❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :
3️⃣ Aloes Easter lilies, and paper whites are three plants that are toxic to cats. Cat-safe plants include bamboo African violets, and spider plants.
✅ Answer:Aloes,🔻 Easter lilies, and paper whites are three plants that are toxic to cats. Cat-safe plants include bamboo,🔻 African violets, and spider plants.
ℹ️ TIP: 1st case and 2nd case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. It's recommended to put a comma before the last item for clarity.
3️⃣ Aloes Easter lilies, and paper whites are three plants that are toxic to cats. Cat-safe plants include bamboo African violets, and spider plants.
✅ Answer:
(1)(2)ℹ️ TIP: 1st case and 2nd case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. It's recommended to put a comma before the last item for clarity.
❗️ Insert 3️⃣ missing commas :
4️⃣ The comedian looked at the heckler and smiling styly delivered a comeback that had the audience roaring according to the review.
✅ Answer:The comedian looked at the heckler and,🔻 smiling styly,🔻 delivered a comeback that had the audience roaring,🔻 according to the review.
ℹ️ TIP: 1st, 2nd & 3rd cases — Phrases that begin with participles, like reading or showing, are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
4️⃣ The comedian looked at the heckler and smiling styly delivered a comeback that had the audience roaring according to the review.
✅ Answer:
(1)(2)(3)ℹ️ TIP: 1st, 2nd & 3rd cases — Phrases that begin with participles, like reading or showing, are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :
5️⃣ St. Mark's Basilica the Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge are among the most popular tourist attractions in Venice Italy.
✅ Answer:St. Mark's Basilica,🔻 the Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge are among the most popular tourist attractions in Venice,🔻 Italy.
ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items.
2nd case — The state or country name is separated by a comma from the city and from the rest of the sentence.
5️⃣ St. Mark's Basilica the Bridge of Sighs, and the Rialto Bridge are among the most popular tourist attractions in Venice Italy.
✅ Answer:
(1)(2)ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items.
2nd case — The state or country name is separated by a comma from the city and from the rest of the sentence.
❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :
6️⃣ The teacher reminded the students 'The fundraising dinner is next Saturday. Please remember to bring napkins utensils, and paper plates.'
✅ Answer:The teacher reminded the students,🔻 'The fundraising dinner is next Saturday. Please remember to bring napkins,🔻 utensils, and paper plates.'
ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — A quotation introduction at the beginning of a sentence is followed by a comma.
2nd case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. It is suggested to use a comma before the last item for clarity. Add. info: The last comma in a series, known as a serial or Oxford comma, is required by some stylebooks and omitted by others; it is suggested that writers use it to ensure clarity.
6️⃣ The teacher reminded the students 'The fundraising dinner is next Saturday. Please remember to bring napkins utensils, and paper plates.'
✅ Answer:
(1)(2)ℹ️ TIP: 1st case — A quotation introduction at the beginning of a sentence is followed by a comma.
2nd case — Items in a series are separated by commas when the series has three or more items. It is suggested to use a comma before the last item for clarity. Add. info: The last comma in a series, known as a serial or Oxford comma, is required by some stylebooks and omitted by others; it is suggested that writers use it to ensure clarity.
📍 Round 2️⃣. REMOVE THE EXTRA COMMAS.
❗️ Remove 1️⃣ extra comma :
7️⃣ To explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,🔺 Lewis and Clark led an expedition in 1804,🔺 guided by the bilingual,🔺 Shoshone woman Sacagawea.
✅ Answer:To explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,✔️ Lewis and Clark led an expedition in 1804,✔️ guided by the bilingual✖️ Shoshone woman Sacagawea.
❗️ Remove 1️⃣ extra comma :
7️⃣ To explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase,🔺 Lewis and Clark led an expedition in 1804,🔺 guided by the bilingual,🔺 Shoshone woman Sacagawea.
✅ Answer:
❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :
8️⃣ George Eliot's real name,🔺 was Mary Ann Evans',🔺 Bo said. 'Born on 22 November 1819,🔺 Evans adopted a male pen name,🔺 to be taken seriously in her time.
✅ Answer:George Eliot's real name✖️ was Mary Ann Evans',✔️ Bo said. 'Born on 22 November 1819,✔️ Evans adopted a male pen name✖️ to be taken seriously in her time.
