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G R A D E S 1 - 8TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Week 12

Words with final ap, an, ad, or at

Items 56a, 56b, 57a, 57b, 58b, 59a, 59b, 60aat Dan mapglad Dad fattraps hats canwhat

Paragraphthat tan hadran rat can

Proper nouns: people and animals [56a]; places [57a, 60b]; months [60a]

First words: in sentences [58b, 59a, para.]

End marks: with declaratives [56b, 59b]Commas: in dates [60a];

in addresses [60b]Apostrophes: in contractions [para.]

Plurals: regular plurals [58a, 59b, para.]Pronoun case: of subjects [57b];

of objects of prepositions [58a]Pronouns: order of [57b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs [57a, 58b, 59a]Verb tense: regular past tense [56b];

irregular past tense [56a, para.]

CAPITALIZATION PUNCTUATION GRAMMAR AND USAGE

THEME: Deserts

Did you know . . . ?• The Atacama Desert in Chile averages less than 0.5 inches of rain yearly,

and some parts of the Atacama have never reported rain.

• Cold deserts, which often are continually covered with snow and ice, coverabout one-sixth of Earth’s surface.

• The highest temperature ever recorded is 136°F (58°C). This was in thedesert in Libya.

Proofreading Paragraph Did you see that little tan animal? It haved a long tail. It ran under that

plant. Its a kangaroo rat. kangaroo rats can live in deserts. These animal don’tneed to drink water.

Correct ParagraphDid you see that little tan animal? It (had) a long tail. It ran under that plant.

(It’s) a kangaroo rat. (Kangaroo) rats can live in deserts. These (animals) don’tneed to drink water. (4 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. I were glad to visit arizona.

b. Me and Dad saw the desert there.

DAILYOral Language PLUS

a. I was glad to visit Arizona.

b. Dad and I saw the desert there.

Grade 1

a. Some desert plant look funny to I.

b. each fat leaf trap water.

a. Some desert plants look funny to me.

b. Each fat leaf traps water.

a. those people wears big hats.

b. Hat can help keep them cool

a. Those people wear big hats.

b. Hats can help keep them cool.

a. What a hot day july 10 1913 was!

b. It was 134°F in Death valley California.

a. What a hot day July 10, 1913, was!

b. It was 134°F in Death Valley, California.

CORRECT SENTENCESPROOFREADING SENTENCES

a. “Look at all the deserts!” sayed dan.

b. He point to a big map

a. “Look at all the deserts!” said Dan.

b. He pointed to a big map.

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Week 8

Plurals

Items 36a–37b, 38b–40banimals bats wingsfeathers ways insectsbugs houses tress

Paragraphsheds birds monthscaves

Proper nouns: places [39a]; months [para.]

First words: in sentences [36b, 37b, 38a, 39b, 40b]Personal titles: [40a]

End marks: with declaratives [36a, 37a, 38b, 39b, para.];

with interrogatives [38a, 40b]Periods: with abbreviated titles [40a]

Pronouns: order of [para.]Sentence fragments: [36a, 38b]Run-on sentences: [39b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs

[36b, 37a, 37b, 39a, para.]


THEME: Bats

Did you know . . . ?• Bats are the only flying mammals.

• The largest bat has a six-foot wingspan.

• Bats are not really blind, although they depend more on their hearing than on their sight.

• Like birds, many bats migrate.

Proofreading ParagraphBats often live in barns and old shedses. They come out just at sunset. I and

my family watch them. The animals looks like dark birdes But they flutter theirwings in a different way. They live here only in the summer monthes. They flyaway in september. Then they live in cavez.

Correct ParagraphBats often live in barns and old (sheds). They come out just at sunset. (My

family) and (I) watch them. The animals (look) like dark (birds)(.) But theyflutter their wings in a different way. They live here only in the summer(months). They fly away in (September). Then they live in (caves). (9 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. Bats has furry bodies and big wingz

b. but they has no featherses on their wings.


a. Bats have furry bodies and big wings.

b. But they have no feathers on their wings.

Grade 2

a. do bats fly and eat at night

b. Help people in many wayes.

a. Do bats fly and eat at night?

*b. Bats help people in many ways.

a. In North america bats eats insectes.

b. A little bat eats a lot one can eat 20,000 bugz a week

a. In North America bats eat insects.

