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WorksheetsNHS Copy Editing Practice #3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
My English teacher wrote a novel, which she hopes will be a best-seller / bestseller.
best-seller
bestseller
He is proud of his African American / African-American heritage.
African American
African-American
I recommend / reccomend that you read the assigned novel.
recommend
reccomend
She lead / led the children through the museum.
lead
led
Labor day / Day is the first Monday in September.
day
Day
He always complains when his mom tells him to takeout / take out the trash.
takeout
take out
I love the novel “Beloved.” / Beloved.
“Beloved.”
Beloved
Joe Smith wants to be the General Manager / general manager of a pro team.
General Manager
general manager
"He ran through / thru the airport," she said.
through
thru
I can’t wait untill / until I’m done with my homework.
untill
until
He flouted / flaunted his father’s rules by sneaking out with the car.
flouted
flaunted
She buys kitty litter / Kitty Litter for her three cats.
kitty litter
Kitty Litter
That was a bizarre / bizzare coincidence.
bizarre
bizzare
The humanitarians were concerned about the peoples / people’s freedom.
peoples
people’s
The ropes were tied so loosely / losely that it was easy to get free.
loosely
losely
Edit the following sentence to eliminate FOUR errors in wordiness as well as any errors in AP style, grammar, spelling or punctuation:
"Senior Tom Daniels is a starter in three sports. Football, basket ball and baseball. College recruiters have had their eye on him for two years."
"Senior Tom Daniels is a starter in three sports: Football, basket ball and baseball. College recruiters have had their eyes on him for two years."
"Senior, Tom Daniels, is a starter in three sports: football, basketball, and baseball. College recruiters have had their eye on him for two years."
"Senior, Tom Daniels is a starter in three sports. Football, Basketball and Baseball. College recruiters have had their eye on him for two years."
Edit the following sentence to eliminate FOUR errors in wordiness as well as any errors in AP style, grammar, spelling or punctuation:
"Lisa does not like her Science class, The smell of formaldehyde make her nauseous."
"Lisa doesn't like her science class. The smell of formaldehyde makes her nauseous."
"Lisa does not like her Science class. The smell of formaldehyde makes her nauseous."
"Lisa does not like her science class, The smell of formaldehyde made her neauseous."
Edit the following sentence to eliminate FOUR errors in wordiness as well as any errors in AP style, grammar, spelling or punctuation:
"Math is awesome, algebra teacher Jan Jefferson said, "I'll never understand why so much students hate the subject."
"Math is awesome!" algebra teacher Jan Jefferson said; "I'll never understand why so much students hate the subject."
"Math is awesome, algebra teacher Jan Jefferson said, "I will never understand why so much students hate the subject."
"Math is awesome," algebra teacher Jan Jefferson said. "I'll never understand why so many students hate the subject."
Edit the following sentence to eliminate FOUR errors in wordiness as well as any errors in AP style, grammar, spelling or punctuation:
"My parents wish I would date more people but Ive been with my boy friend for two years and I couldn’t be happier."
"My parents wish I would date more people, but my boyfriend and I have been together for two years and I couldn’t be happier."
"My parents wished I would date more people but Ive been with my boy-friend for two years and I couldn’t be happier."
"My parent wishes I would date more people but Ive been with my boy friend for 2 years and I couldn’t be happier."
Edit the following sentence to eliminate FOUR errors in wordiness as well as any errors in AP style, grammar, spelling or punctuation:
"As a general rule men don’t like to ask for directions and woman think thats hilarious."
"As a general role: men don’t like to ask for directions and woman think thats hilarious."
"As a general rule, men don’t like to ask for directions, and women think that's hilarious."
"As a general rule men do not like to ask for directions and woman think that's hilarious."
