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Sample Test Grade 3 .......................................................... 18

Student Book Information .................................. 20 Ordering Information ................ Inside back cover

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Words with final ap, an, ad, or at

Proper nouns: people and animals [56a]; places [57a, 60b]; months [60a] First words: in sentences [58b, 59a, para.]

End marks: with declaratives [56b, 59b] Commas: in dates [60a]; in addresses [60b] Apostrophes: in contractions [para.]

Plurals: regular plurals [58a, 59b, para.] Pronoun case: of subjects [57b]; of objects of prepositions [58a] Pronouns: order of [57b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [57a, 58b, 59a] Verb tense: regular past tense [56b]; irregular past tense [56a, para.]

Items 56a, 56b, 57a, 57b, 58b, 59a, 59b, 60a at Dan map glad Dad fat traps hats can what Paragraph that ran

tan rat

had can

THEME: Deserts

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • The Atacama Desert in Chile averages less than 0.5 inches of rain yearly, and some parts of the Atacama have never reported rain.

Proofreading Paragraph Did you see that little tan animal? It haved a long tail. It ran under that plant. Its a kangaroo rat. kangaroo rats can live in deserts. These animal don’t need to drink water.

• Cold deserts, which often are continually covered with snow and ice, cover about one-sixth of Earth’s surface. • The highest temperature ever recorded is 136°F (58°C). This was in the desert in Libya.

Correct Paragraph Did you see that little tan animal? It (had) a long tail. It ran under that plant. (It’s) a kangaroo rat. (Kangaroo) rats can live in deserts. These (animals) don’t need to drink water. (4 errors)

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CORRECT SENTENCES

a. “Look at all the deserts!” sayed dan.

a. “Look at all the deserts!” said Dan.

b. He point to a big map

b. He pointed to a big map.

a. I were glad to visit arizona.

a. I was glad to visit Arizona.

b. Me and Dad saw the desert there.

b. Dad and I saw the desert there.

a. Some desert plant look funny to I.

a. Some desert plants look funny to me.

b. each fat leaf trap water.

b. Each fat leaf traps water.

a. those people wears big hats.

a. Those people wear big hats.

b. Hat can help keep them cool

b. Hats can help keep them cool.

a. What a hot day july 10 1913 was!

a. What a hot day July 10, 1913, was!

b. It was 134°F in Death valley California.

b. It was 134°F in Death Valley, California.

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Plurals

Proper nouns: places [39a]; months [para.] First words: in sentences [36b, 37b, 38a, 39b, 40b] Personal titles: [40a]

End marks: with declaratives [36a, 37a, 38b, 39b, para.]; with interrogatives [38a, 40b] Periods: with abbreviated titles [40a]

Pronouns: order of [para.] Sentence fragments: [36a, 38b] Run-on sentences: [39b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [36b, 37a, 37b, 39a, para.]

Items 36a–37b, 38b–40b animals bats feathers ways bugs houses Paragraph sheds caves

birds

wings insects tress

months

THEME: Bats

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • Bats are the only flying mammals.

Proofreading Paragraph Bats often live in barns and old shedses. They come out just at sunset. I and my family watch them. The animals looks like dark birdes But they flutter their wings in a different way. They live here only in the summer monthes. They fly away in september. Then they live in cavez.

• The largest bat has a six-foot wingspan. • Bats are not really blind, although they depend more on their hearing than on their sight. • Like birds, many bats migrate.

Correct Paragraph Bats often live in barns and old (sheds). They come out just at sunset. (My family) and (I) watch them. The animals (look) like dark (birds)(.) But they flutter their wings in a different way. They live here only in the summer (months). They fly away in (September). Then they live in (caves). (9 errors)

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2 PROOFREADING SENTENCES

a. The world full of small, furry animales

a. Bats has furry bodies and big wingz

a. Bats have furry bodies and big wings.

b. but they has no featherses on their wings.

b. But they have no feathers on their wings.

a. do bats fly and eat at night

a. Do bats fly and eat at night?

b. A little bat eats a lot one can eat 20,000 bugz a week

*a. The world is full of small, furry animals. b. Bats are small, flying animals.

a. In North america bats eats insectes.