*b. A little bat eats a lot. One can eat 20,000 bugs a week.

a. Mr. and mrs. Washington own three bat housez.

b. are the houses in treez

a. Mr. and Mrs. Washington own three bat houses.

b. Are the houses in trees?


a. The world full of small, furry animales

b. bates is small, flying animals.

*a. The world is full of small, furry animals.

b. Bats are small, flying animals.


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Week 20

Words spelled with er

Items 96a, 96b, 97a, 98b, 99a, 100avery September OctoberNovember weather Decemberwinter cover summeryesterday

Paragraphwinter summer overfeathers

Proper nouns: days and holidays [98a]; months [97a, 99b]; titles of people [100a]

Titles of works: [100b]The pronoun I: [98a]First words: in sentences [96a, 98b, para.]

End marks: with declaratives [98b]; with interrogatives [96a, 100b]

Periods: with abbreviated titles [100a]Commas: for items in a series [96a, para.];

with quotations [98a]; with introductory material [96b, 97b]

Underlining: of titles [100b]

Pronouns: possessives vs. contractions [97b,para.]

Run-on sentences: [98b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs

[96a, 96b, 98b, 99a, 99b, para.]Double negatives: [97a]Articles: a vs. an [99a]


THEME: Animals in Winter

Did you know . . . ?• To keep warm, some snakes band together in large groups for the winter.

• In winter, carp may bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of a pond.

• Many animals hibernate in the winter. When they hibernate, their breathingslows down, and other physical changes occur. Contrary to popular belief,bears do not hibernate, although they do sleep for much of the winter.

Proofreading ParagraphSome animals change color in wintir. rabbits foxes and some birds do.

In summur they is brown. Then, ovver time, they grows white fur or feathirs.They’re enemies don’t notice white fur or feathers against snow. The new colorkeeps the animals safe.

Correct ParagraphSome animals change color in (winter). (Rabbits)(,) foxes(,) and some birds

do. In (summer) they (are) brown. Then, (over) time, they (grow) white fur or(feathers). (Their) enemies don’t notice white fur or feathers against snow. Thenew color keeps the animals safe. (10 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. Don’t no deer get cold in decembur?

b. No they’re coats are extra warm for the cold months.


*a. Don’t deer get cold in December?

b. No, their coats are extra warm for the cold months.

Grade 3

a. Elise said “On saturday i put out food for the birds.”

b. Many birds is hungry in wintur snow covvers much of their food.

a. Elise said, “On Saturday I put out food for the birds.”

*b. Many birds are hungry in winter. Snow covers much of their food.

a. All sumer long an bear eat lots of food.

b. Then it sleep through much of january and February.

a. All summer long a bear eats lots of food.

b. Then it sleeps through much of January and February.

a. Yesturday mr. Tsao showed me a very good book.

b. Was it the book called animals in winter

a. Yesterday Mr. Tsao showed me a very good book.

b. Was it the book called Animals in Winter?


a. is some animals verry busy in Septembir Octobur and Novembur

b. Yes they is getting ready for cold weathar.

a. Are some animals very busy in September, October, and November?

b. Yes, they are getting ready for cold weather.


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Week 24

Words spelled with tch or ch

Items 118b, 119b, 120asuch match marched

Paragraphwhich match

Proper nouns: people and animals [116a, 117a]; places [116b, para.]; months [116b]

Titles of works: [120b]

Periods: with initials [para.]Commas: in dates [116b];

in addresses [116b]; for items in a series [118b, 119b]; with coordinating conjunctions [117a]

Underlining: of titles [120b]

Plurals: regular plurals [119a]; irregular plurals [117a, 118a, 120a]; nouns ending in f or fe [118a]

Pronoun case: of subjects [118b]Sentence fragments: [119b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs

[116a, 117a, para.]Verb tense: regular past tense [117b];

irregular past tense [118a, 119a]Comparison: double comparison [para.]Articles: a vs. an [117b]Commonly confused words: to, two, too [117b]


THEME: Nellie Bly

Did you know . . . ?• The pen name Nellie Bly comes from the song “Nelly Bly,” written by

Stephen Foster.

• The reporter Bly tried to beat the traveling time of Phileas Fogg, the fictionalhero of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

• One time Bly pretended to be insane so that she could get inside an asylumand write about the treatment of patients.

