The Editing Game!

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The Editing Game

• Directions: Find the mistakes in the blue sentences or paragraphs. Choose A, B, C, or D for your answer.

The jaguar are a mammal that lives in rainforests.

• A. The jaguar is a mammal that lives in rainforests.

• B. The jaguars are a mammal that lives in rainforests.

• C. The jaguars is a mammal that live in rainforests.

• D. As it is.

The jaguar are a mammal that lives in rainforests.

• A. The jaguar is a mammal that lives in rainforests.

Harry Potter is a young man with many intristing talents.

• A. “Harry potter is a young man with many interisting talents.”

• B. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talants.

• C. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talents.

• D. As it is.

Harry Potter is a young man with many intristing talents.

• C. Harry Potter is a young man with many interesting talents.

What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox

• A. What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox?

• B. “What is your favorite animal,” asked Mrs. Fox?

• C. “What is your favorite animal?” asked Mrs. Fox.

• D. As it is.

What is your favorite animal asked Mrs. Fox

• C. “What is your favorite animal?” asked Mrs. Fox.

Is Peanut Butter really a Groundhog?

• A. Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?

• B. “Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?”

• C. Is Peanut butter really a groundhog?

• D. As it is.

Is Peanut Butter really a Groundhog?

• A. Is Peanut Butter really a groundhog?

One reason to write is to persuade someone to do something.

• A. One write reason is to persuade someone to do something.

• B. On reason to right is to persuade some one to do some thing.

• C. On reason to write is to pursade someone to do something.

• D. As it is.

One reason to write is to persuade someone to do something.

• D. As it is.

Pat ate choclat ice cream after lunch. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1.

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

Pat ate choclat ice cream after lunch.

1 2 3 4

• B. 2

That red thing is Phils sweater. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

That red thing is Phils sweater. 1 2 3 4

• C. 3

I was thanking about your dog. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

I was thanking about your dog. 1 2 3 4

• B. 2

I really wan’t to go to Richmond. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

I really wan’t to go to Richmond. 1 2 3 4

• A. 1

What where you doing yesterday?1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

What where you doing yesterday?1 2 3 4

• B. 2

Christina shouted “I want my mommy,”

• A. Christina shouted, “I want my mommy!”

• B. “Christina shouted I want my mommy!”

• C. “I want my mommy,” Shouted Christina.

• D. As it is.

Christina shouted “I want my mommy,”

• A. Christina shouted, “I want my mommy!”

Gato is the Spanish word for cat.

• A. Gato is the spanish word for cat.

• B. Gato word is spanish for cat.

• C. gato is the Spanish word for cat.

• D. As it is.

Gato is the Spanish word for cat.

• D. As it is.

Mr. Quimby is a teacher.

What kind of noun is the word teacher in this sentence?

• A. Proper noun.

• B. Common noun.

• C. Possessive noun.

• D. Plural noun.

Mr. Quimby is a teacher.

• B. Common noun.

Yestreday, the bell ringed at 3:00.

• A. Yesterday, the bell rings at 3:00.

• B. Yestreday, the bell rang at 3:00.

• C. Yesterday, the bell rang at 3:00.

• D. As it is.

Yestreday, the bell ringed at 3:00.

• C. Yesterday, the bell rang at 3:00.

My dog just had puppies! Exclaimed Joey!

• A. “My dog just had puppies, exclaimed Joey!

• B. “My dog just had puppies!” Exclaimed Joey.

• C. “My dog just had puppies!” exclaimed Joey.

• D. As it is.

My dog just had puppies! Exclaimed Joey!

• C. “My dog just had puppies!” exclaimed Joey.

Tomorrow is Saturday February 16 2002.

• A. Tomorrow is Saturday, February 16, 2002.

• B. Tomorrow is Saturday. February 16 2002.

• C. Tomorrow is Saturday February 16, 2002.

• D. As it is.

Tomorrow is Saturday February 16 2002.

• A. Tomorrow is Saturday, February 16, 2002.

1. John played with Legos. 2. Tyler played with Legos.

What is the best way to combine sentences 1 & 2?

• A. John played with Legos and Tyler played with Legos.

• B. John and Tyler played with Legos.

• C. John played with Legos but Tyler played with Legos.

• D. These sentences should not be combined.

1. John played with Legos. 2. Tyler played with Legos.

• B. John and Tyler played with Legos.

Mom ____ Dad agreed that I could only have one pet.

• Which conjunction should go in the blank.

