EDITING Practice

(1) Dale carefully picked up a mug, stared at it, and frowned. (2) He thought to him, “This is not good enough.” (3) He also had looked at cards, flowers, and candy. (4) Dale finded nothing that would be a wonderful gift for his favorite teacher, Mrs. Smith. (5) Nothing was special enough for someone whose words always encouraged him. (6) Suddenly Dale had a bright ideas. (7) He would write a poem about his teacher called “Our Guide.” (8) His kind words would be the best gift for Mrs. Smith. (9) He smiled as he imagined how happy his gift would make her. 

(1) Last spring I visited a canyon in West Texas with Mom and Dad. (2) The Palo Duro Canyon is large, so we explored it by horse. (3) At first I was nervous about riding a horse, and luckily Pepper seemed very gentle. (4) I soon relaxed and enjoyed my surroundings. (5) As we made our way up a hill, we past rocky cliffs, patches of low cactus, and tall juniper trees. (6) At last Pepper’s clopping feet came to a stop. (7) We had reached the canyon’s top after the long ride! (8) Pepper stood still as I admired the view of the red canyon against the blue sky.

(1) Dale carefully picked up a mug, stared at it, and frowned. (2) He thought to himself, “This is not good enough.” (3) He also had looked at cards flowers, and candy. (4) Dale found nothing that would be a wonderful gift for his favorite teacher, Mrs. Smith. (5) Nothing was speshal enough for someone whose words always encouraged him. (6) Suddenly Dale had a bright idea. (7) He would write a poem about his teacher called “our Guide.” (8) His kind words would be the best gift for Mrs. Smith. (9) He smiled as he imagined how happy his gift would make her. 

(1) Last spring I visited a canyon in West Texas with Mom and Dad. (2) The palo duro Canyon is large, so we explored it by horse. (3) At first I was nervous about riding a horse, but luckily Pepper seemed very gentle. (4) I soon relaxed and enjoyed her surroundings. (5) As we made our way up a hill, we passed rocky cliffs, patches of low cactus, and tall juniper trees. (6) At last Pepper’s clopping feet came to a stop. (7) We had reached the canyons top after the long ride! (8) Pepper stood still as I admired the view of the red canyon against the blue sky.