Question

Daily Edit #11

The paragraph below tells about a special date in October history. Can you find and mark ten
errors in the paragraph? Look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and
grammar
The first successful launch off a man-made satellite happened on October
4, 1957, That satellite, launched by the Soviet Union was named Sputnik I. The
launch caused a renewed emphesis on the teaching of science in america. The
satellite, which weighed 184 pound took off from the soviets' Tyuratam launch
site. Though it was active for just 21 days, Sputnik I mark the beginning of the
Space Age and exploration beyond planet earth.

Answer 1

Marking Ten (10) Errors of Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Grammar in the paragraph:

1. off... in launch off instead of ...in launch of ...

2. A comma instead of a full-stop after 1957.

3. Omission of a comma after ...Union (That satellite, launched by the Soviet Union, was named Sputnik I).

4. science should be in the plural form "sciences."

5. The use of lower case of 'a' in America.

6. emphasis and not emphesis.

7. Non-capitalization of soviets', launch, and site. Should have read: "...the Soviet's Tyuratam Launch Site.

8. "mark" should be in the past tense (marked).

9. "Exploration" instead of exploration (with 'e' capitalized).

10. The apostrophe after soviets' should be before 's' as in "Soviet's."

Step-by-step explanation:

The above corrections were made to put the sentences in their correct grammatical expressions.