Hand out this printable student work sheet with the uncorrected text for students to find errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.
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In anciant times, the island of Cyprus was know for it's copper mines. As a matter of fact, the island gets it name from the Greek word for copper. Today, people on this small island in the mediterranean sea still make small amounts of copper, but the island is more famous for its wines. A war in 1974 divide Cyprus in to two parts. The southern part is home to about 650,000 Greeks the northern part is home to about 90,000 Turkish people.
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In ancient times, the island of Cyprus was known for its copper mines. As a matter of fact, the island gets its name from the Greek word for copper. Today, people on this small island in the Mediterranean Sea still make small amounts of copper, but the island is more famous for its wines. A war in 1974 divided Cyprus into two parts. The southern part is home to about 650,000 Greeks. The northern part is home to about 90,000 Turkish people.
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