Proofreading

Rewrite the sentences on your own paper, correcting the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. alvin shapiros birthday is today.
2. Cindy love’s the song “So Whach by Pink.
3. Dos your shoes ned new sho strings in them!
4. Even if I do wrong at least I tried.
5. Suzie walked her dog Timmy walked his dog yesterday
6. Belle means beatiful in French.
7. We don’t do no school on the weakends.
8. Can what I do to help you?

Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

The great hamerhead shark has an wide thick head with the eyes at the margins. the head is indented at the center of the "hammer," which is almost rectunguler in shape! His shark is graybrown above with a off-white belly? The firs dorsal fine (the large fin on the topp of the shark that most peple associate with sharks) is very largge and pointd.

Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

In each of your shonlders is a deltoid (say: del-toyd) muscle. Your detoid muskles help you moved your shoulders every no which way — from swingin’ a sovtball ban to shruging your shoulders when you're not no sure of an answer?


Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

Illustrated by for-time Caldecott Honor recipnt Jerry Pinkney, this beautfully writen book by Alan Schroeder tells the story of Harriet Tubmans childhood. as an youn slave nicknamed "Minty," Harriet was a feisty and stuborn gurl with a dream to escape? Her mother tried to teack him to be more disciplined and listen to her muster. Her father on the other hand showed Minty the "Drinking Gourd" and described the possibilities it hel for her fredom in the future.



***ANSWERS--Proofreading***

Rewrite the sentences on your own paper, correcting the mistakes in the following sentences.

1. Alvin Shapiro’s birthday is today.
2. Cindy loves the song “So What” by Pink.
3. Does your shoes need new shoe strings in them?
4. Even if I do wrong, at least I tried.
5. Suzie walked her dog. Timmy walked his dog, yesterday
6. Belle means beautiful in French.
7. We don’t do any school on the weekends.
8. What can I do to help you?

Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

The great hammerhead shark has an wide, thick head with the eyes at the margins. the head is indented at the center of the "hammer," which is almost rectangular in shape! His shark is gray brown above with a off-white belly? The firs dorsal fine (the large fin on the top of the shark that most people associate with sharks) is very large and pointed.

Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

In each of your shoulders is a deltoid (say: del-toyd) muscle. Your deltoid muscles help you moved your shoulders every which way — from swinging a softball bat to shrugging your shoulders when you're not no sure of an answer.


Rewrite the paragraph, correcting the mistakes.

Illustrated by four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Jerry Pinkney, this beautifully written book by Alan Schroeder tells the story of Harriet Tubman’s childhood. as an young slave nicknamed "Minty," Harriet was a feisty and stubborn girl with a dream to escape. Her mother tried to teach her to be more disciplined and listen to her master. Her father on the other hand showed Minty the "Drinking Gourd" and described the possibilities it held for her freedom in the future.