Question

name:
caf/ms. austin
proofreading - hi tech world
directions: underline each error in the following letter and write the correct spelling or usage in the space provided to the right of the line. if there are no errors in the line, 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 its 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 tremendous
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.

sincerely,

Explanation:

1. "September 25, 2025" - Correct date - no error.
2. "Mr. William Olsen" - Correct name - no error.
3. "Administrative Assisstant" - Incorrect, should be "Administrative Assistant".
4. "Twenty - two Ridge Road" - Correct address - no error.
5. "Bolder, Co 05505" - Incorrect, likely should be "Boulder, CO 80305" (assuming a real - life place, but here just correcting spelling to "Boulder").
6. "Dear Mrs. Olsen:" - Correct salutation - no error.
7. "probaly" - Incorrect, should be "probably".
8. "Copy of a new magazine" - Correct phrase - no error.
9. "suchas" - Incorrect, should be "such as".
10. "assistance,secretaries" - Incorrect punctuation, should be "assistance, secretaries". Also, "assistance" is not a misspelling here but the comma is wrong.
11. "reed" - Incorrect, should be "read".
12. "Their" - Incorrect, should be "They're" as it means "They are".

13 - 15: No errors.

1. "U" - Incorrect, should be "You".

17 - 18: No errors in spelling but "ter mendous" might be a hand - writing misinterpretation, assuming it's "tremendous" which is correct.
19 - 20: No errors in spelling.

1. "recieve" - Incorrect, should be "receive".

22 - 24: No errors in spelling.

Answer:

1. C
2. C
3. Assistant
4. C
5. Boulder, CO 05505 (assuming correction of spelling only as per instruction)
6. C
7. probably
8. C
9. such as
10. assistance, secretaries
11. read
12. They're
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. You
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. receive
22. C
23. C
24. C