
heart would of exploded
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a. I really admire Jerry’s tenacity in the short story “Through the
Tunnel.”
b. I could never have forced myself to stay underwater that long; I think
my heart would have exploded!
26.
a. writing a autobiography is a good way finding out who you are.
b. you can delve into youre passed and discover what made you who you
are today
a. Writing an autobiography is a good way to find out who you are.
b. You can delve into your past and discover what made you who you
are today.
27.
a. gary sotos experiences as a wressler led him to ask big questions about life
b. he wondered who he was why he was here and what life was all about
a. Gary Soto’s experiences as a wrestler led him to ask big questions
about life.
b. He wondered who he was, why he was here, and what life was all
about.
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28.
a. if i were soto id of said to my friend i dont know what life is all about
b. my friend would reply if i were in charge id make it more fun
a. If I were Soto, I’d have said to my friend, “I don’t know what life is
all about.”
b. My friend would have replied, “If I were in charge, I’d make it more
fun.”
29.
a. when malcolm x was young he changed his hairstyle hair straightening
was popular then
b. later he was mad at hisself for trying to look like a white person
a. When Malcolm X was young, he changed his hairstyle; hair
straightening was popular then.
b. Later he was mad at himself for trying to look like a white person.
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30.
a. malcolm x had an interesting problem he wanted as many of us do to do
what was fashionable
b. but for fashion he hurt himself and hurt his sence of pride and at least
thats how he felt about it later
a. Malcolm X had an interesting problem; he wanted, as many of us do,
to do what was fashionable.
b. But for fashion he hurt himself and hurt his sense of pride; at least
that’s how he felt about it later.
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31.
a. i dont understand laura said why the U.S. goverment had rationning
during world war II
b. i know why medjool answered the government thought that rationning
would guarantee the nations supplies of vital materials
a.
b.
32.
a. the wakatsuki family had to move several times during the war im
surprised jeanne was able to be so positive mary wrote
b. im sure the adults were way less likely to be positive for them it was
more of a trial than an adventure mary continued
a.
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b.
33.
“I don’t understand,” Laura said, “why the U.S. government had
rationing during World War II.”
“I know why,” Medjool answered. “The government thought that
rationing would guarantee the nation’s supplies of vital materials.”
“The Wakatsuki family had to move several times during the war; I’m
surprised Jeanne was able to be so positive,” Mary wrote.
“I’m sure the adults were much less likely to be positive. For them it
was more of a trial than an adventure,” Mary continued.
a. john asked do you think there are people who would feel gooder with a
different name
b. it depends jolene answers some people are fond of there own names and
other people would probly like new ones
a. John asked, “Do you think there are people who would feel better with
a different name?”
b. “It depends,” Jolene answered. “Some people are fond of their own
names and other people would probably like new ones.”
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34.
a. going to a school where teachers call you by a different name without
asking permission
b. its not fair that the teachers felt they could rename their students
a. Going to a school where teachers call you by a different name without
asking permission must be awful.
b. It’s not fair that the teachers felt they could rename their students.
35.
a. whenever i hear that music that reminds me of the time we red about the
titanic
b. many people who heard that music did not survive I feel sad when I
listen to it
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a. Whenever I hear that music, it reminds me of the time we read about
the Titanic.
b. Many people who heard that music did not survive, so I feel sad when
I listen to it.
36.
a. if the man in the communications room on the other ship wouldnt of
gone to sleep all those people might of survived
b. it was such a tragedy it could of been avoided
a. If the man in the communications room on the other ship had not gone
to sleep, all those people might have survived.
b. It was a tragedy that could have been avoided. [such deleted]
37.
a. if i had been that reporter claimed jose id have found out the whole story
b. the whole truth is often hard to discover deirdre replied
a.
b.
“If I had been that reporter,” claimed Jose, “I’d have found out the
whole story!”
“The whole truth is often hard to discover,” Deirdre replied.
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38.
a. ive been doing some research about whales suzette told her freinds
b. the sperm whales brain size is greater than any creatures she said
a.
b.
39.
a. my mothers advice for me diane said has always been that life is hard
but definitely worth it
b. giuseppe answered i think that might be my advice to a child
a.
b.
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40.
“I’ve been doing some research about whales,” Suzette told her
friends.
“The sperm whale’s brain size is greater than any other creature’s,”
she said.
“My mother’s advice for me,” Diane said, “has always been that life
is hard but definitely worth it.”
Giuseppe answered, “I think that might be my advice to a child.”
a. that poem was written by the most compelling poet I ever read
b. when he puts words together it does so in a sublime way
a. That poem was written by the most compelling poet I have ever read.
b. When he puts words together, he does so in a sublime way.
41.
a. robert frost one of the greatest american poet of the 20th century
b. his poetry seems very simple and straightforward there are often deeper
meanings in his poems
a. Robert Frost was one of the greatest American poets of the twentieth
century.
b. His poetry seems very simple and straightforward, but there are often
deeper meanings in his poems.
