Writing Conventions – Kick-off Exercise: For each sentence below, find the errors. Make the corrections by adding punctuation, or by crossing out the mistake and writing the correction above the mistake.
1. For vacation this summer, our family will be visiting Niagara Falls, in western New york.
2. Your sure to enjoy this class if you try your hardest and participate in all of the activities.
3. Last nights speech by president Obama, which lasted almost an hour, was mostly about Health Care, but also touched on the controversy involving harvard professor Henry Louis Gates.
4. It's not too difficult to take a course in english during the heat of August, dont you think.
5. My three favorite Wintertime activities are; ice skating cross-country skiing, and drinking hot chocolate.
6. The battle of Gettysburg begun on July 1st 1863 and lasted until July 3rd.
7. Coolidge corner is full of activity at every time of day or night thats the reason I always enjoy going there.
8. Was it Patrick Henry or Nathan hale who said “I have only one life to give for my country”.
9. This week for homework, we’ll read the lottery by Shirley Jackson
10. I watch alot of sports on nesn, witch on my cable system is on Channel 51.
11. “Who’s backpack didn’t get put away today,” mom asked?
12. Neither Mayor Menino or governor Patrick wants to see the Boston Globe go out of business.
13. Each and every one of the student’s homework was completed on time; This class has such excellent work habits!
14. Angela enjoys her friend’s and there for always wants to spend time in there company.
15. “Yes”, I said, “I’ll be happy to write a lengthy piece to introduce myself and show off what I know, about writing”.
16. even short sentences contains errors
17. How can any Teacher expect me on the First day of school to sit quietly for so long.
18. By the time it was 1030 AM, we was already for a snack.
19. Do you think Mr. Fidler will trick us by including a sentence with no errors in it?
20. Its hard to live in Boston and not care passionately about the Red sox.
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