*b. Bats help people in many ways.

a. In North America bats eat insects. *b. A little bat eats a lot. One can eat 20,000 bugs a week.

a. Mr. and mrs. Washington own three bat housez.

a. Mr. and Mrs. Washington own three bat houses.

b. are the houses in treez

b. Are the houses in trees?

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CORRECT SENTENCES

b. bates is small, flying animals.

b. Help people in many wayes.

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Words spelled with er

Proper nouns: days and holidays [98a]; months [97a, 99b]; titles of people [100a] Titles of works: [100b] The pronoun I: [98a] First words: in sentences [96a, 98b, para.]

End marks: with declaratives [98b]; with interrogatives [96a, 100b] Periods: with abbreviated titles [100a] Commas: for items in a series [96a, para.]; with quotations [98a]; with introductory material [96b, 97b] Underlining: of titles [100b]

Pronouns: possessives vs. contractions [97b, para.] Run-on sentences: [98b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [96a, 96b, 98b, 99a, 99b, para.] Double negatives: [97a] Articles: a vs. an [99a]

Items 96a, 96b, 97a, 98b, 99a, 100a very September October November weather December winter cover summer yesterday Paragraph winter feathers

summer

over

THEME: Animals in Winter

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • To keep warm, some snakes band together in large groups for the winter.

Proofreading Paragraph Some animals change color in wintir. rabbits foxes and some birds do. In summur they is brown. Then, ovver time, they grows white fur or feathirs. They’re enemies don’t notice white fur or feathers against snow. The new color keeps the animals safe.

• In winter, carp may bury themselves in the mud at the bottom of a pond. • Many animals hibernate in the winter. When they hibernate, their breathing slows down, and other physical changes occur. Contrary to popular belief, bears do not hibernate, although they do sleep for much of the winter.

Correct Paragraph Some animals change color in (winter). (Rabbits)(,) foxes(,) and some birds do. In (summer) they (are) brown. Then, (over) time, they (grow) white fur or (feathers). (Their) enemies don’t notice white fur or feathers against snow. The new color keeps the animals safe. (10 errors)

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3 PROOFREADING SENTENCES

a. Are some animals very busy in September, October, and November?

b. Yes they is getting ready for cold weathar.

b. Yes, they are getting ready for cold weather.

a. Don’t no deer get cold in decembur?

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*a. Don’t deer get cold in December?

b. No they’re coats are extra warm for the cold months.

b. No, their coats are extra warm for the cold months.

a. Elise said “On saturday i put out food for the birds.”

a. Elise said, “On Saturday I put out food for the birds.” *b. Many birds are hungry in winter. Snow covers much of their food.

a. All sumer long an bear eat lots of food.

a. All summer long a bear eats lots of food.

b. Then it sleep through much of january and February.

b. Then it sleeps through much of January and February.

a. Yesturday mr. Tsao showed me a very good book.

a. Yesterday Mr. Tsao showed me a very good book.

b. Was it the book called animals in winter

b. Was it the book called Animals in Winter?

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CORRECT SENTENCES

a. is some animals verry busy in Septembir Octobur and Novembur

b. Many birds is hungry in wintur snow covvers much of their food.

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Words spelled with tch or ch

Proper nouns: people and animals [116a, 117a]; places [116b, para.]; months [116b] Titles of works: [120b]

Periods: with initials [para.] Commas: in dates [116b]; in addresses [116b]; for items in a series [118b, 119b]; with coordinating conjunctions [117a] Underlining: of titles [120b]

Plurals: regular plurals [119a]; irregular plurals [117a, 118a, 120a]; nouns ending in f or fe [118a] Pronoun case: of subjects [118b] Sentence fragments: [119b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [116a, 117a, para.] Verb tense: regular past tense [117b]; irregular past tense [118a, 119a] Comparison: double comparison [para.] Articles: a vs. an [117b] Commonly confused words: to, two, too [117b]

Items 118b, 119b, 120a such match Paragraph which

marched

match

THEME: Nellie Bly

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • The pen name Nellie Bly comes from the song “Nelly Bly,” written by Stephen Foster.