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42.
a. when the poet says that love should be like language without grammer
love shouldn’t have any rules
b. he thinks that the feeling of love shouldnt have no boundaries
a. When the poet says that love should be like language without grammar,
he means love shouldn’t have any rules.
b. He thinks that the feeling of love shouldn’t have any boundaries.
43.
a. carole said i cant rember where the accent is in an iamb
b. thats easy dave said just say i am what i am
a. Carole said, “I can’t remember where the accent is in an iamb.”
b. “That’s easy!” Dave said. “Just say, ‘I am what I am.’ ”
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44.
a. because the sonnet was the preferred poetic form in shakespeares day
b. a Shakespearean sonnet consist of 14 lines of iambic pentameter.
a. The sonnet was the preferred poetic form in Shakespeare’s day.
b. A Shakespearean sonnet consists of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter.
45.
a. i read that shakespeare writes in iambic pentameter because it suited the
english language best martin said
b. it cant not have been easy to write within such strict rules jean added
a.
b.
“I read that Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter because it suited
the English language best,” Martin said.
“It can’t have been easy to write within such strict rules,” Jean added.
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46.
a. bruce said Hanging Fire is such a strong poem that it made me feel
forteen again
b. the girl is thinking elizabeth concured about all the things you think
about when your that age
a. Bruce said, “ ‘Hanging Fire’ is such a strong poem that it made me
feel fourteen again.”
b. “The girl is thinking,” Elizabeth concurred, “about all the things you
think about when you’re that age.”
47.
a. when reality and dreams dont match no one isnt happy
b. while their lives dont fall apart as a result of such unhappiness; people
can become deeply disappointed
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a. When reality and dreams don’t match, no one is happy.
b. While their lives don’t fall apart as a result of such unhappiness, people
can become deeply disappointed.
48.
a. i find the poem father william by lewis carroll to be very funny
b. carrolls poems usually have exact rhymes that makes them sound like
nursery rhymes
a. I find the poem “Father William” by Lewis Carroll very funny. [to be
deleted]
b. Carroll’s poems usually have exact rhymes that make them sound like
nursery rhymes.
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49.
a. flick webb in the poem ex-basketball player lives in the past because he
hasnt done nothing with his life since his basketball days
b. just because he has been a hero in the past that dont mean he shouldnt
try now
a. Flick Webb, in the poem “Ex-Basketball Player,” lives in the past
because he has done nothing with his life since his basketball days.
b. Just because he has been a hero in the past doesn’t mean he shouldn’t
try now. [that deleted]
50.
a. skilled in many different kinds of writing gwendolyn brooks poetry is
very elegant
b. capturing the ryhthm of natural speech is her best talent
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a. Skilled in many different kinds of writing, Gwendolyn Brooks writes
very elegant poetry. [sentence revised]
b. Capturing the rhythm of natural speech is her best talent.
51.
a. i can understand stage fright joe read aloud
b. however he continued if i might could talk into a tape recorder i might
not be so scared
a.
b.
“I can understand stage fright,” Joe read aloud.
“However,” he continued, “if I could talk into a tape recorder, I
might not be so scared.” [might after if I deleted]
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52.
a. i read the prose poem titled aunt fannie last night and i could relate to it
my mother is irish and my father is mexican
b. the culture blend in our house is amazing we eat pot roast with jalapeños
a. I read the prose poem titled “Aunt Fannie” last night, and I could
relate to it; my mother is Irish, and my father is Mexican.
b. The culture blend in our house is amazing; we eat pot roast with
jalapeños.
53.
a. what does martín espada means when he says this is a rice and beans
success story janine pondered
b. it means jacqueline explained that you can come from an ethnic
neighborhood and be successful
a.
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b.
54.
“What does Martín Espada mean when he says, ‘This is a rice and
beans success story’?” Janine pondered.
“It means,” Jacqueline explained, “that you can come from an ethnic
neighborhood and be successful.”
a. if we dont have someone to look up to we might lose our way
b. if we put too much faith in a hero however we might not learn to count
on ourself
a. If we don’t have someone to look up to, we might lose our way.
b. If we put too much faith in a hero, however, we might not learn to
count on ourselves.
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55.
a. making the right descisions are hard espescially when family is involved
b. its hard for people to know what are the right thing to do
a. Making the right decisions is hard, especially when family is involved.
b. It’s hard for people to know what is the right thing to do.
56.
a. drama may have developed from the storys people telled at home after
they returned from the days hunt
b. after hearing a hunting story many times someone might have pretend to
be one of the characters in the story thus drama was born
a. Drama may have developed from the stories people told at home after
they returned from the day’s hunt.
b. After hearing a hunting story many times, someone might have
pretended to be one of the characters in the story; thus drama was born.
