PROOFREADING BINGO Instructions: Proofread a classmate’s letter by looking for the following errors. If you find one, mark it with the appropriate letter and number on their paper. (For example, if you found a sentence in the paper, you would write B3 next to it on the paper.) Then, cross it off your BINGO sheet. If you get a BINGO, you earn extra credit! (Note: All BINGOs will be verified by teacher before extra credit is given!) B I N G O 1 Their/ Double Words Missing Subject/Verb Wordiness (I went to the Apostrophe Agreement They’re/ There Error the store.) Error 2 Inconsistent Unnecessary Where/ Spelling Error Error It’s/Its Verb Tense Comma Were/ (Not Evil Error Twins) We’re 3 Run-On Semicolon FREE SPACE Too/To/Two Missing Sentence Error Error Citation 4 Redundancy Capitalization Missing Period Unnecessary You’re/Your Error Error Apostrophe 5 Whose/ Missing Words Sentence Missing FANBOYS Error Fragment Comma Error Who’s
PROOFREADING BINGO Instructions: Proofread a classmate’s letter by looking for the following errors. If you find one, mark it with the appropriate letter and number on their paper. (For example, if you found a sentence in the paper, you would write B3 next to it on the paper.) Then, cross it off your BINGO sheet. If you get a BINGO, you earn extra credit! (Note: All BINGOs will be verified by teacher before extra credit is given!) B I N G O 1 Their/ They’re/ There Error Double Words (I went to the the store.) Missing Apostrophe Subject/Verb Agreement Error Wordiness 2 Inconsistent Verb Tense Unnecessary Comma Where/ Were/ We’re Error Spelling Error (Not Evil Twins) It’s/Its Error 3 Run-On Sentence Semicolon Error FREE SPACE Too/To/Two Error Missing Citation 4 Redundancy You’re/Your Error Capitalization Error Missing Period Unnecessary Apostrophe 5 Whose/ Who’s Error Missing Words Sentence Fragment Missing Comma FANBOYS Error
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