Directions
Copy the following four paragraphs and paste them into a new Pages document. From the Pages document, read the paragraph and find the mistakes. Fix the mistakes.
Things to look for:
After you fix them, save the document and call it 'Edits and your last name' Example 'EditsBaker'
Submit that new file to me electronically.
I found these paragraphs on Alyssa Zimmerman's teacher website.
Have you ever had a string bean sanmwich?most students wouldn’t want that for lunch. What is the favorite sandwich in American school lunches. If you said peanut butter and jelly you would be right. Other popular sandwiches are Ham and bologna. Cheese is the fourth favorite sandwich? Many students also like turkey sandwiches.
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What’s a city bird like.many birds that live in cities are pigeons. These birds are usually found on City sidewalks and on building rooftops. a pigeon weighs about half a pound! It can fly up to 60 miles per hour Most pigeons live for 10 to 15 years.
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Lori wanted a Puppy to play with because she didn’t have any brothers or sisters. Her parents took her to the animal shelter for homeless pets.The lady behind the cownter smiled and asked, "May i help you."
"Yes, we are looking for a puppy for our daughter, lori. We want to get a small dog because he will stay inside most of the time," Mrs. jones said.
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Walt disney lived on a farm when he was a yung boy.From an early age, walt liked to draw animals. He watched the Farm animals carefully and made drawings of them. Walt’s family didn’t have money for paper, but Walt was clever? He drew a pig on the wall of his house.Walt’s parents were not happy! Then Walt’s Aunt gave him drawing paper.
Copy the following four paragraphs and paste them into a new Pages document. From the Pages document, read the paragraph and find the mistakes. Fix the mistakes.
Things to look for:
- spelling
- End marks (periods, question marks, and exclamation marks)
- capital letters
- Paragraphs starting with a tab
- Two spaces after a sentence
- One space after a comma
- One space between words inside a sentence
After you fix them, save the document and call it 'Edits and your last name' Example 'EditsBaker'
Submit that new file to me electronically.
I found these paragraphs on Alyssa Zimmerman's teacher website.
Have you ever had a string bean sanmwich?most students wouldn’t want that for lunch. What is the favorite sandwich in American school lunches. If you said peanut butter and jelly you would be right. Other popular sandwiches are Ham and bologna. Cheese is the fourth favorite sandwich? Many students also like turkey sandwiches.
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What’s a city bird like.many birds that live in cities are pigeons. These birds are usually found on City sidewalks and on building rooftops. a pigeon weighs about half a pound! It can fly up to 60 miles per hour Most pigeons live for 10 to 15 years.
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Lori wanted a Puppy to play with because she didn’t have any brothers or sisters. Her parents took her to the animal shelter for homeless pets.The lady behind the cownter smiled and asked, "May i help you."
"Yes, we are looking for a puppy for our daughter, lori. We want to get a small dog because he will stay inside most of the time," Mrs. jones said.
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Walt disney lived on a farm when he was a yung boy.From an early age, walt liked to draw animals. He watched the Farm animals carefully and made drawings of them. Walt’s family didn’t have money for paper, but Walt was clever? He drew a pig on the wall of his house.Walt’s parents were not happy! Then Walt’s Aunt gave him drawing paper.