Paragraph Editing Practice

My name is Thomas Martin. I live in a farm near Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

• in farm

• on farm

• on a farm

• Correct as is

I raises livestock and grow corn on my farm.

• raise

• raising

• raised

• Correct as is

My kid help me.

• childs

• child

• kids

• Correct as is.

In the morning, we up very early to feed the animals.

• all up very early

• wake up very early

• are waking up very early

• Correct as is

Everybody help milk the cows.

• Everyone helps

• Everybody helps

• All of the above are correct.

• None of the above are correct.

Then I drive the kids to school. I work in the fields all the day.

• the fields during day.

• the fields all day.

• the fields day.

• Correct as is.

When the children come home, we all work together.

• home we all

• home, us all

• home, we are all

• Correct as is.

I've had a terrible cold about several days.

• for several days.

• for days several.

• during several days.

• Correct as is.

I've been blowing my nose, sneezing, and coughing. I'm been eating chicken soup and drinking orange juice for a couple of days.

• I've eating

• I'm being eaten

• I've been eating

• I be eating

I've been taking aspirin and coffe sirrup since the weekend.

• coff sirup

• cofe syrup

• cough syrup

• couhgh syrup

• Correct as is.