February
Writing and Editing Answer Key
Week One
Read the paragraph below and identify five grammar errors – errors in punctuation,
capitalization, wordiness and redundancy, style, tone, etc. When you find an error, circle or
underline the error and correct it in the space above the error.
Groundhog Day is a holiday observed in parts of the United States and Canada on
(1) Capitalize proper noun
February 2nd of each year. Groundhog day Day (1) comes from an old tale. The tale says
(2) use possessive pronoun, not it is
that if a groundhog comes out of it’s its (2) burrow and sees its shadow, there will be six
(3) spelling/commonly confused pair
more weeks of winter. If the groundhog does not see its shadow, than then (3) spring will
(4) subject-verb agreement
arrive early. Unfortunately, research have has (4) shown that the groundhog’s shadow
is not accurate for predicting the start of spring. Nonetheless, it (5) can still be fun to
(5) Revise fragment to Opener, sentence.
celebrate Groundhog Day!
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February
Writing and Editing Answer Key
Week Two
Read the paragraph below and identify five grammar errors – errors in punctuation,
capitalization, wordiness and redundancy, style, tone, etc. When you find an error, circle or
underline the error and correct it in the space above the error.
(1) Use possessive pronoun
Valentine’s Day is often about celebrating you’re your (1) relationships with others.
However, it is important to remember to celebrate your relationship with yourself! You
(2) add apostrophe
can celebrate yourself on Valentines Valentine’s (2) Day by practicing self-love. Self-love
is the practice of taking care of your mind and body. Also, self-love includes reflecting
(3) combine to correct sentence fragment
and (3) celebrating your positive qualities. To practice self-love on Valentine’s Day,
you can buy yourself a special treat. You can also eat your favorite foods, take a walk
(4) add a comma for items in a series
outside, (4) or watch your favorite movie. Takig care of yourself improves your self
(5) add hyphen
esteem (5) self-esteem and encourages personal growth.
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February
Writing and Editing Answer Key
Week Three
Read the paragraph below and identify five grammar errors – errors in punctuation,
capitalization, wordiness and redundancy, style, tone, etc. When you find an error, circle or
underline the error and correct it in the space above the error.
(1) add a comma for items in series
Most people think of cards, (1) flowers, and chocolates when they think of Valentine’s
(2) spelling
Day. The holiday is an opportunity to show effection affection (2) for friends and family.
(3) use apostrophe for contraction
However, Valentine’s Day has historical and religious roots. It wasnt wasn’t (3) until
the 18th century that today’s Valentine’s Day traditions became popular. In the 18th
(4) spelling/article usage
century, people started to use Valentine’s Day as a an (4) opportunity to write love notes
to loved ones. This tradition has continued through the years. Companies (5) also use the
(5) correct run-on sentence
holiday to encourage people to buy gifts for others.
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February
Writing and Editing Answer Key
Week Four
Read the paragraph below and identify five grammar errors – errors in punctuation,
capitalization, wordiness and redundancy, style, tone, etc. When you find an error, circle or
underline the error and correct it in the space above the error.
February 29th is known as Leap Day. In most years, the month of February have has
(1) subject-verb agreement
(1) 28 days. Around every four years, an extra day is added to the month of February.
A year with a Leap Day is known as a Leap Year. A Leap Day is added to the calendar
(2) capitalize proper noun
about every four years because of the earth’s Earth’s (2) orbit. The Earth take takes (3)
(3) subject-verb agreement
about 365.25 days to orbit completely around the Sun. However, a calendar year is 365
days. Adding Leap Day to the calendar corrects the difference between the time of Earths
(4) use apostrophe for possession
Earth’s (4) orbit and the calendar year. There are different traditions connected to leap
(5) remove comma to correct sentence fragment
years and days (5) in different countries around the world.
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