Question

DIRECTIONS: The paragraph below tells about a special event in March. Can you find and mark ten errors in the paragraph? You might look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar. Make sure you highlight your corrections.

St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who livved long ago. The first St Patrick’s Day parade in the united States took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immegrant groups began to holed parades with bagpipes and drums. In 1848, several groups unite their parades Today, New York City’s St. Patricks’ Day parade was the nation’s largest. Each year, nearly three milion people attend.

Answer 1

Correct way to write it: St. Patrick’s Day celebrates a Catholic saint who lived long ago. The first St Patrick’s Day parade in the United States took place when Irish soldiers marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Over the years, Irish immigrant groups began to hold parades with bagpipes and drums. In 1848, several groups united their parades. Today, New York City’s St. Patrick's Day parade is the nation’s largest. Each year, nearly three million people attend.