Chapter 1 Characteristics of Good Writing
Activity 5A Editing a Paragraph (p. 14)
Edit the paragraph for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation by rewriting it correctly on the lines below.
Many toys were invented by acident. During World War two, for example
an engineer named Richard James wus trying to invent a spring that would
help keep war ships level. One day, James acidentally knocks one of the
springs to the floor. Surpringly, it bounces. And than moved end over end.
That spring soon become the slinky, won of the hottest-selling toys of all time.
In 1950, another Engineer was trying to invent something
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Chapter 1 Characteristics of Good Writing
Activity 5A Editing a Paragraph (p. 14)
Edit the paragraph for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation by rewriting it correctly on the lines below.
to replace reel rubber instead he produced a putty like material that bounced
like rubber but snaped and brokewhen it was stretched. A few months later,
Silly putty hits the markit. Sometimes people are more ingenus then they
realize!
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Chapter 1 Characteristics of Good Writing
Activity 5A Editing a Paragraph (p. 14)
Edit the paragraph for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation by rewriting it correctly on the lines below.
Many toys were invented by acident accident. During World War two II, for
example, an engineer named Richard James wus was trying to invent a spring
that would help keep war ships warships level. One day, James acidentally
accidentally knocks knocked one of the springs to the floor. Surpringly it
bounces. And than Surprisingly, it bounced and then moved end over end.
That spring soon become became the sSlinky, won one of the hottest-selling
toys of all time. In 1950, another Eengineer was trying to invent something
(continued)
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Chapter 1 Characteristics of Good Writing
Activity 5A Editing a Paragraph (p. 14)
Edit the paragraph for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation by rewriting it correctly on the lines below.
replace reel real rubber. iInstead he produced a putty like putty-like material
that bounced like rubber but snaped snapped and broke when it was
stretched. A few months later, Silly pPutty hits hit the markit market.
Sometimes people are more ingenus ingenious then than they realize!
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