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Wonderwings<br />
Read the exposition in the form of an advertisement.<br />
<strong>Editing</strong> skills<br />
imagine soaring high in the sky experiencing the thrill of flite ...<br />
have you ever wished you had the abilitee to fly like a bird To just flap your arms<br />
<strong>and</strong> take off into the open sky? well with WONDERWINGS, now you can!<br />
aerodynamically designed non-polluting, fully tested WONDERWINGS can help<br />
you take to the skies simply strap them onto your back, <strong>and</strong> you’re up up <strong>and</strong><br />
away! so simple, anyone can try it it’s easy<br />
100% fether-lined WONDERWINGS sold<br />
out in other contries within days of being<br />
advertised—don’t miss out<br />
with WONDERWINGS you can saw like an<br />
egle order your pair today!<br />
1 Punctuation<br />
(a) The exposition needs 9 capital letters<br />
used for beginning sentences, 3 full<br />
stops, 2 exclamation marks <strong>and</strong> 1<br />
question mark.<br />
(b) Two commas are missing in paragraph<br />
3 <strong>and</strong> one comma in paragraph 5.<br />
2 Spelling<br />
(a) Six words are misspelt. Write the<br />
correct spelling.<br />
(b) Write ‘a’ or ‘an’ in front of these words.<br />
(i) penguin (ii) owl<br />
(iii) ant (iv) kitten<br />
4 Vocabulary<br />
Similes compare one thing to another; for<br />
example, ‘like a bird’, ‘like an eagle’ <strong>and</strong><br />
‘as cold as ice’.<br />
(a) Write a simile to complete these<br />
sentences.<br />
(i) The baby’s skin is as<br />
(ii) My dog acts like<br />
3 Grammar<br />
(a) Write the words in the text that follow<br />
‘a’ <strong>and</strong> ‘an’.<br />
a<br />
(iii) The wind felt as<br />
(iv) The lake looks like<br />
an<br />
R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au <strong>Editing</strong> skills 37
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