Proofreading Warm
Ups
Power Point #10
40.
a. on the national football leage level
footballs just a job
b. he tryed to be the bestest player
but brian sometimes come in second
Answer
a. On the National Football League
level, football’s just a job.
b. He tried to be the best player,
but Brian sometimes came in
second.
41.
a. she letted her long black hair hang
lose down her back
b. in 18-centry england outlaws who
robbed stagecoachs are called
highwaymen
Answer
a. She let her long, black hair hang
loose down her back.
b. In eighteenth-century England,
outlaws who robbed stagecoaches
were called highwaymen.
42.
a. virginia clemm the wife of edgar
allan poe sufferred from tuberculosis
b. poe’s poem “annabel lee” may be
about the love between he and she
Answer
a. Virginia Clemm, the wife of Edgar
Allan Poe, suffered from
tuberculosis.
b. Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” may
be about the love between him and
her.
43.
a. edgar allan poe only lived 40
years
b. jerry who was only 12 chopped
wood as good as a man could
Answer
a. Edgar Allan Poe lived only forty
years.
b. Jerry, who was only twelve,
chopped wood as well as a man
could.
44.
a. its autum the seeson when
childrens return to sckool when
leeves turn brite colors and when
winter approach
b. his mother had gave him them
skates
Answer
a. It’s autumn, the season when
children return to school, when
leaves turn bright colors, and when
winter approaches.
b. His mother had given him those
skates.