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Every-Day Edit: Memorial Day

Hand out this worksheet with the uncorrected text for students to find errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.

 

 Uncorrected Text:

On Memorial day, we remember those who died fighting for our countrie. Memorial Day officially begin in May 1868, when we honored Civil War soldiers at Arlington National Cemetary by putting flowers on there graves. After world War I, the holiday changed to honnor Americans who died fighting in any war This day reminds us that we are able to enjoy fredom thanks to the sacrifises of other brave men and women.

 

Answer Key:

On Memorial Day, we remember those who died fighting for our country. Memorial Day officially began in May 1868, when we honored Civil War soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery by putting flowers on their graves. After World War I, the holiday changed to honor Americans who died fighting in any war. This day reminds us that we are able to enjoy freedom thanks to the sacrifices of other brave men and women.

 

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