Proofreading ParagraphWas Nellie Bly the first woman reporter? Mrs. J C Crody was thought to be

the first by some people. Whitch woman was really first? No one know for sure,but Bly was more better. A newspaper in new york said, “She was consideredthe best reporter in America.” No other reporter could mach her.

Correct ParagraphWas Nellie Bly the first woman reporter? Mrs. J(.) C(.) Crody was thought

to be the first by some people. (Which) woman was really first? No one(knows) for sure, but Bly was (more) better. A newspaper in (New) (York) said, “She was considered the best reporter in America.” No other reportercould (match) her. (8 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. Bly’s real name were elizabeth cochrane but womans weren’t reporters back then.

b. An editor suggest a pen name too keep her real name an secret.


a. Bly’s real name was Elizabeth Cochrane, but women weren’t reporters back then.

b. An editor suggested a pen name to keep her real name a secret.

Grade 4

a. Bly’s stories maked mans and women think about the lifes of others.

b. Her wrote about sutch places as slums hospitals and factories.

a. Bly’s stories made men and women think about the lives of others.

b. She wrote about such places as slums, hospitals, and factories.

a. Bly becomed famous for traveling around the world in just seventy-two day.

b. Rode trains ships and horses trying to mach or beat eighty days.

a. Bly became famous for traveling around the world in just seventy-two days.

*b. She rode trains, ships, and horses trying to match or beat eighty days.

a. Bly martched into the world of mens and became a success there.

b. You should read a book called Nellie Bly: First woman of the news.

a. Bly marched into the world of men and became a success there.

b. You should read a book called Nellie Bly: First Woman of the News.


a. Nellie bly were probably the world’s first woman reporter.

b. She was born on may 5 1867, near Pittsburgh pennsylvania.

a. Nellie Bly was probably the world’s first woman reporter.

b. She was born on May 5, 1867, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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Week 16

Words ending with -ery

Items 76a, 78b, 79a, 80a slavery bravery discoverytrickery

Paragraphmisery

Proper nouns: people and animals [76a, 78a, 80a];titles of people [77b]; organizations, religions, languages,

nationalities [para.]; regions [76b]

First words: in sentences [76b, 79a, 80b]; in quotations [77a, 79a]

End marks: with declaratives [76b]Periods: with abbreviated titles [79b]Commas: with quotations [78b];

with introductory material [77b, 79b]; in direct address [79b]; with coordinating conjunctions [80b, para.]

Quotation marks: with direct quotations [76a, 78b, 80a]

Pronoun case: of direct objects [80b]Sentence fragments: [para.]Run-on sentences: [76b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs [77b]Verb tense: regular past tense [76b, 77a, 80a]Comparison: double comparison [78a]Articles: a vs. an [77b]Commonly confused words: to, two, too [78a]Verb forms: helping verbs with past

participles [para.]Adjectives: them vs. those [78b]


THEME: The Underground Railroad

Did you know . . . ?• The term Underground Railroad first appeared in print in the early 1840s.

• No one knows exactly how many slaves escaped on the UndergroundRailroad.

• The folk song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” was a coded message about theUnderground Railroad. The Drinking Gourd referred to the Big Dipper. Twostars in the Big Dipper pointed toward the North Star, which could helprunaway slaves find their way to their northern destinations at night.

Proofreading Paragraph The Quakers helped many runaway slaves. The Quakers were a religious

group and they hated slavery. Levi Coffin a quaker from Indiana. As a little boy,he seen the misry of slaves. He helped thousands of slaves escape. Some peoplecalled him the president of the Underground Railroad.

Correct ParagraphThe Quakers helped many runaway slaves. The Quakers were a religious

group(,) and they hated slavery. Levi Coffin (was) a (Quaker) from Indiana. As a little boy, he (had) seen the (misery) of slaves. He helped thousands of slavesescape. Some people called him the president of the Underground Railroad. (5 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. Yesterday Rita ask, “was the Underground Railroad a real train with tracks?”

b. “No it were an network of escape routes to help runaway slaves,” said mr. Nowlin.


a. Yesterday Rita asked, “Was the Underground Railroad a real train with tracks?”

b. “No, it was a network of escape routes to help runaway slaves,” said Mr. Nowlin.