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57.
a. foreshadowing is important in drama nevertheless it creates suspense
b. because a well crafted play includes foreshadowing the climax may still
be a surprise to the audience
a. Foreshadowing is important in drama because it creates suspense.
b. Even though a well-crafted play includes foreshadowing, the climax
may still be a surprise to the audience.
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58.
a. genes mother reminds me of a kind gentle funloving grandmother
b. that man certainly doesnt talk very much
a. Gene’s mother reminds me of a kind, gentle, fun-loving grandmother.
b. That man certainly doesn’t talk very much.
59.
a. the playwrite aeschylus was quite an innovator todd told his teacher
b. yes todds teacher replied by the fifth century BC drama advanced to the
level we see in sophocles work
a.
b.
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60.
“The playwright Aeschylus was quite an innovator,” Todd told his
teacher.
“Yes,” Todd’s teacher replied, “by the fifth century B.C., drama had
advanced to the level we see in Sophocles’ work.”
a. antigone is real messed up about her brothers death
b. he doesnt get no proper burial
a. Antigone is very upset about her brother’s death.
b. He doesn’t get a proper burial.
61.
a. taking the law into you’re own hands is wrong andrew argued
b. some people have beliefs alex countered that conflict with civil law
a.
b.
“Taking the law into your own hands is wrong,” Andrew argued.
“Some people have beliefs,” Alex countered, “that conflict with civil
law.”
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62.
a. the argument between creon and antigone had more to do with society
and religion than with anything personal
b. just because she tried to bury her brother Creon didnt have to punish her
a. The argument between Creon and Antigone had more to do with society
and religion than with anything personal.
b. Just because she tried to bury her brother, Creon didn’t have to punish
her.
63.
a. the romans felt sadly when there leader was assasinated
b. didn’t nobody chear for brutus
a. The Romans felt sad when their leader was assassinated.
b. Didn’t anybody cheer for Brutus?
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64.
a. the action in william shakespeares tragic play Julius Caesar takes place
in the vissinity of rome
b. in anscient rome people spoke latin
a. The action in William Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius Caesar takes
place in the vicinity of Rome.
b. In ancient Rome people spoke Latin.
65.
a. isnt london the Capitol of england
b. the Elizabethans didnt hold actor’s in high-esteem
a. Isn’t London the capital of England?
b. The Elizabethans didn’t hold actors in high esteem.
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66.
a. very little is knowed on shakespeares life
b. he is the worlds mostly revered playwrite
a. Very little is known about Shakespeare’s life.
b. He is the world’s most revered playwright.
67.
a. he took much ideas for historacle plays from a book from Plutarch a
greek biogripher
b. in 16th century england theaters were rowdy noisey places
a. He took many ideas for historical plays from a book by Plutarch, a
Greek biographer.
b. In sixteenth-century England, theaters were rowdy, noisy places.
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68.
a. the crowds’ sudden roar startled mark and i
b. her or me shoud pick up them tickets today
a. The crowd’s sudden roar startled Mark and me.
b. She or I should pick up those tickets today.
69.
a. antony’s part is even better then your’s” exlaimed the actor
b. theo, did you memerize the wrong part? mr. mason axsed
a.
b.
“Antony’s part is even better than yours!” exclaimed the actor.
“Theo, did you memorize the wrong part?” Mr. Mason asked.
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70.
a. just before marco falls, Portia shouted “watch out for the trap door
b. its too late i fear said the stage manager
a. Just before Marco fell, Portia shouted, “Watch out for the trap door!”
b. “It’s too late, I fear,” said the stage manager.
71.
a. in England during the 1500s alot of plays were performmed in the
courtyards of inns
b. people use to go to the theater as casully as we go to the movies
a. In England during the 1500s, a lot of plays were performed in the
courtyards of inns. [or 1500’s]
b. People used to go to the theater as casually as we go to the movies.
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72.
a. 3 of us had went backstage so we didnt hear the bus leave
b. its alright if yore lines doesn’t rhime
a. Three of us had gone backstage, so we didn’t hear the bus leave.
b. It’s all right if your lines don’t rhyme.
73.
a. traditions develope overtime, not overnite
b. my freind isaac earns overtime pay at work nearly everyday
a. Traditions develop over time, not overnight.
b. My friend Isaac earns overtime pay at work nearly every day.
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74.
a. theres a time to study and its now” Mama said and she turned off the
television
b. foolishly the young man shouted “i dont want no advise
a.
b.
75.
“There’s a time to study, and it’s now,” Mama said, and she turned
off the television.
