Kelsey wrote the following story about a recent experience. Read Kelsey's story and look for any corrections she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) It was Mom's birthday, and my sister Chloe and I wanted to do something special. (2) We decided to bake homemade cookies for her.

(3) First we took turns measuring and pouring the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (4)When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white. (5) It wasn't labeled, but I was sure it was sugar.

(6) In just a few minutes, the bowl was full of what looked like mouthwatering cookie dough. (7) We didn't taste it because we wanted to have plenty of cookies for Mom. (8) It would have been better if we had taken just one little bite. (9) Instead, we shaped the dough into little balls, arranged them on a pan, and slid the pan into the oven.

(10) As the cookies baked, a wonderful smell filled the air. (11) "Ding!" the kitchen timer chimed, and the cookies were done.

(12) We slid several piping-hot cookies onto a plate. (13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom. (14) Her face lit up when she saw the treats we had made. (15) But when she took the first bite, her face wrinkled in disgust. (16) I wondered what was wrong with our birthday surprise.

(17) I snatched a cookie off the plate and took a bite. (18) Yuck! (19) The cookie wasn't sweet! (20) It was awful. (21) Instantly I knew what had happened. (22) Instead of sugar, I had used salt! (23) Although the homemade cookies looked delicious, they tasted horrible! (24) Mom, Chloe, and I all looked at one another. (25) Then we started laughing uncontrollably. (26) Mom laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks.

(27) I learned a couple of things that day. (28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients. (29) And to be on the safe side, it's a good idea to take a taste or two along the way. (30) This can save you a lot of embarrassment later. (31) But more important that what I learned about cooking twas the lesson I learned about giving. (32) Sometimes it really is the thought that counts. (33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her. (34) And that's what really matters. (35) Besides, I don't think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13?

Kelsey wrote the following story about a recent experience. Read Kelsey's story and look for any corrections she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) It was Mom's birthday, and my sister Chloe and I wanted to do something special. (2) We decided to bake homemade cookies for her.

(3) First we took turns measuring and pouring the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (4)When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white. (5) It wasn't labeled, but I was sure it was sugar.

(6) In just a few minutes, the bowl was full of what looked like mouthwatering cookie dough. (7) We didn't taste it because we wanted to have plenty of cookies for Mom. (8) It would have been better if we had taken just one little bite. (9) Instead, we shaped the dough into little balls, arranged them on a pan, and slid the pan into the oven.

(10) As the cookies baked, a wonderful smell filled the air. (11) "Ding!" the kitchen timer chimed, and the cookies were done.

(12) We slid several piping-hot cookies onto a plate. (13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom. (14) Her face lit up when she saw the treats we had made. (15) But when she took the first bite, her face wrinkled in disgust. (16) I wondered what was wrong with our birthday surprise.

(17) I snatched a cookie off the plate and took a bite. (18) Yuck! (19) The cookie wasn't sweet! (20) It was awful. (21) Instantly I knew what had happened. (22) Instead of sugar, I had used salt! (23) Although the homemade cookies looked delicious, they tasted horrible! (24) Mom, Chloe, and I all looked at one another. (25) Then we started laughing uncontrollably. (26) Mom laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks.

(27) I learned a couple of things that day. (28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients. (29) And to be on the safe side, it's a good idea to take a taste or two along the way. (30) This can save you a lot of embarrassment later. (31) But more important that what I learned about cooking twas the lesson I learned about giving. (32) Sometimes it really is the thought that counts. (33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her. (34) And that's what really matters. (35) Besides, I don't think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

How should sentence 28 be changed?

Kelsey wrote the following story about a recent experience. Read Kelsey's story and look for any corrections she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) It was Mom's birthday, and my sister Chloe and I wanted to do something special. (2) We decided to bake homemade cookies for her.

(3) First we took turns measuring and pouring the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (4)When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white. (5) It wasn't labeled, but I was sure it was sugar.

(6) In just a few minutes, the bowl was full of what looked like mouthwatering cookie dough. (7) We didn't taste it because we wanted to have plenty of cookies for Mom. (8) It would have been better if we had taken just one little bite. (9) Instead, we shaped the dough into little balls, arranged them on a pan, and slid the pan into the oven.

(10) As the cookies baked, a wonderful smell filled the air. (11) "Ding!" the kitchen timer chimed, and the cookies were done.

(12) We slid several piping-hot cookies onto a plate. (13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom. (14) Her face lit up when she saw the treats we had made. (15) But when she took the first bite, her face wrinkled in disgust. (16) I wondered what was wrong with our birthday surprise.

