Question

Editing Checklist

1. Is every sentence a complete sentence instead of a fragment or run on?

2. Is every sentence punctuated correctly?

3. Is the capitalization correct (sentence beginnings, proper nouns)?

4. Is each word spelled correctly?

Use the Editing Checklist to help you proofread these sentences. Which sentence contains one of the errors

mentioned in the checklist?

A)

The colored light is a rainbow.

B)

Rainbows occur when the sun shines thru a rain shower

Rainbows usually happen early in the morning or late in the afternoon

D)

Each raindrop acts like a prism that separates sun light into different

colors

Answer 1

The sentence which contains one of the errors mentioned in the checklist is:

B. Rainbows occur when the sun shines thru a rain shower.

Step-by-step explanation:

Even though we have grown used to seeing the word "thru" around, it is actually a misspelling. The correct spelling is "through", while "thru" is a way to write the word that focuses on how it sounds. We can often see the latter in text messages, or even in "drive-thru" signs. With that in mind, we can say option B contains the error mentioned in number 4 of the checklist.