9a
There is something wrong in each sentence below. Correct them so that they are
in agreement with the text.
1. Mr. Neck storms into class ready to explode.
2. Mr. Neck’s family has fought in every war since they arrived over two hundred years ago.
3. When Melinda’s father complains about his boss, the family members just listen to him
sympathetically.
4. With a linoleum block, there is no way to correct our mistakes.
5. Mr. Neck wishes that the borders had been closed in 1900.
6. Melinda has no idea how long her family has been in America but they have lived in the
same school district since she was in first grade.
7. The Archery Club member wants to give the country back to the Native Americans. The
suck-ups fight to throw out the “foreigners”.
8. The brave kid challenges Mr. Neck by claiming that it’s the white people who have had it
too easy and are pulling the country down.
9. David Petrakis has a perfect attendance record and helps the school staff get rid of
programming bugs on computer files at school.
10. David stares at Mr. Neck, looks at the flag for a minute, picks up his books and walks out of
the room.