Grade 10 English Language Arts — Editing and proofreading
Find and correct the single error in a line — grammar, spelling or punctuation.
Name: ________________________
1.Sort each line by whether it contains an error.
Groups: Correct · Contains an error
- I did not see him.
- She has two brothers.
- She have two brothers.
- There is many books.
- I did not saw him.
- There are many books.
2.Which word is the error? "She don't like sweets."
- a) don't
- b) sweets
- c) She
- d) like
3.Which line is punctuated correctly?
- a) wheres my pen?
- b) Where's my pen
- c) wheres my pen
- d) Where's my pen?
4.Which word is the error? "He has went to the market."
- a) has
- b) market
- c) went
- d) to
5.Correct the error: "She don't like sweets." Write the corrected word or words.
6.Correct the spelling: "They live in a seperate house." Write the word correctly.
7.Which word is the error? "The book which I bought it yesterday is torn."
- a) which
- b) bought
- c) it
- d) torn
8.One word must be removed: "He is the most tallest boy in the class." Write the word to remove.
Answer key — Grade 10 English Language Arts — Editing and proofreading
- 1. She has two brothers. → Correct; She have two brothers. → Contains an error; I did not see him. → Correct; I did not saw him. → Contains an error; There are many books. → Correct; There is many books. → Contains an error
- 2. a) don't
- 3. d) Where's my pen?
- 4. c) went
- 5.
- doesn't
- does not
- 6. separate
- 7. c) it
- 8. most