(17) I snatched a cookie off the plate and took a bite. (18) Yuck! (19) The cookie wasn't sweet! (20) It was awful. (21) Instantly I knew what had happened. (22) Instead of sugar, I had used salt! (23) Although the homemade cookies looked delicious, they tasted horrible! (24) Mom, Chloe, and I all looked at one another. (25) Then we started laughing uncontrollably. (26) Mom laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks.

(27) I learned a couple of things that day. (28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients. (29) And to be on the safe side, it's a good idea to take a taste or two along the way. (30) This can save you a lot of embarrassment later. (31) But more important that what I learned about cooking twas the lesson I learned about giving. (32) Sometimes it really is the thought that counts. (33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her. (34) And that's what really matters. (35) Besides, I don't think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 30?

Kelsey wrote the following story about a recent experience. Read Kelsey's story and look for any corrections she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) It was Mom's birthday, and my sister Chloe and I wanted to do something special. (2) We decided to bake homemade cookies for her.

(3) First we took turns measuring and pouring the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (4)When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white. (5) It wasn't labeled, but I was sure it was sugar.

(6) In just a few minutes, the bowl was full of what looked like mouthwatering cookie dough. (7) We didn't taste it because we wanted to have plenty of cookies for Mom. (8) It would have been better if we had taken just one little bite. (9) Instead, we shaped the dough into little balls, arranged them on a pan, and slid the pan into the oven.

(10) As the cookies baked, a wonderful smell filled the air. (11) "Ding!" the kitchen timer chimed, and the cookies were done.

(12) We slid several piping-hot cookies onto a plate. (13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom. (14) Her face lit up when she saw the treats we had made. (15) But when she took the first bite, her face wrinkled in disgust. (16) I wondered what was wrong with our birthday surprise.

(17) I snatched a cookie off the plate and took a bite. (18) Yuck! (19) The cookie wasn't sweet! (20) It was awful. (21) Instantly I knew what had happened. (22) Instead of sugar, I had used salt! (23) Although the homemade cookies looked delicious, they tasted horrible! (24) Mom, Chloe, and I all looked at one another. (25) Then we started laughing uncontrollably. (26) Mom laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks.

(27) I learned a couple of things that day. (28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients. (29) And to be on the safe side, it's a good idea to take a taste or two along the way. (30) This can save you a lot of embarrassment later. (31) But more important that what I learned about cooking twas the lesson I learned about giving. (32) Sometimes it really is the thought that counts. (33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her. (34) And that's what really matters. (35) Besides, I don't think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 33?

Kelsey wrote the following story about a recent experience. Read Kelsey's story and look for any corrections she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) It was Mom's birthday, and my sister Chloe and I wanted to do something special. (2) We decided to bake homemade cookies for her.

(3) First we took turns measuring and pouring the ingredients into a large mixing bowl. (4)When it was time to add the sugar, I grabed a canister that was full of something white. (5) It wasn't labeled, but I was sure it was sugar.

(6) In just a few minutes, the bowl was full of what looked like mouthwatering cookie dough. (7) We didn't taste it because we wanted to have plenty of cookies for Mom. (8) It would have been better if we had taken just one little bite. (9) Instead, we shaped the dough into little balls, arranged them on a pan, and slid the pan into the oven.

(10) As the cookies baked, a wonderful smell filled the air. (11) "Ding!" the kitchen timer chimed, and the cookies were done.

(12) We slid several piping-hot cookies onto a plate. (13) Grinning from ear to ear, we brought are gift to Mom. (14) Her face lit up when she saw the treats we had made. (15) But when she took the first bite, her face wrinkled in disgust. (16) I wondered what was wrong with our birthday surprise.

(17) I snatched a cookie off the plate and took a bite. (18) Yuck! (19) The cookie wasn't sweet! (20) It was awful. (21) Instantly I knew what had happened. (22) Instead of sugar, I had used salt! (23) Although the homemade cookies looked delicious, they tasted horrible! (24) Mom, Chloe, and I all looked at one another. (25) Then we started laughing uncontrollably. (26) Mom laughed so hard that tears rolled down her cheeks.

(27) I learned a couple of things that day. (28) First, if your going to cook, you need to pay attention to the ingredients. (29) And to be on the safe side, it's a good idea to take a taste or two along the way. (30) This can save you a lot of embarrassment later. (31) But more important that what I learned about cooking twas the lesson I learned about giving. (32) Sometimes it really is the thought that counts. (33) Mom's birthday present didn't turn out as we had planned but she knew that we loved her. (34) And that's what really matters. (35) Besides, I don't think we would have laughed nearly as hard. (36) If our cookies had been just perfect.