Proofreading Paragraph Was Nellie Bly the first woman reporter? Mrs. J C Crody was thought to be the first by some people. Whitch woman was really first? No one know for sure, but Bly was more better. A newspaper in new york said, “She was considered the best reporter in America.” No other reporter could mach her.

• The reporter Bly tried to beat the traveling time of Phileas Fogg, the fictional hero of Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. • One time Bly pretended to be insane so that she could get inside an asylum and write about the treatment of patients.

Correct Paragraph Was Nellie Bly the first woman reporter? Mrs. J(.) C(.) Crody was thought to be the first by some people. (Which) woman was really first? No one (knows) for sure, but Bly was (more) better. A newspaper in (New) (York) said, “She was considered the best reporter in America.” No other reporter could (match) her. (8 errors)

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CORRECT SENTENCES

a. Nellie bly were probably the world’s first woman reporter.

a. Nellie Bly was probably the world’s first woman reporter.

b. She was born on may 5 1867, near Pittsburgh pennsylvania.

b. She was born on May 5, 1867, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

a. Bly’s real name were elizabeth cochrane but womans weren’t reporters back then.

a. Bly’s real name was Elizabeth Cochrane, but women weren’t reporters back then.

b. An editor suggest a pen name too keep her real name an secret.

b. An editor suggested a pen name to keep her real name a secret.

a. Bly’s stories maked mans and women think about the lifes of others.

a. Bly’s stories made men and women think about the lives of others.

b. Her wrote about sutch places as slums hospitals and factories.

b. She wrote about such places as slums, hospitals, and factories.

a. Bly becomed famous for traveling around the world in just seventy-two day.

a. Bly became famous for traveling around the world in just seventy-two days.

b. Rode trains ships and horses trying to mach or beat eighty days.

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*b. She rode trains, ships, and horses trying to match or beat eighty days.

a. Bly martched into the world of mens and became a success there.

a. Bly marched into the world of men and became a success there.

b. You should read a book called Nellie Bly: First woman of the news.

b. You should read a book called Nellie Bly: First Woman of the News.

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Words ending with -ery

Proper nouns: people and animals [76a, 78a, 80a]; titles of people [77b]; organizations, religions, languages, nationalities [para.]; regions [76b] First words: in sentences [76b, 79a, 80b]; in quotations [77a, 79a]

End marks: with declaratives [76b] Periods: with abbreviated titles [79b] Commas: with quotations [78b]; with introductory material [77b, 79b]; in direct address [79b]; with coordinating conjunctions [80b, para.] Quotation marks: with direct quotations [76a, 78b, 80a]

Pronoun case: of direct objects [80b] Sentence fragments: [para.] Run-on sentences: [76b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [77b] Verb tense: regular past tense [76b, 77a, 80a] Comparison: double comparison [78a] Articles: a vs. an [77b] Commonly confused words: to, two, too [78a] Verb forms: helping verbs with past participles [para.] Adjectives: them vs. those [78b]

Items 76a, 78b, 79a, 80a slavery bravery trickery

discovery

Paragraph misery

THEME: The Underground Railroad

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • The term Underground Railroad first appeared in print in the early 1840s.

Proofreading Paragraph The Quakers helped many runaway slaves. The Quakers were a religious group and they hated slavery. Levi Coffin a quaker from Indiana. As a little boy, he seen the misry of slaves. He helped thousands of slaves escape. Some people called him the president of the Underground Railroad.

