J203, Media Writing


1995 grammar test


Correct any mistakes in grammar, punctuation and usage that you find. Remember, you must CORRECT the errors, not merely identify them. Some of the sentences might have no errors. Some have more than one error. You might need to rewrite parts of several sentences to correct errors, but most sentences do not need to be rewritten. Don't change the wording of any material in quotes. You can change punctuation inside quotes if it is incorrect.

1. Casper Doe, a freshman who grew up in Newport, Oregon described himself as "the friendly ghost from the coast."

2. If the paper I found in the wastebasket in Room 218 isn't yours, it could be hers.

3. The crash killed the pilot, George Causey of the Seattle area and his only passenger Ed Tulleners.

4. Causey and Tulleners were flying to a trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada in the single-engine helicopter.

5. She said, "Many people think football is like life, I think of it as just a game."

6. Nike, which has contracts with elite athletes who compete in various sports wants to reach the widest possible market for their brand of footwear.

7. "Its great that we have one day a year set aside to celebrate the environment but every day should be Earth Day", Smith said.

8. The architect purchased the property 30 years ago because he feared that industrial development would adversely effect the Columbia River Gorge.

9. Jannelle Doe was a big-city girl from Portland, now she calls a sorority near campus her home.

10. Although their strategy remains the same, Greenpeace has evolved over the years.

11. John Yeon, who died in 1994, was an architect and conservationist whom advocated protection of the Northwest and its significant buildings.

12. Robert Z. Melnick, interim dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts and professor of landscape architecture said, "the high aesthetic quality of John Yeon's design work deserves wider public recognition and academic acclaim."

13. Its only a matter of time before someone writes a biography of former Olympic figure skater, Tonya Harding.

14. As the most prominent of a dwindling breed of conservative Southern Democrats, Sam Nunn's retirement will leave a hole in the Democratic Party.

15. "I don't think it's trashy one bit; I think it looks cute," she said.

16. Her mother's career in sales lead her to seek a master's degree in marketing.

17. While Eugene's only shoe manufacturing plant burned two firefighters collapsed because of the heat.

18. Patterned after a cartoon character designed by Walt Disney himself, the University was granted permission to use it's duck as a mascot many years ago.

19. "If you think you see a light at the end of the tunnel; it's probably a mirror", Russial said.


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