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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.  Mine included working at a homeless shelter and being grateful for all the luck and love I have in my life.  There are more holidays coming, so here’s a gift to my readers:  a quiz, part 1.  I have included as many errors as I could think of – enjoy!  You’ll find the answers below the quiz, with the corrections bolded. 

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1.       Dr Williams charges $100 for a office visit.
  2.       I won exclaimed Bob
  3.       Are all the dishes glasses and silverware clean yet
  4.       July 4 1776 is Americas birthday.
  5.       Sally really honed in on that, didnt she
  6.       The red hat which is on the table is Dans.
  7.       More importantly the blue hat that is in the living room is Sherrys.
  8.       Liz who lives down the hall is away for the weekend.
  9.       Amy is a friend of Tom.
10.       We went home I forgot all about it.
 

 

 

Answers:

  1.       Dr Williams charges $100 for a office visit.
  1.       Dr. Williams charges $100 for an office visit.

  2.       I won exclaimed Bob
  2.       “I won!” exclaimed Bob.

  3.       Are all the dishes glasses and silverware clean yet
  3.       Are all the dishes, glasses, and silverware clean yet?

  4.       July 4 1776 is Americas birthday.
  4.       July 4, 1776, is America’s birthday.

  5.       Sally really honed in on that, didnt she
  5.       Sally really homed in on that, didn’t she?

  6.       The red hat which is on the table is Dans.
  6.       The red hat, which is on the table, is Dan’s.

  7.       More importantly the blue hat that is in the living room is Sherrys.
  7.       More important, the blue hat that is in the living room is Sherry’s.

  8.       Liz who lives down the hall is away for the weekend.
  8.       Liz, who lives down the hall, is away for the weekend.

  9.       Amy is a friend of Tom.
  9.       Amy is a friend of Tom’s.

10.  We went home I forgot all about it.
10.  We went home; I forgot all about it. (OR:  We went home, and I forgot all about it.  We went home, so I forgot all about it.) 

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