📝 Copyreading Sample (With Errors):
Instructions: Edit the following news paragraph for grammar, spelling,
punctuation, clarity, and style. Mark the corrections.
The city mayor have announced yesterday that a new public library will be build
near the central park. According to the Mayor, the library will contains over 100,000
books and digital resources. He added that construction are expected to start next
month and will last for approximate eight months. This is a part of the city's efforts
to improve literacy and acces to information.
✅ Corrected Version (With Explanations):
The city mayor announced yesterday that a new public library will be built near
Central Park. According to the mayor, the library will contain over 100,000 books
and digital resources. He added that construction is expected to start next month
and will last for approximately eight months. This is part of the city's efforts to
improve literacy and access to information.
List of Corrections:
Incorrect Correct Explanation
mayor have Subject-verb agreement and past tense
mayor announced
announced usage.
will be build will be built Passive voice – past participle needed.
central park Central Park Proper noun – capitalize.
"Will" is followed by base form of the
will contains will contain
verb.
construction are construction is
“Construction” is singular here.
expected expected
approximate eight approximately eight
Use the adverb form “approximately.”
months months
“Part of” is correct; "a part of" is
a part of part of
redundant in this context.
acces access Spelling error.
Copyreading Activity
Instructions: The passage below contains 10 errors in spelling, grammar,
punctuation, or word usage. Identify and correct each one.
Text:
The anual school fair was a huge sucess, drawing hundreds of student’s, parents
and teachers from the community. This years event, held on September 8, featured
various booths, games, and a talent show. The weather was sunny and warm,
making it perfect for outdoor activites.
One of the highlights was the bake sale, which rasied over $500 for the schools
library fund. The cake’s and cookies prepared by volunteers was sold out within an
hour. Another crowd favorite were the raffle draw, where participants could win
exciting prizes such as gift baskets and movie ticket’s.
Principal Maria Gomez expressed her gratitude to everyone who contributed,
saying, “We couldn’t have done this without your support. It’s amazing to see our
community come together for a good cause.”
Answer Key
No
Error Correction
.
1 anual annual
2 sucess success
3 student’s students
4 This years This year’s
5 activites activities
6 rasied raised
schools school’s
7
library library
8 cake’s cakes
were sold
9 was sold out
out
10 raffle draw raffle
No
Error Correction
.
drawing
11 ticket’s tickets
Read the following passage carefully. Identify and correct errors in grammar,
punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and style. Assume the text is for a school
newsletter, so use clear and formal English.
Original Text:
Last Monday, the schools science club held a meeting in the library to disscuss
there upcoming project on renewable energy. The clubs president, Maria Cruz
welcomed everyone and introduce the guest speaker, Engr. John Reyes, who talked
about the impotance of solar panels.
The members where excited to participate in the project, wich will be launch next
month. According to Maria, the group aims to create a working model of a solar
powered water pump.
"This project will not only help us understand science better, but also contribute to
environmental awareness," Maria said. The meeting ended at exactly 4:15 in the
afternoon.
Answer Key (Corrected Version)
Last Monday, the school’s science club held a meeting in the library to discuss
their upcoming project on renewable energy. The club’s president, Maria Cruz,
welcomed everyone and introduced the guest speaker, Engr. John Reyes, who
talked about the importance of solar panels.
The members were excited to participate in the project, which will be launched
next month. According to Maria, the group aims to create a working model of a
solar-powered water pump.
"This project will not only help us understand science better but also contribute to
environmental awareness," Maria said. The meeting ended at exactly 4:15 p.m.
Common Errors Corrected:
1. schools → school’s (possessive form)
2. disscuss → discuss (spelling)
3. there → their (pronoun use)
4. clubs → club’s (possessive form)
5. introduce → introduced (past tense consistency)
6. impotance → importance (spelling)
7. where → were (verb form)
8. wich → which (spelling)
9. launch → launched (future perfect tense in passive voice)
10.solar powered → solar-powered (compound adjective hyphenation)
11.Added comma after “Maria Cruz”
12.Changed better, but → better but (no comma before “but” when joining
compound predicate)
13.afternoon → p.m. (formal time notation)
Draft Article (Errors Included):
manila, Philippines – The department of Health (DOH) has announce yesterday that
they will be rolling out a new vacine campaing starting next month.
According to Health Secretary Maria Lopez, the program aims to give free vacinnes
to children aged 6 month to 5 years old. She said that the DOH is working closly
with local government unit’s to ensure the succes of the project.
"We are encourage all parents to participate," Lopez stated in the press confference.
"Vaccination saves lifes and protect communitys."