Grade 5

a. To of the most famousest conductors were Harriet tubman and James Fairfield.

b. “Them two,” said Rico were known for their bravrey.”

a. Two of the most famous conductors were Harriet Tubman and James Fairfield.

b. “Those two,” said Rico, “were known for their bravery.”

a. one girl asked, “did conductors on the Underground Railroad fear discovry?”

b. Mr Nowlin said, “Yes Jean a conductor could be hanged or jailed.”

a. One girl asked, “Did conductors on the Underground Railroad fear discovery?”

b. Mr. Nowlin said, “Yes, Jean, a conductor could be hanged or jailed.”

a. In those days conductors use trickary rather than force, said liko.

b. people would hide slaves in secret rooms or they might disguise they.

a. “In those days conductors used trickery rather than force,” said Liko.

b. People would hide slaves in secret rooms, or they might disguise them.


a. Wasn’t slavry legal in some states and illegal in others before the Civil War?”asked tom.

b. Many slaves want to reach the north they thought they might find safety there.

a. “Wasn’t slavery legal in some states and illegal in others before the CivilWar?” asked Tom.

*b. Many slaves wanted to reach the North. They thought they might find safetythere.


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Week 8

Words with soft g followed by the vowel i, e, or y

Items 36a, 37a, 38a, 39a, 40bregion genius generationgenuine energy

Paragraphgesture

Proper nouns: places [36a, 39b]; days and holidays [para.]; people and animals [para.]; family relations [37a]

Proper adjectives: [39a]Titles of works: [37b, 40a]The pronoun I: [38a]First words: in sentences [39a, 40b];

in quotations [36a]

End marks: with declaratives [39a, 40b]Commas: in dates [36b];

in addresses [36b, 39b]; with quotations [38a]; with introductory material [38b]; with coordinating conjunctions [38b, para.]; with appositives [para.]

Apostrophes: with possessives [40a]Underlining: of titles [37b, 40a]Quotation marks: with questions and

exclamations [37a]Semicolons: in compound sentences [36b]

Pronoun case: of direct objects [36a, 38a]Sentence fragments: [38b, 39b]Run-on sentences: [36b, 39a, 40b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs [para.];

with compound subjects [40b]Verb tense: irregular past tense [39a]Comparison: double comparison [40a]Double negatives: [38b]Commonly confused words: to, two, too [39a]Verb forms: helping verbs with present

participles [38b]; irregular past participles [37b]

Demonstrative adjectives: [37a, 40b]


THEME: Mary Cassatt

Did you know . . . ?• Cassatt finally had to stop painting because she lost her sight.

• Motherhood was Cassatt’s most frequent subject as a painter. She becamefamous for her paintings of mothers and young children sharing everydaysituations.

• Cassatt died in 1926 at the age of eighty-one.

Proofreading Paragraph Do you enjoy cartoons in the paper or on television? Many wonderful artists

draw cartoons today. Good artists shows someone’s feelings with a jesture or an expression. Lynn Johnston and Jim Davis are my two favorite cartoonists.Johnston draws a family and Davis draws garfield a cat. I read the cartoon page monday through friday.

Correct ParagraphDo you enjoy cartoons in the paper or on television? Many wonderful artists

draw cartoons today. Good artists (show) someone’s feelings with a (gesture) or an expression. Lynn Johnston and Jim Davis are my two favorite cartoonists.Johnston draws a family(,) and Davis draws (Garfield)(,) a cat. I read thecartoon page (Monday) through (Friday). (7 errors)

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

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a. Today uncle Telek said, “Those woman was really a jenius”!

b. Then he said, “Have you seed the painting called Child in a straw hat?”


*a. Today Uncle Telek said, “That woman was really a genius!”

b. Then he said, “Have you seen the painting called Child in a Straw Hat?”

Grade 6

a. “Few painters become famous in a single jeneration” i told he.

b. He said, “Well Cassatt working for many years but not no one knew about her.”

a. “Few painters become famous in a single generation,” I told him.

*b. He said, “Well Cassatt was working for many years, but no one knew about her.”

a. Her friend was the french painter Edgar Degas he haved jenuine talent to.

b. The Museum of fine arts in Boston, Massachusetts one of Cassatt’s pictures.

*a. Her friend was the French painter Edgar Degas. He had genuine talent too.

*b. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, has one of Cassatt’spictures.

a. One of Cassatts most famousest paintings is called The boating party.

b. Two adults and a child sits in a boat what enerjy those child has!

a. One of Cassatt’s most famous paintings is called The Boating Party.

