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story 18 part 1 of 5
\washingtons lost treasure\
part 1 of 5: something about fairview
directions

1. read the story
2. find the five errors
3. mark the errors using the key

on the first warm day of april, cooper, malina, and rodgers sat in the grass looking down at the town of fairview. fairview middle school sat on a hill in the northern part of town. the trio were sitting on the hills highest point, the place where fairview residents liked to whack golf balls onto the fields of fairview middle. the spot provided an awesome view of the new jersey woodlands to the west, the town, the fairview flyer, and, on a really clear day, the atlantic ocean beyond. sitting side by side with their arms wrapped around theyre knees, the friends were deep in thought.
mr. nitman had launched his campaign to find washingtons lost treasure. since taking over mrs. comstocks american history classes, he dedicated every period to forcing students to feverishly research george washington and the future presidents every movement throughout the revolutionary war. cooper, malina, and rodgers were the only ones who knew what nitman was up to. they knew nitman was trying to locate washingtons lost treasure, chests of colonial gold that were last seen at the beginning of the revolution.
like mr. nitman, the trio suspected washingtons lost treasure could be hidden somewhere in the haunt forest next to fairview middle. but why would the treasure be in fairview? the friends realized that to answer that question they needed to know more about their hometown. but who would teach them? gazing down at the fields, where in october they had served a saturday detention picking up golf balls, they suddenly remembered their principal. principal mellon had lived in fairview his entire life, and he must be just the person to help them.
key

• spelling error
• add punctuation
• capitalize letter
• remove mark
• missing word
• mark word
• make letter lower case

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questions
what do you know about george washington?
what was his role during the revolutionary war?

Explanation:

1. Spelling error: "higheist" should be "highest" (mark with the square key).
2. Capitalization error: "george" (referring to George Washington) should be capitalized to "George" (mark with the three-line key).
3. Wrong word error: "they're knees" uses the contraction for "they are" incorrectly; it should be "their knees" (mark with the oval key).
4. Wrong word error: "haunt forest" is incorrect; it should be "haunted forest" (mark with the oval key).
5. Wrong word error: "rite be" is incorrect; it should be "might be" (mark with the oval key).

For the questions:

• George Washington was the first President of the United States, a Founding Father, and a military leader.
• During the Revolutionary War, he served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, leading colonial forces to victory over Great Britain.

Answer:

Identified Errors:

1. "higheist" → correct spelling: "highest"
2. "george" → correct capitalization: "George"
3. "they're knees" → correct word: "their knees"
4. "haunt forest" → correct word: "haunted forest"
5. "rite be" → correct word: "might be"

Question Answers:

1. George Washington was the first President of the United States, a Founding Father of the nation, and a celebrated military leader.
2. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, leading colonial forces to defeat British troops and secure American independence.