Big and Strange
1.) Adjective (Comparative/Superlative), Subject-Verb Agreement, Plurals
Original Sentence
The most large what ever reported were 106 foots long.
Corrected Sentence
The largest whale ever reported was 106 feet long.
2.) Comma (To Separate Phrases and Clauses), Apostrophe (Possessives), Numbers
Original Sentence
Although a whales heart can be as big as a car it beats only 9 times a minute.
Corrected Sentence
Although a whale's heart can be as big as a car, it beats only nine times a minute.
3.) Using the Right Word, Subject-Verb Agreement, Numbers, Run-On Sentence
Original Sentence
Since nineteen hundred about three hundred fifty thousand blew whales has been killed by whale hunters the whales face extinction.
Corrected Sentence
Since 1900 about 350,000 blue whales have been killed by whale hunters, so the whales could face extinction.
4.) Numbers, Subject-Verb Agreement, Hyphen (Single-thought Adjectives)
Original Sentence
1,400 whales is killed each year by greed driven whale hunters.
Corrected Sentence
Fourteen hundred whales are killed each year by greed-driven whale hunters.
5.) Verb (Irregular), Run-On Sentence, Hyphen (Single-thought Adjectives), Plurals
Original Sentence
In the Galapagos Island's, Darwin watched a blue-footed booby as it swimmed in shallow water the booby is a funny looking fishing bird.
Corrected Sentence
In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin watched a blue-footed booby as it swam in shallow water. The booby is a funny-looking fishing bird.
TEST - Save the Whales!
Comma (Appositives and To Separate Phrases and Clauses), Run-On Sentence, Numbers, Apostrophe (Possessives)
Original Paragraph
During the last one hundred years about 350,000 blue whales the largest animals that have ever lived have been killed by whale hunters. This slaughters threat has put the whales existence in question. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was formed to protest whales from overhunting most biologists believe the blue whales have been saved from extinction, but people must continue to protect them.
Corrected Paragraph
During the last 100 years, about 350,00 blue whales, the largest animals that have ever lived, have been killed by whale hunters. This slaughter's threat has put the whale's existence in question. In 1946, the International Whaling Commission was formed to protect whales from overhunting. Most biologists believe the blue whales have been saved from extinction, but people must continue to protect them.