• No one knows exactly how many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad. • The folk song “Follow the Drinking Gourd” was a coded message about the Underground Railroad. The Drinking Gourd referred to the Big Dipper. Two stars in the Big Dipper pointed toward the North Star, which could help runaway slaves find their way to their northern destinations at night.

Correct Paragraph The Quakers helped many runaway slaves. The Quakers were a religious group(,) and they hated slavery. Levi Coffin (was) a (Quaker) from Indiana. As a little boy, he (had) seen the (misery) of slaves. He helped thousands of slaves escape. Some people called him the president of the Underground Railroad. (5 errors)

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5 PROOFREADING SENTENCES

a. Wasn’t slavry legal in some states and illegal in others before the Civil War?” asked tom. b. Many slaves want to reach the north they thought they might find safety there.

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CORRECT SENTENCES a. “Wasn’t slavery legal in some states and illegal in others before the Civil War?” asked Tom. *b. Many slaves wanted to reach the North. They thought they might find safety there.

a. Yesterday Rita ask, “was the Underground Railroad a real train with tracks?”

a. Yesterday Rita asked, “Was the Underground Railroad a real train with tracks?”

b. “No it were an network of escape routes to help runaway slaves,” said mr. Nowlin.

b. “No, it was a network of escape routes to help runaway slaves,” said Mr. Nowlin.

a. To of the most famousest conductors were Harriet tubman and James Fairfield.

a. Two of the most famous conductors were Harriet Tubman and James Fairfield.

b. “Them two,” said Rico were known for their bravrey.”

b. “Those two,” said Rico, “were known for their bravery.”

a. one girl asked, “did conductors on the Underground Railroad fear discovry?”

a. One girl asked, “Did conductors on the Underground Railroad fear discovery?”

b. Mr Nowlin said, “Yes Jean a conductor could be hanged or jailed.”

b. Mr. Nowlin said, “Yes, Jean, a conductor could be hanged or jailed.”

a. In those days conductors use trickary rather than force, said liko.

a. “In those days conductors used trickery rather than force,” said Liko.

b. people would hide slaves in secret rooms or they might disguise they.

b. People would hide slaves in secret rooms, or they might disguise them.

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Words with soft g followed by the vowel i, e, or y

Proper nouns: places [36a, 39b]; days and holidays [para.]; people and animals [para.]; family relations [37a] Proper adjectives: [39a] Titles of works: [37b, 40a] The pronoun I: [38a] First words: in sentences [39a, 40b]; in quotations [36a]

End marks: with declaratives [39a, 40b] Commas: in dates [36b]; in addresses [36b, 39b]; with quotations [38a]; with introductory material [38b]; with coordinating conjunctions [38b, para.]; with appositives [para.] Apostrophes: with possessives [40a] Underlining: of titles [37b, 40a] Quotation marks: with questions and exclamations [37a] Semicolons: in compound sentences [36b]

Pronoun case: of direct objects [36a, 38a] Sentence fragments: [38b, 39b] Run-on sentences: [36b, 39a, 40b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [para.]; with compound subjects [40b] Verb tense: irregular past tense [39a] Comparison: double comparison [40a] Double negatives: [38b] Commonly confused words: to, two, too [39a] Verb forms: helping verbs with present participles [38b]; irregular past participles [37b] Demonstrative adjectives: [37a, 40b]

Items 36a, 37a, 38a, 39a, 40b region genius generation genuine energy Paragraph gesture

THEME: Mary Cassatt

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • Cassatt finally had to stop painting because she lost her sight.

Proofreading Paragraph Do you enjoy cartoons in the paper or on television? Many wonderful artists draw cartoons today. Good artists shows someone’s feelings with a jesture or an expression. Lynn Johnston and Jim Davis are my two favorite cartoonists. Johnston draws a family and Davis draws garfield a cat. I read the cartoon page monday through friday.

• Motherhood was Cassatt’s most frequent subject as a painter. She became famous for her paintings of mothers and young children sharing everyday situations. • Cassatt died in 1926 at the age of eighty-one.

