❗️INSTRUCTIONS: remove unnecessary word or set of words.

1️⃣ Were you planning to walk or to take the bus?

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) 2nd < ... to ... > .
TIP: The preposition to applies to both walk and take, so it only needs to be used before the first verb, walk.

☑️ Were you planning to walk or to take the bus?

2️⃣ Pufferfish can expand their bodies for defense and then revert back to their normal size.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... back ... > .
TIP: Revert is a verb meaning "to return to a former condition", and back is an adverb meaning "returning to a former condition".

☑️ Pufferfish can expand their bodies for defense and then revert back to their normal size.

3️⃣ Robert Anderson of Scotland first invented an electric-powered carriage in the 1830s.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... first ... > .
TIP: First means "coming before all others", and invented means "created".

☑️ Robert Anderson of Scotland first invented an electric-powered carriage in the 1830s.

4️⃣ The citizens' joint collaboration significantly reduced litter on the beach.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... joint ... > .
TIP: Collaboration means "to work jointly with others", so joint is unnecessary.

☑️ The citizens' joint collaboration significantly reduced litter on the beach.

5️⃣ She spent Saturday afternoon pruning off twigs from the overgrown hedges.

✅ Answer: 🔰 The unnecessary word(-s) here is (are) < ... off ... > .
TIP: Prune means "to cut off or remove", so off is unnecessary.

☑️ She spent Saturday afternoon pruning off twigs from the overgrown hedges.

➰ Commas (speaking) ➰

Benefits➕:
➿ Improve your understanding of how to use commas correctly ;
✍️ Write more clearly and effectively .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS:
Determine the place where comma is missing.
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❗️ Insert 1️⃣ missing comma :

1️⃣ When first made in 1793⭕️the U.S. penny was entirely copper. Other elements were added in the 19th and 20th centuries, and now it's almost entirely zinc⭕️with very little copper.

✅ Answer: When first made in 1793,✔️ The U.S. penny was entirely copper. Other elements were added in the 19th and 20th centuries, and now it's almost entirely zinc✖️with very little copper.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas :

2️⃣ Laughing kookaburra, one of four kookaburra species⭕️are native to Australia. Typically⭕️performed by a family⭕️their loud call is⭕️sometimes⭕️called the bushman's alarm clock.

✅ Answer: Laughing kookaburra, one of four kookaburra species,✔️are native to Australia. Typically✖️performed by a family,✔️their loud call is✖️sometimes✖️called the bushman's alarm clock.

❗️ Insert 3️⃣ missing commas:

3️⃣ Earth has a single moon⭕️but Mercury⭕️and Venus have no moons⭕️and Mars has two. Saturn is thought to have 82 moons⭕️and Jupiter has 79 known⭕️moons.

✅ Answer: Earth has a single moon,✔️but Mercury✖️and Venus have no moons,✔️and Mars has two. Saturn is thought to have 82 moons,✔️and Jupiter has 79 known✖️moons.

❗️ Insert 1️⃣ missing comma:

4️⃣ The police in Muncie⭕️Indiana partnered with an animal shelter on July⭕️15, 2019. They let people⭕️pay their parking fines in cat food⭕️that week.

✅ Answer: The police in Muncie,✔️Indiana partnered with an animal shelter on July✖️15, 2019. They let people✖️pay their parking fines in cat food✖️that week.

❗️ Insert 2️⃣ missing commas:

5️⃣ Climbing Mount Everest is not a cheap endeavor⭕️nor⭕️is it for the fainthearted. Before⭕️you climb it⭕️you have to train for months, and the equipment can cost thousands of dollars.

✅ Answer: Climbing Mount Everest is not a cheap endeavor,✔️nor✖️is it for the fainthearted. Before✖️you climb it,✔️you have to train for months, and the equipment can cost thousands of dollars.

📓 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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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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Aloe vera has been used as a healing agent for thousands of years, as early as when ancient Egyptians used the plant to cure infections. cleopatra used it on her skin for beauty purposes

According to legend, Alexander the Great conquered an island called Socotra, where aloe grew, so he could use it as medicine for his soldiers. Native americans discovered aloe's power and used it to soothe the skin and treat ailments

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.

Aloe vera has been used as a heeling agent for thousand of years, as early as wehn ancient Egyptians used the plant to cure infections. Cleopatra used it on her skin for beauty purpose.

According to legend, Alexander the Great conquered an island called Socotra, where aloe grew, so he could use it as medicine for his soldiers. Native Americans discovered aloe's power and used it to soothe the skin and treat ailments.

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.

Aloe vera has been used for as a healing agent for thousands of years, as early as when ancient Egyptians used plant to cure infections. Cleopatra used it on her skin for beauty purposes.

According to legend, Alexander the Great conquered an island called Socotra, where aloe grew, so he he could use it as medicine for his soldiers. Native Americans discovered aloe's power and used to soothe the skin and treat ailments.

🎁 BONUS ROUND

❗️Find the single error in the selection.

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The healing properties of aloe come from gel inside the plant. It's commonly used to soothe burns or rashes, though aloe can also treat insect bites, Shingles, and frostbite.

🔖 Expression (writing) 🔖

Benefits➕:
💬🔤 Master tricky everyday phrases and sayings ;
📄✔️ Learn to avoid errors in your writing .

❗️INSTRUCTIONS: Determine if the sentences contain a properly or improperly used expression by choosing ERROR or VALID.

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