Proofreading Practice

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? 

•  In the dead of night. The van pulled up. 
• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.  
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job. 
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the sentence that uses capitalization correctly.

• In the movie, David had a difficult time in cuba.
• in the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
• In the Movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.
• In the movie, David had a difficult time in Cuba.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Sadly, I walked home.
• Sadly I walked home.
• Sadly I walked, home.
• Sadly, I walked, home.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

These sentences are from a student essay. One of the sentences is incomplete. You should identify the one that you think is incomplete.

• Right from the start you can notice Norman’s innocence in the war, his good and pure nature.

• After eight weeks of being in the Army trained as a clerk typist.

• Norman was not trained to be a soldier, much less part of a mean killing machine.

• All of these sentences are complete

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

This example is from a paragraph in a student essay. One of the sentences has confusing and unnecessary wording. Which one do you think it is?

• Sartoris has been around Abner his entire life and he’s only been used by Abner to prepare his feats of arson.

• Sartoris has wanted to get away from Abner for many years, but he is afraid of the consequences

• The family oppresses Sartoris and attempts to force him to be like them.

• There is no error.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?

Various different companies offer incentive

plans to their employees.

• different

• incentive

• plans

• employees

Identify the correct verb for the blank in the following sentence.

Laura and her friend ____ for their trip to Peru in an hour.

• leaves

• leave

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Identify the correct pronoun for the blank in the following sentence.

My brother and ____ used to play ping-pong together every day.

• I

• me

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which one is correct?

• Please don't run fastly.

• Please don't run fast.

• Please don't ran fast.

• Please don't run fasttly.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G