Correct Paragraph Do you enjoy cartoons in the paper or on television? Many wonderful artists draw cartoons today. Good artists (show) someone’s feelings with a (gesture) or an expression. Lynn Johnston and Jim Davis are my two favorite cartoonists. Johnston draws a family(,) and Davis draws (Garfield)(,) a cat. I read the cartoon page (Monday) through (Friday). (7 errors) © Great Source. Copying is prohibited.

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6 PROOFREADING SENTENCES

a. Dylan asked I, “in what rejion of france was Mary Cassatt born?”

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CORRECT SENTENCES a. Dylan asked me, “In what region of France was Mary Cassatt born?”

b. She wasn’t born there, she was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on May 22 1844.

*b. She wasn’t born there; she was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 22, 1844.

a. Today uncle Telek said, “Those woman was really a jenius”!

*a. Today Uncle Telek said, “That woman was really a genius!”

b. Then he said, “Have you seed the painting called Child in a straw hat?”

b. Then he said, “Have you seen the painting called Child in a Straw Hat?”

a. “Few painters become famous in a single jeneration” i told he.

a. “Few painters become famous in a single generation,” I told him.

b. He said, “Well Cassatt working for many years but not no one knew about her.”

*b. He said, “Well Cassatt was working for many years, but no one knew about her.”

a. Her friend was the french painter Edgar Degas he haved jenuine talent to.

*a. Her friend was the French painter Edgar Degas. He had genuine talent too.

b. The Museum of fine arts in Boston, Massachusetts one of Cassatt’s pictures.

*b. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, has one of Cassatt’s pictures.

a. One of Cassatts most famousest paintings is called The boating party. b. Two adults and a child sits in a boat what enerjy those child has!

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a. One of Cassatt’s most famous paintings is called The Boating Party. *b. Two adults and a child sit in a boat. What energy that child has!

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Words with hard c or g followed by the letter a, o, or u

Proper nouns: names of people [76a]; titles of people [76a, 77b]; regions [76b]; historical events, documents, periods of time [77b, 79b] Proper adjectives: [79a, para.] First words: in sentences [77a] Initials: [77b]

End marks: with declaratives [77a] Periods: with initials [77b] Commas: for items in a series [78a, 79b, 80b]; with quotations [76a]; with compound sentences [76b, 78a, 79a, para.] Underlining: for titles [80a] Colons: to introduce lists [79b] Semicolons: for items in a series [80b]

Plurals: irregular plurals [77a] Sentence fragments: [79b, 80a] Run-on sentences: [77a, 80b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [para.]; with intervening prepositional phrases [para.] Verb tense: regular past tense [76b, 80b]; irregular past tense [77a, 80b] Double negatives: [78b] Articles: a vs. an [para.] Verb forms: helping verbs with participles [79b, 80a] Demonstrative adjectives: [76a]; with kind and sort [78a]

Items 76a, 76b, 77a, 78a, 78b, 80b occurred country decade cynical could garage gadgets composed Paragraph gorgeous

overcoat

THEME: The 1930s

WEEKLY PARAGRAPH

Did you know . . . ? • More than two million children between the ages of five and seventeen worked during the Depression.

Proofreading Paragraph During the 1930s, some people wanted to look like the stars of hollywood films. Some women wanted gourgeous, wavy hair and some men wanted gray flannel suits. Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines was long. A long, double-breasted overkoat with a belt were just the thing for a fashionable man, and every fashionable woman wore an hat.

• Knock-knock jokes were popular during the 1930s. • The first Superman comic book came out in 1938. • The first Nancy Drew mystery was written in 1930.

Correct Paragraph During the 1930s, some people wanted to look like the stars of (Hollywood) films. Some women wanted (gorgeous), wavy hair(,) and some men wanted gray flannel suits. Padded shoulders were very popular, and hemlines (were) long. A long, double-breasted (overcoat) with a belt (was) just the thing for a fashionable man, and every fashionable woman wore (a) hat. (7 errors) © Great Source. Copying is prohibited.

