Paragraph Editing #2 (Adv)

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• the door opened easy.

• it opened easy.

• the door easily opened.

• it opened easily.

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• spisious

• suspicious

• suspishus

• sespisious

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• should have been locked

• should have been lock

• should been locked

• should be a locked

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• careful pushed

• carefully pushed

• was careful and pushed

• did carefully push

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• brush past me.

• brush passed me.

• brush passing me.

• brushed passed me.

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• he is said”

• he is”, said

• he is,” said

• he is,” say

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• said, “I

• said “,I

• said, I

• Correct as is

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

When I turned the doorknob, it open easy. I was immediately spicious; the door should of been locked on a weekend at midnight. I was carefully push the door open. It was pitch black inside. I couldn’t even see my own hand on the doorknob. I heard a low growl and felt something brushed past me. What was it? A tiger…a lion…a wild beast? “There he is said Mr. O’Malley, owner of the building. “Come on, Butchy,” he called to the dog. “Time to go home.” Mr. O’Malley looked at me for a moment. Then he said “I know, I know. I shouldn’t had left the door open. I came back to lock it –– and to find Butchy.”

• of left

• of leave

• have left

• has left

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

My fourth-grade son built an end table for me last week. He surprised me with it. I think it was very sweet of him to build it for me. It is the most elegant little table I had ever own. I moved one of my other table out of the living room and replaced it with new one. My daughter commented that it didn’t match the furnechure in the living room, but it looked fine for me. My neighbor mentioned that one of the legs of the table was a little bit shorter than the other legs, but it looked great to me. My sister remarked that there was a nail sticking out of the side of the table because it looked okay to me I know the table has some imperfections, but my fourth-grade son built it, and it looks perfect to me.

• in last week

• on last week

• the last week

• Correct as is

Read the passage below. Then choose the correction for the underlined error.

My fourth-grade son built an end table for me last week. He surprised me with it. I think it was very sweet of him to build it for me. It is the most elegant little table I had ever own. I moved one of my other table out of the living room and replaced it with new one. My daughter commented that it didn’t match the furnechure in the living room, but it looked fine for me. My neighbor mentioned that one of the legs of the table was a little bit shorter than the other legs, but it looked great to me. My sister remarked that there was a nail sticking out of the side of the table because it looked okay to me I know the table has some imperfections, but my fourth-grade son built it, and it looks perfect to me.

• I ever own.

• I ever owned.

• I am ever owning.

• I have ever owned.