• A. and

• B. or

• C. but

• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.

Mom ____ Dad agreed that I could only have one pet.

• A. and

I want a cat ____ my sister wants a dog.

• Which conjunction fits best in the blank.

• A. and

• B. or

• C. but

• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.

I want a cat ____ my sister wants a dog.

• C. but

Mom said we had to agree on either a cat ____ a dog.

• Which conjunction fits best in the blank.

• A. and

• B. or

• C. but

• D. There is no such thing as a conjunction.

Mom said we had to agree on either a cat ____ a dog.

• B. or

Who’se book is that wondered Mitchell?

• A. “Who’se book is that?” Wondered Mitchell.

• B. “Whose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.

• C. “Whoose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.

• D. As it is.

Who’se book is that wondered Mitchell?

• B. “Whose book is that?” wondered Mitchell.

“Is that you’re book? he asked.”

• A. “Is that you’re book?” he asked.

• B. “Is that your book? He asked.

• C. “Is that your book?” he asked.

• D. As it is.

“Is that you’re book? he asked.”

• C. “Is that your book?” he asked.

“Maybe it is they’re book,” suggested Angie.

• A. “Maybe it is their book,” suggested Angie.

• B. “Maybe it is thier book,” suggested Angie.

• C. “Maybe it is there book,” suggested Angie.

“Maybe it is they’re book,” suggested Angie.

• A. “Maybe it is their book,” suggested Angie.

The dog wagged its tail.

• A. The dog wagged it’s tail.

• B. The dog wagged its tale.

• C. The dog wagged it’s tale.

• D. As it is.

The dog wagged its tail.

• D. As it is.

They’re are over six hunderd kids in this school.

• A. There are over sixhundred kids in this school.

• B. Their are over six hundred kids in this school.

• C. There are over six hundred kids in this school.

• D. As it is.

They’re are over six hunderd kids in this school.

• C. There are over six hundred kids in this school.

There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day.

• A. There are one thosind for hundred fortey minutes in a day.

• B. There are one thousand, four hundred forty minutes in a day.

• C. There are one thousand four, hundred forty minutes in a day.

• D. As it is.

There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day.

• B. There are one thousand, four hundred forty minutes in a day.

Mrs Borg is the teacher across the hall. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

• B. 2

• C. 3

• D. 4

Mrs Borg is the teacher across the hall. 1 2 3 4

• Which word is written incorrectly?

• A. 1

The which wore a pointed hat.

• A. The whitch wore a pointed hat.

• B. The which weared a pointed hat.

• C. The witch wore a pointed hat.

• D. As it is.

The which wore a pointed hat.

• C. The witch wore a pointed hat.

No I did not bring a pensel.

• A. No I did not bring a pencil.

• B. No I did not brung a pencil.

• C. No, I did not bring a pencil.

• D. As it is.

No I did not bring a pensel.

• C. No, I did not bring a pencil.

Where are you going after school.

• What type of error is in this sentence?

• A. Grammar

• B. Punctuation

• C. Spelling

• D. There is nothing wrong with this sentence.

Where are you going after school.

• B. Punctuation

Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.

• A. “Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.”

• B. Mary were very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.

• C. Mary was vary upset when she learned that her ham burger used to be a cow.

• D. As it is.

Mary was very upset when she learned that her hamburger used to be a cow.

• D. As it is.

“Dad asked, What do you whant for dinner?”

• A. Dad asked, “What do you want for dinner?”

• B. Dad asked, “what do you want for dinner?”

• C. Dad asked? “What do you want for dinner,”

• D. As it is.

“Dad asked, What do you whant for dinner?”

• A. Dad asked, “What do you want for dinner?”

1. Joe lives on Main Street. 2. Joe lives in Harrisonburg.

What is the best way to combine sentences 1 & 2?

• A. Joe lives on Main Street and Joe lives in Harrisonburg.

• B. Joe lives on Main Street in Harrisonburg.

• C. Joe lives on Main Street and in Harrisonburg.

• D. These sentences should not be combined.

1. Joe lives on Main Street. 2. Joe lives in Harrisonburg.

• B. Joe lives on Main Street in Harrisonburg.

Joe’s mom is a waitress.

What kind of noun is the word Joe’s in this sentence?

• A. Possessive noun

• B. Plural noun

• C. Proper noun

• D. Both A and C

Joe’s mom is a waitress.

What kind of noun is the word Joe’s in this sentence?

• D. Both A and C

THE END

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