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a. “During the 1930s, tragedy ocurred in these kountry” said miss park.

a. “During the 1930s, tragedy occurred in this country,” said Miss Park.

b. The Great Depression last through most of the decaid and huge dust storms raged in the midwest.

b. The Great Depression lasted through most of the decade, and huge dust storms raged in the Midwest.

a. During the 1930s, thousands of peoples haved no homes they became cynicle about the future.

*a. During the 1930s, thousands of people had no homes. They became cynical about the future.

b. In 1933, president Franklin d Roosevelt launched the new deal to help the economy recover.

b. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal to help the economy recover.

a. Food clothes houses and cars were cheap but few people culd afford these kind of things.

a. Food, clothes, houses, and cars were cheap, but few people could afford these kinds of things.

b. Most people did not have neither cars in the gorage or new gadjets in the kitchen.

*b. Most people did not have cars in the garage or new gadgets in the kitchen.

a. Hitler became the german fuhrer in 1934 and Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935.

a. Hitler became the German fuhrer in 1934, and Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935.

b. Many events leading up to world war II Japan and Germany signed a pact Japan invaded China and Hitler marched into Austria.

*b. Many events were leading up to World War II: Japan and Germany signed a pact, Japan invaded China, and Hitler marched into Austria.

a. During the 1930s, the motion pictures Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Wizard of Oz created.

*a. During the 1930s, the motion pictures Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Wizard of Oz were created.

b. Matisse Klee and Picasso painted Steinbeck writed novels and Ravel cumpose music.

*b. Matisse, Klee, and Picasso painted; Steinbeck wrote novels; and Ravel composed music.

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Prefixes and base words

Proper nouns: names of people [16b]; places [17b, 18a, 19a]; days and holidays [16b]; titles of people [19a] Proper adjectives: [20a, 20b] The pronoun I: [para.] First words: in sentences [18b] Abbreviations: A.M. and P.M. [16b]

End marks: with exclamations [18b] Periods: with abbreviated titles [19b] Commas: with quotations [17b]; with introductory material [19b]; in direct address [19a, 19b]; with coordinating conjunctions [18a]; with appositives [para.] Apostrophes: with possessives [16a, para.] Quotation marks: with questions and exclamations [19a] Colons: between hours and minutes [16b] Hyphens: with compound numbers [17a] Semicolons: with conjunctive adverbs [16a]

Plurals: irregular plurals [17b] Pronoun case: of direct objects [20a] Pronouns: possessives vs. contractions [para.] Sentence fragments: [16a] Run-on sentences: [18b] Agreement: of subjects and verbs [17a, para.]; with subjects in unusual positions [18b] Verb tense: past tense [20a, 20b] Comparison: comparative [18a]; superlative [17a] Double negatives: [para.] Articles: the vs. a or an [20b] Verb forms: helping verbs with participles [16a]

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Did you know . . . ? • The world’s fiercest fish, piranhas, live in the Amazon and will attack any living creature that disturbs the waters around them.

Proofreading Paragraph The ai, a three-toed sloth isn’t like no other animal in the world. For one thing, it’s fur is sometimes bright green, and i can explane why. The animals fur have grooves or pits on the outside. Green algae grow there and make the fur look green. The animal’s color and its very slow movements help hide it from enemies.

• In some places, the Amazon extends more than twenty miles wide. • The Amazon, which has 15,000 tributaries, has the largest river basin in the world. • Amazonia, or the area around the Amazon, contains the world’s largest rain forest.

Correct Paragraph The ai, a three-toed sloth(,) isn’t like (any) other animal in the world. For one thing, (its) fur is sometimes bright green, and (I) can (explain) why. The (animal’s) fur (has) grooves or pits on the outside. Green algae grow there and make the fur look green. The animal’s color and its very slow movements help hide it from enemies. (7 errors) © Great Source. Copying is prohibited.

