1. Comma (Appositive), Punctuation (Title) According to the New ...

Daily Language Workouts pg. 10
Grade 10
Week of January 17, 2012
Directions: Copy sentences 1-­‐3 as is, mistakes and all, into the bell ringer section of your
notebooks. Correct the sentences using proofreading and editing marks you are familiar with. If
you are not sure how to make the correction, just do your best to make the correction how you see
fit.
1. Comma (Appositive), Punctuation (Title)
According to the New York Times, Mickey Mantle legendary center
fielder for the New York Yankees ranks among the leading home run
hitters in baseball. (3 mistakes)
2. Colon, Hyphen, Spelling, Comma (Unnecessary), Article, Comma
(Other)
Some of the most unusual patents ever granted include the following a
parakeet diaper, a baby patting machien and a alarm clock, that squirts
the sleeper in the face. (6 mistakes)
3. End Punctuation, Comma (Parenthetical or Contrasted Elements),
Apostrophe, Article, Spelling, Using the Right Word
Alaska nicknamed Sewards Folly by those who thought buying it was
foolish was purchested from Russia for about two sents a acre What a
bargin. (9 mistakes)

Daily Language Workouts pg. 10 continued
Grade 10
Week of January 17, 2012
Directions: Copy sentences 4-­‐5 as is, mistakes and all, into the bell ringer section of your
notebooks. Correct the sentences using proofreading and editing marks you are familiar with. If
you are not sure how to make the correction, just do your best to make the correction how you see
fit.
4. Spelling, Colon, Hyphen, Comma (Other)
These good tempered dogs are most commonly used as guyde dogs
German shepherds golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers.
(5 mistakes)
5. Comma (Appositive), Article, Comma (Unnecessary), Punctuation
(Title)
Pocahontas a Disney movie is about an Native American princess who
saved the life of colonist, John Smith, in the 1600s. (6 mistakes)

Daily Language Workouts pg. 12
Grade 10
Week of January 17, 2012
Directions: Copy the following paragraph as is, mistakes and all, into the bell ringer section of
your notebooks. Correct the paragraph using proofreading and editing marks you are familiar
with. If you are not sure how to make the correction, just do your best to make the correction how
you see fit.
Schools to train gide dogs began after World War I. The first American
gide-­‐dog school The Seeing Eye, Inc. began in 1929. The most popular guide
dogs are these German shepherds golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers.
Gide dogs learn to lead the blind across streets and around obstacles wholes
low hanging awnings or tree limbs. The dogs must also exercise good
judgment. For example if a blind person gives a command to walk and the
guide dog sees danger, the dog must disobey. This is called ‘intelligent
disobediance.’ Guide-­‐dog schools are fairly recent. Paintings scrolls and
legends tell of dogs faithfull service since at least 100 B.C.E. (22 mistakes)

Daily Language Workouts pg. 12 continued
Grade 10
Week of January 17, 2012
Sentence Combining
Combine the second to last sentence in the paragraph (Guide-­‐dog schools are fairly recent.), with
the last sentence in the paragraph using an introductory clause. Write your combined sentence
below the paragraph.
Note: Commas are often used where pauses occur naturally in speech.
Examples of introductory clauses:
When stores take back the clothes or music, I returned them.
During the summer of my junior year, my weird haircut grew out.
Determined to finish the sweater by Friday, my grandmother knit night and day.
After the practice was over, Tina walked home.