Proofreading Exit Ticket

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What is the difference between 'Its' and 'It's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun meaning 'belonging to it'. 'It's' is a contraction for 'it is' or 'it has'.

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What is the correct past tense of the verb 'give'?

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The correct past tense of 'give' is 'gave'.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

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Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

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How should proper nouns be capitalized in a sentence?

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Proper nouns, like names of people or places, should always be capitalized.

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What word needs a capital letter in the sentence: 'The young boy, carlos, was crying'?

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The word 'Carlos' needs a capital letter.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning, such as periods, commas, and question marks.

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What is a possessive pronoun?

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A possessive pronoun shows ownership, such as 'his', 'hers', 'its', 'ours', and 'theirs'.

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What is the purpose of proofreading?

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Proofreading is the process of reviewing a text to find and correct errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting.

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, created by omitting certain letters or sounds, such as 'don't' for 'do not'.