8️⃣ George Eliot's real name,🔺 was Mary Ann Evans',🔺 Bo said. 'Born on 22 November 1819,🔺 Evans adopted a male pen name,🔺 to be taken seriously in her time.
✅ Answer:
❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :
9️⃣ The Great Tri-State Tornado,🔺 occurred on Wednesday,🔺 18 March 1925. According to reports,🔺 one,🔺 survivor said,🔺 'I can't bear to think about it.'
✅ Answer:The Great Tri-State Tornado✖️ occurred on Wednesday,✔️ 18 March 1925. According to reports,✔️ one✖️ survivor said,✔️ 'I can't bear to think about it.'
9️⃣ The Great Tri-State Tornado,🔺 occurred on Wednesday,🔺 18 March 1925. According to reports,🔺 one,🔺 survivor said,🔺 'I can't bear to think about it.'
✅ Answer:
❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :
🔟 While the tree,🔺 with its tire swing would always hold a special place in Olivia's heart,🔺 its time had come,🔺 to be torn down. 'So long',🔺 she sighed.
✅ Answer:While the tree✖️ with its tire swing would always hold a special place in Olivia's heart,✔️ its time had come✖️ to be torn down. 'So long',✔️ she sighed.
🔟 While the tree,🔺 with its tire swing would always hold a special place in Olivia's heart,🔺 its time had come,🔺 to be torn down. 'So long',🔺 she sighed.
✅ Answer:
❗️ Remove 2️⃣ extra commas :
1️⃣1️⃣ 'I married your mother at City Hall,🔺 on Thursday,🔺 9 July 1986',🔺 I said. 'I remember our wedding day,🔺 like it was just yesterday.'
✅ Answer:'I married your mother at City Hall✖️ on Thursday,✔️ 9 July 1986',✔️ I said. 'I remember our wedding day✖️ like it was just yesterday.'
1️⃣1️⃣ 'I married your mother at City Hall,🔺 on Thursday,🔺 9 July 1986',🔺 I said. 'I remember our wedding day,🔺 like it was just yesterday.'
✅ Answer:
❗️ Remove 3️⃣ extra commas :
1️⃣2️⃣ Crayola's first box of eight crayons,🔺 made its debut in 1903. The colours were very basic,🔺 and included,🔺 purple,🔺 orange,🔺 yellow, and five others.
✅ Answer:Crayola's first box of eight crayons✖️ made its debut in 1903. The colours were very basic✖️ and included✖️ purple,✔️ orange,✔️ yellow, and five others.
1️⃣2️⃣ Crayola's first box of eight crayons,🔺 made its debut in 1903. The colours were very basic,🔺 and included,🔺 purple,🔺 orange,🔺 yellow, and five others.
✅ Answer:
📓 Detail (writing) 📓
Benefits➕:
🔍 Quickly spot mistakes and typos in your writing ;
✔️ Identify problems that spell-check won't catch .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage and select all the errors. Each round focuses on a different type of error:
ROUND 1. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS ;
ROUND 2. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS ;
ROUND 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS .
‼️ To make most of this game, try giving yourself 45 seconds to identify mistakes for each round. 15 secs for bonus round.
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Benefits➕:
🔍 Quickly spot mistakes and typos in your writing ;
✔️ Identify problems that spell-check won't catch .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage and select all the errors. Each round focuses on a different type of error:
ROUND 1. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS ;
ROUND 2. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS ;
ROUND 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS .
‼️ To make most of this game, try giving yourself 45 seconds to identify mistakes for each round. 15 secs for bonus round.
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ROUND 1 OF 3. CAPITALIZATION, QUESTION MARKS & PERIODS
📝 Info: Focus on a single sentence at a time. Make sure that it begins with a capitalized word and ends with proper punctuation.
Example: In addition to his pioneering work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote ✖️Inoculation (inoculation ✔️) against smallpox ✖️(smallpox. ✔️)
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Militaries employed tens of thousands of Dogs during World war I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and messenger dogs helped facilitate communication
Dogs of several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most popular were Doberman pinschers and german shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
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❗️ Identify the mistakes and write them in the comment section. 2 more rounds coming up. Answer key will be shared in the comments.
📝 Info: Focus on a single sentence at a time. Make sure that it begins with a capitalized word and ends with proper punctuation.