What is the correct way to write sentences 35 and 36?

Marsha wrote this fictional story in response to a class assignment. Now she would like you to proofread her story and look for any mistakes she has made. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) After the big fire the forest looked different. (2) Dead trees lay on the ground next to the bare trunks of burnt trees that were still standing. (3) A layer of ash covered the once-green forest floor. (4) It seemed impossible that anything would ever grow there again. (5) But one morning a bright-green shoot sprouted up from the ground.

(6) In the maze of charred trees. (7) A tiny seedling began to grow. (8) It leaned toward the sun and stretched out its tiny branches. (9) The little plant thought about what a beautiful place the forest must have been before the fire.

(10) The sun kept shining, and the little plant kept growing. (11) As its hungry roots dug into the rich soil, the plant grew stronger. (12) Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. (13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

(14) All around the young tree, green grasses and other small trees began to grow, first one then another. (15) Before long the charred ground was covered with new growth. (16) The forest was coming back to life.

(17) Winter came, and the little tree was blanketed in snow. (18) Eventually the snow melted, and the bright sun came out to shine on the little tree. (19) It grew bigger and bigger, and so did the forest around it. (20) Color slowly returned to the area as new grass swayed in the wind. (21) Bright-red berries began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. (22) Birds returned, filling the forest with their joyful songs again. (23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones. (24) Rodents scurried about looking for places to make their homes. (25) The tree was thrilled to hear all the busy sounds of the forest.

(26) As the years went by, the tree got taller and taller. (27) As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. (28) Tall pines reached upward, and mighty redwoods stretched out their branches. (29) Squirrels chased one another up and down tree trunks, birds nested on high perches, and black bears lumbered about looking for their next meal. (30) In time the tree could hardly tell where the fire had left its mark. (31) The forest was alive and healthy again.

What is the correct way to write sentences 6 and 7?

Marsha wrote this fictional story in response to a class assignment. Now she would like you to proofread her story and look for any mistakes she has made. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) After the big fire the forest looked different. (2) Dead trees lay on the ground next to the bare trunks of burnt trees that were still standing. (3) A layer of ash covered the once-green forest floor. (4) It seemed impossible that anything would ever grow there again. (5) But one morning a bright-green shoot sprouted up from the ground.

(6) In the maze of charred trees. (7) A tiny seedling began to grow. (8) It leaned toward the sun and stretched out its tiny branches. (9) The little plant thought about what a beautiful place the forest must have been before the fire.

(10) The sun kept shining, and the little plant kept growing. (11) As its hungry roots dug into the rich soil, the plant grew stronger. (12) Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. (13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

(14) All around the young tree, green grasses and other small trees began to grow, first one then another. (15) Before long the charred ground was covered with new growth. (16) The forest was coming back to life.

(17) Winter came, and the little tree was blanketed in snow. (18) Eventually the snow melted, and the bright sun came out to shine on the little tree. (19) It grew bigger and bigger, and so did the forest around it. (20) Color slowly returned to the area as new grass swayed in the wind. (21) Bright-red berries began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. (22) Birds returned, filling the forest with their joyful songs again. (23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones. (24) Rodents scurried about looking for places to make their homes. (25) The tree was thrilled to hear all the busy sounds of the forest.

(26) As the years went by, the tree got taller and taller. (27) As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. (28) Tall pines reached upward, and mighty redwoods stretched out their branches. (29) Squirrels chased one another up and down tree trunks, birds nested on high perches, and black bears lumbered about looking for their next meal. (30) In time the tree could hardly tell where the fire had left its mark. (31) The forest was alive and healthy again.

How should sentence 12 be changed?

Marsha wrote this fictional story in response to a class assignment. Now she would like you to proofread her story and look for any mistakes she has made. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) After the big fire the forest looked different. (2) Dead trees lay on the ground next to the bare trunks of burnt trees that were still standing. (3) A layer of ash covered the once-green forest floor. (4) It seemed impossible that anything would ever grow there again. (5) But one morning a bright-green shoot sprouted up from the ground.

(6) In the maze of charred trees. (7) A tiny seedling began to grow. (8) It leaned toward the sun and stretched out its tiny branches. (9) The little plant thought about what a beautiful place the forest must have been before the fire.

(10) The sun kept shining, and the little plant kept growing. (11) As its hungry roots dug into the rich soil, the plant grew stronger. (12) Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. (13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

(14) All around the young tree, green grasses and other small trees began to grow, first one then another. (15) Before long the charred ground was covered with new growth. (16) The forest was coming back to life.