*b. Two adults and a child sit in a boat. What energy that child has!


a. Dylan asked I, “in what rejion of france was Mary Cassatt born?”

b. She wasn’t born there, she was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on May 22 1844.

a. Dylan asked me, “In what region of France was Mary Cassatt born?”

*b. She wasn’t born there; she was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 22, 1844.


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Week 16

Words with hard c or g followed by the lettera, o, or u

Items 76a, 76b, 77a, 78a, 78b, 80boccurred country decadecynical could garagegadgets composed

Paragraphgorgeous overcoat

Proper nouns: names of people [76a]; titles of people [76a, 77b]; regions [76b]; historical events, documents, periods

of time [77b, 79b]Proper adjectives: [79a, para.]First words: in sentences [77a]Initials: [77b]

End marks: with declaratives [77a]Periods: with initials [77b]Commas: for items in a series [78a, 79b, 80b];

with quotations [76a]; with compound sentences [76b, 78a, 79a, para.]

Underlining: for titles [80a]Colons: to introduce lists [79b]Semicolons: for items in a series [80b]

Plurals: irregular plurals [77a]Sentence fragments: [79b, 80a]Run-on sentences: [77a, 80b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs [para.];

with intervening prepositional phrases [para.]Verb tense: regular past tense [76b, 80b];

irregular past tense [77a, 80b]Double negatives: [78b]Articles: a vs. an [para.]Verb forms: helping verbs with participles

[79b, 80a]Demonstrative adjectives: [76a];

with kind and sort [78a]


THEME: The 1930s

Did you know . . . ?• More than two million children between the ages of five and seventeen

worked during the Depression.

• Knock-knock jokes were popular during the 1930s.

• The first Superman comic book came out in 1938.

• The first Nancy Drew mystery was written in 1930.

Proofreading Paragraph During the 1930s, some people wanted to look like the stars of hollywood

films. Some women wanted gourgeous, wavy hair and some men wanted grayflannel suits. Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines was long. Along, double-breasted overkoat with a belt were just the thing for a fashionableman, and every fashionable woman wore an hat.

Correct ParagraphDuring the 1930s, some people wanted to look like the stars of (Hollywood)

films. Some women wanted (gorgeous), wavy hair(,) and some men wantedgray flannel suits. Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines (were)long. A long, double-breasted (overcoat) with a belt (was) just the thing for a fashionable man, and every fashionable woman wore (a) hat. (7 errors)

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a. During the 1930s, thousands of peoples haved no homes they became cynicleabout the future.

b. In 1933, president Franklin d Roosevelt launched the new deal to help theeconomy recover.


*a. During the 1930s, thousands of people had no homes. They became cynicalabout the future.

b. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal to help theeconomy recover.

Grade 7

a. Food clothes houses and cars were cheap but few people culd afford these kind of things.

b. Most people did not have neither cars in the gorage or new gadjets in thekitchen.

a. Food, clothes, houses, and cars were cheap, but few people could afford thesekinds of things.

*b. Most people did not have cars in the garage or new gadgets in the kitchen.

a. Hitler became the german fuhrer in 1934 and Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935.

b. Many events leading up to world war II Japan and Germany signed a pactJapan invaded China and Hitler marched into Austria.

a. Hitler became the German fuhrer in 1934, and Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935.

*b. Many events were leading up to World War II: Japan and Germany signed a pact, Japan invaded China, and Hitler marched into Austria.

a. During the 1930s, the motion pictures Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs andThe Wizard of Oz created.

b. Matisse Klee and Picasso painted Steinbeck writed novels and Ravel cumposemusic.

*a. During the 1930s, the motion pictures Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsand The Wizard of Oz were created.

*b. Matisse, Klee, and Picasso painted; Steinbeck wrote novels; and Ravelcomposed music.


a. “During the 1930s, tragedy ocurred in these kountry” said miss park.

b. The Great Depression last through most of the decaid and huge dust stormsraged in the midwest.

a. “During the 1930s, tragedy occurred in this country,” said Miss Park.

b. The Great Depression lasted through most of the decade, and huge dust stormsraged in the Midwest.


