MUG #4

MUG #4

Read the sentences and see how many errors you can spot on your own.

Working through the errors

Now, let's work through the first sentence.

"To coax his puppy into the car Roberto opened a bag of treats imediately the puppy lept into Robertos arms."

Working through the errors

Missing Comma After Introductory Phrase

Error: Missing comma after the introductory phrase "To coax his puppy into the car."

Correction: Add a comma after "car."

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats imediately the puppy lept into Robertos arms."

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Spelling Errors

Error: "imediately" and "lept" are misspelled.

Correction: Correct the spellings to "immediately" and "leapt."

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats immediately the puppy leapt into Robertos arms."

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Comma After "immediately"

Error: Missing comma after "immediately" to separate clauses.

Correction: Add a comma after "immediately."

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats. Immediately, the puppy leapt into Robertos arms."

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Possessive Apostrophe

Error: Missing apostrophe in "Robertos."

Correction: Add an apostrophe to show possession (Roberto's).

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats. Immediately, the puppy leapt into Roberto's arms."

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Possessive Apostrophe

Error: Missing apostrophe in "Robertos."

Correction: Add an apostrophe to show possession (Roberto's).

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats. Immediately, the puppy leapt into Roberto's arms."

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Missing End Stop

Error: Missing end stop after "treats"

Correction: Add an end stop like a period or a semi-colon to indicate that one sentence is finished.

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats. Immediately, the puppy leapt into Roberto's arms."

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Final Corrected Sentence

Corrected Sentence:
"To coax his puppy into the car, Roberto opened a bag of treats. Immediately, the puppy leapt into Roberto's arms."

Working through the errors

Now, let's work through the second sentence.

"Jon hasnt paid his school libary fine consequently he can't neither lend more books or recieve his new class schedule."

Working through the errors

​Contraction and Spelling Errors

Error: "hasnt" should be "hasn't" and "libary" should be "library."

Correction: Fix the contraction and spelling.

Corrected Sentence:
"Jon hasn't paid his school library fine consequently he can't neither lend more books or recieve his new class schedule."

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Missing Comma After Introductory Adverb

Error: Missing comma after "consequently."

Correction: Add a comma after "consequently."

Corrected Sentence:
"Jon hasn't paid his school library fine, consequently he can't neither lend more books or recieve his new class schedule."

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Double Negative and Word Choice Error

Error: "can't neither" is a double negative, and "lend" should be "borrow." Also, "or" should be "nor" in negative constructions.

Correction: Replace "can't neither" with "can't either," change "lend" to "borrow," and "or" to "nor."

Corrected Sentence:
"Jon hasn't paid his school library fine, consequently he can't either borrow more books nor receive his new class schedule."

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Spelling Error

Error: "recieve" is misspelled.

Correction: Correct the spelling to "receive."

Corrected Sentence:
"Jon hasn't paid his school library fine, consequently he can't either borrow more books nor receive his new class schedule."

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Final Corrected Sentence

Corrected Sentence:
"Jon hasn't paid his school library fine, consequently he can't either borrow more books nor receive his new class schedule."