Editing Practice February Sentences

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

Before computers, people would type letters and other documents on Typewriters.

• Change Before to beefore

• Delete the comma after computers

• Change documents to Documents

• Change Typewriter to typewriter

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CCSS.W.7.4

CCSS.W.7.5

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

The first patent for the typewriter was granted on January 7, 1714 but it was years before the first typewriter was invented.

• Change patent to patient

• Change was granted to is granted

• Add a comma after 1714

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.7.2A

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

In 1808, Pellegrino Turri build the first typewriter for his friend, Countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzano.

• Change build to built

• Change typewriter to Typewriter

• Change Countess to countess

• Make no change

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

He also invented carbon paper, which was used for the machines ink.

• Change invented to invents

• Change was to were

• Change machines to machine's

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.7.3A

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

Not much is known about the first typewriter but people can still read letters that the Countess typed on that typing machine.

• Change Not to Knot

• Add a comma after typewriter

• Change letters to letter

• Change machine to mashine.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

On what holiday do many people share cards flowers, and chocolate?

• Change holiday to Holiday

• Change share to shared

• Add a comma after cards

• Change the question mark to a period

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

Celebrated on February 14, Valentine's Day is a time for family, friends, and love!

• Change Celebrated to Celebrates

• Delete the comma after 14

• Change Valentine's to Valentines

• Make no change

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

No one knows for sure how the special day got it's start.

• Change knows to nows

• Change it's to its

• Change the period to a question mark

• Make no change

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

Some say a saint named Valentine may have secretly married young roman couples.

• Change say to says

• Change named to names

• Change roman to Roman

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.7.3A

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence?

A note written in prison in 1415 by Charles, the Duke of Orleans is the oldest known valentine.

• Change written to has written

• Change Duke to duke

• Add a comma after Orleans

• Make no change