Training Your Editor's Eye -- 02
Writers and editors must develop the skill of identifying errors -- and
of identifying the kinds of places errors are most likely to occur.
This exercise provides practice in identifying errors that need to be
fixed.
Instructions:
- Find a problem in each sentence.
- On a computer: Move the cursor over it (do not click).
On a tablet: Tap on the error.
- If the text turns red, read the pop-up with our comment.
- Tap or hover over [ Answer ] to see an explanation.
- On a tablet, tapping the error a second time removes the pop-up.
- After the financial report tomorrow, we will have a better idea of how the company
stocks up.
[ Answer ]
- Osborne said the student government's decision is "like telling a
student group of Democrats that they must have a Republican as
president. It destroys one of the
tenants
of the organization."
[ Answer ]
- He didn't give us anything in writing, but he gave us
verbal instructions.
[ Answer ]
- The Refuge House
commemorated its 30th anniversary this month.
[ Answer ]
- He seemed to slide back in the pack in an apparent effort to
self-penalize himself.
[ Answer ]
- Even so, Fisher liked what he
has saw from the rising redshirt sophomore.
[ Answer ]
- Rapp was featured on Barbara Walters' ABC special about longevity, along with Tallahassee
centurion Lillian Cox.
[ Answer ]
- The city
employees 56 crossing guards, including three alternates.
[ Answer ]
- A few days later, they made the exhibit even more
unique.
[ Answer ]
- Participants wanted to
prove their muster and be considered for state or national championships.
[ Answer ]
- On the front door, there's a sign -- "I (heart) Corgis" -- that
belies Carey's self-proclaimed obsession with dogs.
[ Answer ]
- Many foreclosed houses have
mosquitos breeding in abandoned pools.
[ Answer ]
- Police saw him try to smash the window of a car with a
cement block.
[ Answer ]
- Leon County
Commissioners are looking at a new proposal to make sand mines safer.
[ Answer ]
Copyright 2009 by Gerald Grow. All rights reserved.
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