Name ______________________________________________________________________________________

Style Exercise 10

The sample story below contains grammar, spelling, punctuation and style errors. As you read, correct each error,
following the guidelines in the AP Stylebook. Some lines of the story have more than one error, while others do not
have any errors. If a line does not contain an error, write correct on the adjacent answer blank.

Students who make mostly As and 1. ___________________________________________________

no Cs or lower maybe allowed to skip 2. ___________________________________________________
the end of course tests this Spring. 3. ___________________________________________________
“I hope this is approved,” principal 4. ___________________________________________________
Marie Gibbs said. I believe this will 5. ___________________________________________________
motivate students to noticably 6. ___________________________________________________
improve there grades.” 7. ___________________________________________________
According to it’s web site, the 8. ___________________________________________________
Great Park school board has proposed 9. ___________________________________________________
To wave exams for students who 10. ___________________________________________________
maintain a 3.5 gpa with no C’s. 11. ___________________________________________________
The proposal will mean less 12. ___________________________________________________
students taking the EOC’s. 13. ___________________________________________________
“Its going to reduce the amount of 14. ___________________________________________________
time needed for the computer based 15. ___________________________________________________
tests,” said Ms. Gibbs. “That’s less 16. ___________________________________________________
disruption already.” 17. ___________________________________________________
The testing company pearson 18. ___________________________________________________
proposed the change, which will 19. ___________________________________________________
take affect in April if the board 20. ___________________________________________________
approves it at their next meeting. 21. ___________________________________________________
The National Honor Society is 22. ___________________________________________________
encouraging it’s members to attend 23. ___________________________________________________
in support of the proposal. The 24. ___________________________________________________
meeting is at 7PM on Feb. 25 at board 25. ___________________________________________________
headquarters, 1234 Park Avenue, 26. ___________________________________________________
Gibsonton, VT. 27. ___________________________________________________

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