Proofreading Warm-up

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Item 1 Katy and him read the story and thinked
about there essay topics
Corrected Kay and he read the story and thought
about their essay topics.
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Item 2 roberto a quarterback on our schools team
hurted his knee.
Corrected Roberto, a quarterback on our schools
team, hurt his knee.
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Item 3 Why dont he pick up the ball and run with
it.
Corrected Why doesnt he pick up the ball and
run with it?
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Item 4 Well most linemans aint really equiped to
carry the football.
Corrected Well, most linemen arent really
equipped to carry the football.
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Item 5 Randy understanded his role on the team
more better after he had spoke to the coach.
Corrected Randy understood his role on the team
better after he had spoken to the coach. more
deleted
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Item 6 The running back raised slowly after he
was tackled, everyone in the stands were afraid
he was injured.
Corrected The running back rose slowly after he
was tackled. Everyone in the stands was afraid he
was injured.
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Item 7 The High King a book by Lloyd Alexander
won a newbery award.
Corrected The High King, a book by Lloyd
Alexander, won a Newbery Award.
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Item 8 the dwarf in the short story the stone
trys to guess what the mans wish will be
Corrected The dwarf in the short story The
Stone tries to guess what the mans wish will
be.
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Item 9 Writers of science fiction has to know
grammar
Corrected Writers of science fiction have to
know grammar.
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Item 10 Whom would chose to live on a planet with
no sunshine.
Corrected Who would choose to live on a planet
with no sunshine?
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Item 11 Ray Bradbury describe venus as a very
dreary rainy unpleasant place.
Corrected Ray Bradbury describes Venus as a very
dreary, rainy, unpleasant place.
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Item 12 I dont know how come them schoolchildern
were so mean to Margot.
Corrected I dont know why those schoolchildren
were so mean to Margot.