Example: In addition to his pioneering work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote ✖️Inoculation (inoculation ✔️) against smallpox ✖️(smallpox. ✔️)
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0 of 4 found
Militaries employed tens of thousands of Dogs during World war I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and messenger dogs helped facilitate communication
Dogs of several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most popular were Doberman pinschers and german shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
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❗️ Identify the mistakes and write them in the comment section. 2 more rounds coming up. Answer key will be shared in the comments.
ROUND 2 OF 3. MISSPELLINGS & TYPOS
📝 Info: Read the passage looking for spelling errors and words that may be spelled correctly but used incorrectly (to vs. too). Then, look for misspellings by reading the passage backwards so that you can see each word individually rather than as a group.
Example: In addition to his pionering✖️(pioneering✔️) work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.
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0 of 4 found
Militaries employed tens of thuosands of dogs during World War I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and messenger dogs helped fascilitate communication.
Dogs of several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most popular were Doberman pinschers and German shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
📝 Info: Read the passage looking for spelling errors and words that may be spelled correctly but used incorrectly (to vs. too). Then, look for misspellings by reading the passage backwards so that you can see each word individually rather than as a group.
Example: In addition to his pionering✖️(pioneering✔️) work on photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.
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0 of 4 found
Militaries employed tens of thuosands of dogs during World War I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and messenger dogs helped fascilitate communication.
Dogs of several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most popular were Doberman pinschers and German shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
ROUND 3 OF 3. EXTRA & MISSING WORDS
📝 Info: Read the passage aloud to identify extra or missing words. You are more likely to hear errors than you are to catch them during a silent read.
✍️ Example: In addition✖️(to✔️) his pioneering work on on ✖️(1 on✔️) photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.
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0 of 4 found.
Militaries employed tens of thousands of and dogs during World War I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and and messenger dogs helped facilitate communication.
Dogs of by several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most most popular were Doberman pinschers and German shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
📝 Info: Read the passage aloud to identify extra or missing words. You are more likely to hear errors than you are to catch them during a silent read.
✍️ Example: In addition✖️(to✔️) his pioneering work on on ✖️(1 on✔️) photosynthesis, Ingenhousz helped promote inoculation against smallpox.
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0 of 4 found.
Militaries employed tens of thousands of and dogs during World War I. They filled several roles. Sentry dogs, for example, were taught to growl when something unknown approached a secure area, and and messenger dogs helped facilitate communication.
Dogs of by several different breeds were used, but perhaps the two most most popular were Doberman pinschers and German shepherds; both breeds are intelligent and highly trainable.
🎁 BONUS ROUND 🎁
❗️Find the single error in the selection.
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Smaller breds, like terriers, were also employed during World War I. They were most often used as ratters, working to hunt and kill rats in the trenches.
❗️Find the single error in the selection.
0 of 1 found
Smaller breds, like terriers, were also employed during World War I. They were most often used as ratters, working to hunt and kill rats in the trenches.
⭕️ Error Avoidance (writing) ❌
Benefits➕:
❎ ✅ Stop mixing up commonly confused words ;
📄✔️ Eliminate distracting errors in your writing .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Decide if the highlighted words are to be SWAPPED or KEPT in given sentences.
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Benefits➕:
❎ ✅ Stop mixing up commonly confused words ;
📄✔️ Eliminate distracting errors in your writing .
❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Decide if the highlighted words are to be SWAPPED or KEPT in given sentences.
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_______must join ⤵️
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1️⃣ It was hardly [fare] that the rowdy couple failed to tip the cab driver when they paid their [fair] .
Anonymous Quiz
33%
KEEP ✅
67%
SWAP ♻️
2️⃣ The disappointed team swore to [revenge] its loss, promising [avenge] in the next match.
Anonymous Quiz
47%
KEEP ✅
53%
SWAP ♻️
3️⃣ I had to [plum] the depths of my memory to recall the sweetness of a fresh [plumb] .
Anonymous Quiz
41%
KEEP ✅
59%
SWAP ♻️
4️⃣ The benefits specialist tried to [advise] workers to use their employee discounts, but most failed to follow the [advice] .
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65%
KEEP ✅
35%
SWAP ♻️
5️⃣ Her [rationale] was less [rational] than her opponent's in the debate.
Anonymous Quiz
71%
KEEP ✅
29%
SWAP ♻️