Proofreading Practice

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
Devin give me a menu from the new downtown restaurant.

• Correct

• gave

Select "Correct" if the verb tense is correct; correct the verb tense if it is incorrect.
When we arrived at the restaurant, I runned ahead of everyone to tell the hostess we needed five seats.

• ran

• Correct

Which one is correct?

• Please don't run fastly.

• Please don't run fast.

• Please don't ran fast.

• Please don't run fasttly.

In the sentence, which underlined word is NOT spelled correctly: The police were really surprized when the thief turned himself in.

• police

• really

• surprized

• thief

The joey stay in it's pouch for about six months.

• The joey stays in its pouch for about six months.

• The Joey stay in it's pouch for about six monthes.

• The joey stayes in its pouch for about six months.

• This sentence is correct.

Identify the error in the sentence: He doesn't like to eat vegetables.

• He doesn't like to eat vegetables.

• He doesn't likes to eat vegetables.

• He not like to eat vegetables.

• He don't likes to eat vegetables.

What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence? I have a dog a cat and a bird

• I have a dog, a cat and a bird

• I have a dog a cat and a bird

• I have a dog, a cat and a bird

• I have a dog, a cat, and, a bird

Which sentence is properly punctuated?

• The sun is shining. It's a beautiful day.

• The sun is shining. It's a beautiful day.

• The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day.

• The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day.

Identify the error in the sentence: They're going to they're friends house after school.

• Incorrect use of 'there' instead of 'their'

• Incorrect use of 'they're' instead of 'there'

• Misuse of 'they're' instead of 'their'

• Incorrect use of 'they're' instead of 'there'

What is the correct punctuation for the following sentence? Have you seen my book it was on the table

• Have you seen my book, it was on the table

• Have you seen my book? It was on the table.

• Have you seen my book? It was on the table

• Have you seen my book! It was on the table