Foolishly, the young man shouted, “I don’t want any advice!”
a. at the funeral of rebecca’s father a rabbi receited psam twenty-three from
heart
b. that there trickster is such a mischevious nonpredictable creature
a. At the funeral of Rebecca’s father, a rabbi recited Psalm 23 by heart.
b. That trickster is such a mischievous, unpredictable creature! [there
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76.
a. between faith hope and charity which is the most higher virtue
b. in her poems poet elizabeth Bishop exspreses complex ideas in very
simpler language
a. Among faith, hope, and charity, which is the highest virtue?
b. In her poems poet Elizabeth Bishop expresses complex ideas in very
simple language.
77.
a. king james the 1st of england comissionned a Bible translation which
was published in 1611
b. 1,000 days had past yet there was still no word from the old man’s son
a. King James I of England commissioned a Bible translation, which was
published in 1611.
b. One thousand days had passed, yet there was still no word from the
old man’s son.
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78.
a. mohammed the prophet of islam was born in about A.D. 570 in the city
of mecca
b. mrs. Farouh and her family is Muslims (follower’s of islam
a. Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was born in about A.D. 570 in the
city of Mecca.
b. Mrs. Farouh and her family are Muslims (followers of Islam).
79.
a. because Ali is fluint in arabic he can read the sacred Koran in it’s orginal
language
b. sufism the mistical branch of islam is a riligion a philosaphie and a way
of life
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a. Because Ali is fluent in Arabic, he can read the sacred Koran in its
original language.
b. Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam, is a religion, a philosophy,
and a way of life.
80.
a. a maxim is when you make a pithy general statment about life
b. for example the expresion you are what you eat is a maxim
a. A maxim is a pithy, general statement about life. [when you make deleted]
b. For example, the expression “You are what you eat” is a maxim.
81.
a. practiceing meditation affected posative changes in the two sister’s
attatudes
b. him and leon were strongley affected from the quiete beautty of the Zen
monestery
a. Practicing meditation effected positive changes in the two sisters’
attitudes.
b. He and Leon were strongly affected by the quiet beauty of the Zen
monastery.
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Underlining, Verb forms.
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82.
a. haven’t no one seen the film Little Buddha
b. theresa should of went to the concert of indian music with us, she missed
a great experience
a. Hasn’t anyone seen the film Little Buddha?
b. Theresa should have gone to the concert of Indian music with us; she
missed a great experience.
83.
a. when i was a kid my hero was spiderman i dont have a hero now
b. superhuman powers not as important as human compassion
a. When I was a kid, my hero was Spiderman. I don’t have a hero now.
b. Superhuman powers aren’t as important as human compassion.
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84.
a. when arthur pulled the sword out of the stone he didnt know he would
became no king
b. trying to help sir kay by getting him a sword were all arthur had on his
mind
a. When Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone, he didn’t know he
would become king. [no deleted]
b. Trying to help Sir Kay by getting him a sword was all Arthur had on
his mind.
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confused.
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85.
a. before puling the sword from the stone arthur was a boy with that act he
becomes a man
b. Arthur still had to prove himself by pulling the sword out of the stone a
second time freeing the sword shows everyone that the throne is his
birthright
a. Before pulling the sword from the stone, Arthur was a boy, but with
that act he became a man.
b. Arthur still had to prove himself by pulling the sword out of the stone a
second time. Freeing the sword showed everyone that the throne was
his birthright.
86.
a. the musical comedy camelot shows arthur deciding to create the round
table an organization of knights
b. he thinks there energy will be channeled into doing write
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a. The musical comedy Camelot shows Arthur deciding to create the
Round Table, an organization of knights.
b. He thinks their energy will be channeled into doing right.
87.
a. in the play about king arthur camelot merlin taught arthur by turning him
into animals
b. by becoming different animals arthur was able to experince the world in
many different ways ways that a great ruler might need to know
a. In the play about King Arthur, Camelot, Merlin taught Arthur by
turning him into animals.
b. By becoming different animals Arthur was able to experience the world
in many different ways, ways that a great ruler might need to know.
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88.
a. like sundiata in the Mali epic arthur apparently was unremarkable as a
boy
b. actually sundiata was remarkable his difficult childhood led everyone to
believe he could never be no great ruler
a. Like Sundiata in the Mali epic, Arthur apparently was unremarkable
as a boy.
b. Actually Sundiata was remarkable; his difficult childhood led everyone
to believe he could never be a great ruler.
89.
a. the story of sundiata aint so different from some of the rags-to-riches
stories in u.s. history john said
b. the heroes in those stories started out with all kinds of disadvantages
a.
“The story of Sundiata isn’t so different from some of the rags-toriches stories in U.S. history,” John said.
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b. The heroes in those stories started out with all kinds of disadvantages.
90.
a. my mother remembers when robert kennedy died sarah told her friends
b. my father said kennedy’s death killed the hope of a new generation
michael adds
a.
b.
“My mother remembers when Robert Kennedy died,” Sarah told her
friends.
“My father said Kennedy’s death killed the hope of a new generation,”
Michael added.
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