(17) Winter came, and the little tree was blanketed in snow. (18) Eventually the snow melted, and the bright sun came out to shine on the little tree. (19) It grew bigger and bigger, and so did the forest around it. (20) Color slowly returned to the area as new grass swayed in the wind. (21) Bright-red berries began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. (22) Birds returned, filling the forest with their joyful songs again. (23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones. (24) Rodents scurried about looking for places to make their homes. (25) The tree was thrilled to hear all the busy sounds of the forest.

(26) As the years went by, the tree got taller and taller. (27) As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. (28) Tall pines reached upward, and mighty redwoods stretched out their branches. (29) Squirrels chased one another up and down tree trunks, birds nested on high perches, and black bears lumbered about looking for their next meal. (30) In time the tree could hardly tell where the fire had left its mark. (31) The forest was alive and healthy again.

How should sentence 13 be changed?

Marsha wrote this fictional story in response to a class assignment. Now she would like you to proofread her story and look for any mistakes she has made. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) After the big fire the forest looked different. (2) Dead trees lay on the ground next to the bare trunks of burnt trees that were still standing. (3) A layer of ash covered the once-green forest floor. (4) It seemed impossible that anything would ever grow there again. (5) But one morning a bright-green shoot sprouted up from the ground.

(6) In the maze of charred trees. (7) A tiny seedling began to grow. (8) It leaned toward the sun and stretched out its tiny branches. (9) The little plant thought about what a beautiful place the forest must have been before the fire.

(10) The sun kept shining, and the little plant kept growing. (11) As its hungry roots dug into the rich soil, the plant grew stronger. (12) Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. (13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

(14) All around the young tree, green grasses and other small trees began to grow, first one then another. (15) Before long the charred ground was covered with new growth. (16) The forest was coming back to life.

(17) Winter came, and the little tree was blanketed in snow. (18) Eventually the snow melted, and the bright sun came out to shine on the little tree. (19) It grew bigger and bigger, and so did the forest around it. (20) Color slowly returned to the area as new grass swayed in the wind. (21) Bright-red berries began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. (22) Birds returned, filling the forest with their joyful songs again. (23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones. (24) Rodents scurried about looking for places to make their homes. (25) The tree was thrilled to hear all the busy sounds of the forest.

(26) As the years went by, the tree got taller and taller. (27) As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. (28) Tall pines reached upward, and mighty redwoods stretched out their branches. (29) Squirrels chased one another up and down tree trunks, birds nested on high perches, and black bears lumbered about looking for their next meal. (30) In time the tree could hardly tell where the fire had left its mark. (31) The forest was alive and healthy again.

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 23?

Marsha wrote this fictional story in response to a class assignment. Now she would like you to proofread her story and look for any mistakes she has made. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.

(1) After the big fire the forest looked different. (2) Dead trees lay on the ground next to the bare trunks of burnt trees that were still standing. (3) A layer of ash covered the once-green forest floor. (4) It seemed impossible that anything would ever grow there again. (5) But one morning a bright-green shoot sprouted up from the ground.

(6) In the maze of charred trees. (7) A tiny seedling began to grow. (8) It leaned toward the sun and stretched out its tiny branches. (9) The little plant thought about what a beautiful place the forest must have been before the fire.

(10) The sun kept shining, and the little plant kept growing. (11) As its hungry roots dug into the rich soil, the plant grew stronger. (12) Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles. (13) By the end of the Summer, the tiny sprout had become the first new tree in a brand-new forest.

(14) All around the young tree, green grasses and other small trees began to grow, first one then another. (15) Before long the charred ground was covered with new growth. (16) The forest was coming back to life.

(17) Winter came, and the little tree was blanketed in snow. (18) Eventually the snow melted, and the bright sun came out to shine on the little tree. (19) It grew bigger and bigger, and so did the forest around it. (20) Color slowly returned to the area as new grass swayed in the wind. (21) Bright-red berries began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape. (22) Birds returned, filling the forest with their joyful songs again. (23) Woodpeckers pecked at bugs in dead trees, and blue jays plucked juicy fruit from live ones. (24) Rodents scurried about looking for places to make their homes. (25) The tree was thrilled to hear all the busy sounds of the forest.

(26) As the years went by, the tree got taller and taller. (27) As the tree grew, it watched a new forest spring up all around them. (28) Tall pines reached upward, and mighty redwoods stretched out their branches. (29) Squirrels chased one another up and down tree trunks, birds nested on high perches, and black bears lumbered about looking for their next meal. (30) In time the tree could hardly tell where the fire had left its mark. (31) The forest was alive and healthy again.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 27?