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Week 4

Prefixes and base words

Items 16a, 17a, 18a, 19arequest discharges proclaimedprehistoric

Paragraphexplain

Proper nouns: names of people [16b]; places [17b, 18a, 19a]; days and holidays [16b]; titles of people [19a]

Proper adjectives: [20a, 20b]The pronoun I: [para.]First words: in sentences [18b]Abbreviations: A.M. and P.M. [16b]

End marks: with exclamations [18b]Periods: with abbreviated titles [19b]Commas: with quotations [17b];

with introductory material [19b]; in direct address [19a, 19b]; with coordinating conjunctions [18a]; with appositives [para.]

Apostrophes: with possessives [16a, para.]Quotation marks: with questions and

exclamations [19a]Colons: between hours and minutes [16b]Hyphens: with compound numbers [17a]Semicolons: with conjunctive adverbs [16a]

Plurals: irregular plurals [17b]Pronoun case: of direct objects [20a]Pronouns: possessives vs. contractions [para.]Sentence fragments: [16a]Run-on sentences: [18b]Agreement: of subjects and verbs [17a, para.];

with subjects in unusual positions [18b]Verb tense: past tense [20a, 20b]Comparison: comparative [18a];

superlative [17a]Double negatives: [para.]Articles: the vs. a or an [20b]Verb forms: helping verbs with participles [16a]


THEME: The Amazon River

Did you know . . . ?• The world’s fiercest fish, piranhas, live in the Amazon and will attack

any living creature that disturbs the waters around them.

• In some places, the Amazon extends more than twenty miles wide.

• The Amazon, which has 15,000 tributaries, has the largest river basin in the world.

• Amazonia, or the area around the Amazon, contains the world’s largest rain forest.

Proofreading ParagraphThe ai, a three-toed sloth isn’t like no other animal in the world. For one

thing, it’s fur is sometimes bright green, and i can explane why. The animals fur have grooves or pits on the outside. Green algae grow there and make thefur look green. The animal’s color and its very slow movements help hide itfrom enemies.

Correct ParagraphThe ai, a three-toed sloth(,) isn’t like (any) other animal in the world. For

one thing, (its) fur is sometimes bright green, and (I) can (explain) why. The(animal’s) fur (has) grooves or pits on the outside. Green algae grow there andmake the fur look green. The animal’s color and its very slow movements helphide it from enemies. (7 errors)

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a. The Amazon River, the second long river in the world, carry one fifth of theworld’s river water.

b. “Each second, the Amazon discharjes more than six million cubic feets ofwater into the Atlantic ocean” said Karl.


a. The Amazon River, the second longest river in the world, carries one-fifth of the world’s river water.

b. “Each second, the Amazon discharges more than six million cubic feet of water into the Atlantic Ocean,” said Karl.

Grade 8

a. “The Nile river is longer than the Amazon but the Amazon is wide than theMississippi river,” perclaimed Meira.

b. What an amazing variety of wildlife the Amazon foster, more than 300 kinds of hummingbirds live near this river.

a. “The Nile River is longer than the Amazon, but the Amazon is wider than theMississippi River,” proclaimed Meira.

*b. What an amazing variety of wildlife the Amazon fosters! More than 300 kindsof hummingbirds live near this river.

a. “Is it possible mr. Wong that in prehistaric times Africa and south America may have been joined,” asked Karl.

b. Mr. Wong said, “Well the rivers in the two continents did contain similar fishmillions of years ago Karl.”

a. “Is it possible, Mr. Wong, that in prehistoric times Africa and South Americamay have been joined?” asked Karl.

b. Mr. Wong said, “Well, the rivers in the two continents did contain similar fishmillions of years ago, Karl.”

a. Meira told we, “A spanish explorer, Francisco Orellana, visit the river in 1541and named it.”

b. “He thinked the local warriors were like an Amazons in ancient greek myths,”she added.

a. Meira told us, “A Spanish explorer, Francisco Orellana, visited the river in1541 and named it.”

b. He thought the local warriors were like the Amazons in ancient Greek myths,”she added.


a. Mr. Wongs students studying the Amazon River, therefore, their teacher made a special raquest.

b. Mr. wong wants them to watch the special television show at 800 p.m. nextthursday.

*a. Mr. Wong’s students are studying the Amazon River; therefore, their teachermade a special request.

b. Mr. Wong wants them to watch the special television show at 8:00 P.M. next Thursday.


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It is by Zulf M

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They describe the w

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hem describe the w

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Many people living in K

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Many people living in K

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