1. Proofreading Warm-up Item 1 i really admire jerrys tenacity in the short story through the tunnel Corrected I really admire Jerry’s tenacity in the short story “Through the Tunnel.”

2. Proofreading Warm-up Item 2 i couldn’t never have forced myself to stay underwater that long i think my heart would of exploded Corrected I could never have forced myself to stay underwater that long. I think my heart would have exploded!

3. Proofreading Warm-up Item 3 Although the mother was worryed she left the boy go swiming near the rocks. Corrected Although the mother was worried, she let the boy go swimming near the rocks.

4. Proofreading Warm-up Item 4 He counted to fifty two and than raised to the surface again. Corrected He counted to fifty-two and then rose to the surface again.

5. Proofreading Warm-up Item 5 Both Sharon and Maya swims good but Maya is the best diver of the two. Corrected Both Sharon and Maya swim well, but Maya is the better diver of the two.

6. Proofreading Warm-up Item 6 Jerry would not conceed that the tunnel was impossible instead he setted his mind on conquerring it. Corrected Jerry would not concede that the tunnel was impossible; instead, he set his mind on conquering it.

7. Proofreading Warm-up Item 7 In some parts of europe and asia the Black Death wipped out near two-thirds of the population. Corrected In some parts of Europe and Asia, the Black Death wiped out nearly two thirds of the population.

8. Proofreading Warm-up Item 8 A person couldnt go anywheres, to get away from that terrible plague Corrected A person couldn’t go anywhere to get away from that terrible plague. (comma deleted)

9. Proofreading Warm-up Item 9 The worse nightmare what he could imagine was to be siezed by a horrible deadly illness like that. Corrected The worst nightmare that he could imagine was to be seized by a horrible, deadly illness like that.

10. Proofreading Warm-up Item 10 Rat fleas, not people, were the carryers of the bacteriums that caused the bubonic plague the Black Death. Corrected Rat fleas, not people, were the carriers of the bacteria that caused the bubonic plague (the Black Death).

11. Proofreading Warm-up Item 11 the towns of siena italy, and florence italy, was hitted hard by the bubonic plague. Corrected The towns of Siena, Italy, and Florence, Italy, were hit hard by the bubonic plague.

12. Proofreading Warm-up Item 12 Every Autumn him and his Mother picks apples at an orchard near they’re home. Corrected Every autumn he and his mother pick apples at an orchard near their home.

13. Proofreading Warm-up Item 13 What do you think is troubleing the speaker in the poem After Apple-Picking asked jerome Corrected “What do you think is troubling the speaker in the poem ‘After Apple-Picking’?” asked Jerome.

14. Proofreading Warm-up Item 14 I usualy read Robert Frosts poems many times there’s so many different levels of meaning in them. Corrected I usually read Robert Frost’s poems many times because there are so many different levels of meaning in them. (sentence revised)