Question

directions: underline each error in the following letter and write the correct usage in the space provided to the right of the line. if there are no errors, write c for correct in the space. 1. september 25, 2025 2. mr. william olsen 3. administrative assisstant 4. twenty - two ridge road 5. bolder, co 05505 6. dear mrs. olsen: 7. as you probaly know, our firm recently sent you an introductory 8. copy of a new magazine, high tech world, which has been 9. designed especially for busy office workers suchas office 10. assistance,secretaries, and other office professionals. we hope 11. that you have had time to reed some of it’s interesting articles. 12. their full of facts, tips, and surprises. some of the articles have 13. reference value, while others offer suggestions for ways to improve 14. your planning. finally, there are some cheery articles meant to 15. brighten your day. 16. u can accumulate a wealth of information by reading our new 17. publication on a regular basis. take advantage of a termendous 18. money - saving offer by signning up now for a two - year subscription. 19. a one - year subscription is also available if you prefer. this 20. special offer is not transferable and expires at the end of the month. 21. if you include your remittance with your subscription, you will 22. recieve two extra issues without charge. keep high tech world 23. coming without interruption. order immediately! ad your name 24. to our subscription list today.

Explanation:

1. Date format is correct.
2. Name is correctly written.
3. "Assisstant" is misspelled; should be "Assistant".
4. Address line is correct.
5. Abbreviation "Co" for "Colorado" is incorrect; should be "CO"; also, zip - code formatting is correct.
6. Salutation is correct.
7. "Probaly" is misspelled; should be "probably".
8. "Copy of a new magazine" should be "A copy of a new magazine".
9. "suchas" should be "such as".
10. "assistance" is the wrong word; should be "assistants".
11. "reed" is misspelled; should be "read"; "it's" should be "its" (possessive).
12. "Their" should be "They're" (contraction of "They are").
13. "U" is an informal abbreviation; should be "You".
14. "signning" is misspelled; should be "signing".
15. "recieve" is misspelled; should be "receive".
16. "Ad" is misspelled; should be "Add".

Answer:

1. C
2. C
3. Assistant
4. C
5. Boulder, CO 05505
6. C
7. probably
8. A copy of a new magazine
9. such as
10. assistants
11. read, its
12. They're
13. You
14. signing
15. receive
16. Add