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a. Mr. Wongs students studying the Amazon River, therefore, their teacher made a special raquest.

CORRECT SENTENCES *a. Mr. Wong’s students are studying the Amazon River; therefore, their teacher made a special request.

b. Mr. wong wants them to watch the special television show at 800 p.m. next thursday.

b. Mr. Wong wants them to watch the special television show at 8:00 P.M. next Thursday.

a. The Amazon River, the second long river in the world, carry one fifth of the world’s river water.

a. The Amazon River, the second longest river in the world, carries one-fifth of the world’s river water.

b. “Each second, the Amazon discharjes more than six million cubic feets of water into the Atlantic ocean” said Karl.

b. “Each second, the Amazon discharges more than six million cubic feet of water into the Atlantic Ocean,” said Karl.

a. “The Nile river is longer than the Amazon but the Amazon is wide than the Mississippi river,” perclaimed Meira.

a. “The Nile River is longer than the Amazon, but the Amazon is wider than the Mississippi River,” proclaimed Meira.

b. What an amazing variety of wildlife the Amazon foster, more than 300 kinds of hummingbirds live near this river.

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*b. What an amazing variety of wildlife the Amazon fosters! More than 300 kinds of hummingbirds live near this river.

a. “Is it possible mr. Wong that in prehistaric times Africa and south America may have been joined,” asked Karl.

a. “Is it possible, Mr. Wong, that in prehistoric times Africa and South America may have been joined?” asked Karl.

b. Mr. Wong said, “Well the rivers in the two continents did contain similar fish millions of years ago Karl.”

b. Mr. Wong said, “Well, the rivers in the two continents did contain similar fish millions of years ago, Karl.”

a. Meira told we, “A spanish explorer, Francisco Orellana, visit the river in 1541 and named it.”

a. Meira told us, “A Spanish explorer, Francisco Orellana, visited the river in 1541 and named it.”

b. “He thinked the local warriors were like an Amazons in ancient greek myths,” she added.

b. He thought the local warriors were like the Amazons in ancient Greek myths,” she added.

You may wish to use the standardized-test format found at the back of this manual as a review or testing option.

* Answers may vary.

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Important crops are cotton, cashews, corn, and wheat. Important crops cotton, cashews, corn, and wheat. Important crops are cotton cashews corn and wheat.

Many people living in Kenya are farmer. Many people living in Kenya is farmers. Many people living in Kenya are farmers.

They describe the way people live in this african country. They describe the way people live in this African country. Them describe the way people live in this African country.

It is by Zulf M. Khalfan and Mohamed Amin It is by Zulf M. Khalfan and mohamed Amin. It is by Zulf M. Khalfan and Mohamed Amin.

We read it in class on thursday. It was interesting. We read it in class on Thursday. It was interesting. We read it in class on Thursday it was interesting.

Have you read the book We Live in Kenya? Have you read the book We Live in Kenya. Have you read the book We Live in Kenya?

Directions: Choose the sentence with no errors.

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I asked, “Is Nairobi the capital?” I asked “Is Nairobi the capital?” I asked, Is Nairobi the capital?

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Then Ms. Rodriguez asked us to find the capital. Then ms. Rodriguez asked us to find the capital. Then Ms Rodriguez asked us to find the capital.

It did not take we long to find it. It did not take us long to find it. It did not take us long two find it.

My friend and I looked for Kenya on an globe. I and my friend looked for Kenya on a globe. My friend and I looked for Kenya on a globe.

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a. is some animals verry busy in Septembir Octobur and Novembur

b. Yes they is getting ready for cold weathar.

a. Elise said “On saturday i put out food for the birds.”

b. Many birds is hungry in wintur snow covvers much of their food.

a. Don’t no deer get cold in decembur?

b. No they’re coats are extra warm for the cold months.

a. All sumer long an bear eat lots of food.

b. Then it sleep through much of january and February.

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