Question

Proofreading to Correct an Error (1) People who forgive are happier than those who seek revenge. (2) For example, my cousin always tries to even the score when he believes that he has been wronged, and he is one of the unhappiest people I have ever known. (3) Conversely, one of my teammates never holds a grudge, and she is one of the happiest people I know. (4) Clearly, holding on to the anger that drives revenge makes a person miserable, while letting that anger go brings piece. Use the step-by-step method to proofread the passage. Which correction should the student make? 1. Replace the ambiguous pronoun he in sentence 2 2. Add a conjunction to fix the comma splice in sentence 3. 3. Correct the spelling of grudge in sentence 3. 4 . Replace the homophone piece with the correct word peace in sentence 4.

Answer 1

The correction that should be made is:Replace the homophone piece with the correct word peace in sentence 4.

The corrected sentence would be: "Clearly, holding on to the anger that drives revenge makes a person miserable, while letting that anger go brings peace."

The original sentence in question is: "Clearly, holding on to the anger that drives revenge makes a person miserable, while letting that anger go brings piece."

The error in this sentence is the use of the word "piece," which is a homophone for the intended word, "peace." A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and is spelled differently.