The DOH target is to vaccinate atleast 80% of the population within the targeted
age range before the end of this year.
Answer Key (Corrected Version):
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) announced yesterday
that it will roll out a new vaccine campaign starting next month.
According to Health Secretary Maria Lopez, the program aims to give free vaccines
to children ages 6 months to 5 years. She said the DOH is working closely with
local government units to ensure the success of the project.
"We encourage all parents to participate," Lopez said at the press conference.
"Vaccination saves lives and protects communities."
The DOH targets vaccinating at least 80 percent of the population within the
targeted age range before the end of the year.
Copyreading Activity 1: News Story
Instruction: Read the following passage and correct all errors in grammar, spelling,
punctuation, style, and factual accuracy. Assume AP style rules.
Passage with errors:
The anual city festivel kicked-off last Friday infront of the Munisipal Hall.
Mayor Juan dela Cruz said that “this years celebration will be bigger and more
exciting than before”.
Around 5,000 peoples was expected to attend the 3-days event, which includes
music perfomances, food fairs and sports turnaments.
The festivities will run until sunday, August 17, 2025.
Answer Key: Corrected Version
The annual city festival kicked off last Friday in front of the Municipal Hall.
Mayor Juan Dela Cruz said, “This year’s celebration will be bigger and more
exciting than before.”
Around 5,000 people were expected to attend the three-day event, which
includes music performances, food fairs, and sports tournaments.
The festivities will run until Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.
Corrections made:
1. anual → annual (spelling)
2. festivel → festival (spelling)
3. kicked-off → kicked off (no hyphen in verb form)
4. infront → in front (two words)
5. Munisipal → Municipal (spelling)
6. Capitalization: Dela Cruz (proper noun)
7. Grammar: “this years” → “This year’s” (possessive, capitalize first word)
8. Quotation punctuation adjusted to AP style (comma before quote)
9. peoples → people (plural noun)
10.was expected → were expected (subject-verb agreement)
11.3-days → three-day (hyphenated compound adjective, spelled-out number
under 10)
12.perfomances → performances (spelling)
13.turnaments → tournaments (spelling)
14.sunday → Sunday (capitalize days)
15.August → Aug. (AP style month abbreviation with date)
Copyreading Activity 2: Sports Story
Passage with errors:
The Tigers defeat the Panthers in yesterdays championship match with a score of 3–
2.
“We played our best and we deserv this win,” team captain Miguel Santos said.
The game, which was held in the Barangay Sports Complex, attracts over 1,000
fans.
Coach Roberto Cruz, whose coaching the Tigers for five years, said that the team’s
dedication “was the key in winning”.
Answer Key: Corrected Version
The Tigers defeated the Panthers in yesterday’s championship match with a score
of 3-2.
“We played our best, and we deserve this win,” team captain Miguel Santos said.
The game, which was held at the Barangay Sports Complex, attracted more than
1,000 fans.
Coach Roberto Cruz, who has coached the Tigers for five years, said that the
team’s dedication “was the key to winning.”
Corrections made:
1. defeat → defeated (past tense)
2. yesterdays → yesterday’s (possessive)
3. En dash (–) replaced with hyphen (-) for AP style sports scores
4. Added comma after “best” in quote
5. deserv → deserve (spelling)
6. attracts → attracted (past tense)
7. in → at (location preposition)
8. over 1,000 → more than 1,000 (AP style preference)
9. whose coaching → who has coached (correct verb form)
10.key in winning → key to winning (correct idiomatic expression)
Copyreading Activity 3: Feature Story
Passage with errors:
Maria Lopez, 27 year old teacher from Cebu City, have started a free literacy
program for poor childrens in her barangay.
She says that her goal is to help “kids who cannot afford school supplies and
uniforms, but still wants to learn”.
Since it’s launching last June, the program already benefited more than fifty
families.
Answer Key: Corrected Version
Maria Lopez, a 27-year-old teacher from Cebu City, has started a free literacy
program for underprivileged children in her barangay.
She said her goal is to help “kids who cannot afford school supplies and uniforms
but still want to learn.”
Since its launch last June, the program has already benefited more than 50
families.
Corrections made:
1. 27 year old → 27-year-old (hyphenated compound adjective)
2. have started → has started (subject-verb agreement)
3. poor childrens → underprivileged children (grammar + style)
4. says → said (maintain past tense)
5. wants → want (subject-verb agreement for plural “kids”)
6. Removed comma before “but” inside quotation (not needed here)
7. it’s launching → its launch (possessive vs. contraction + noun form)
8. already benefited → has already benefited (present perfect tense)
9. fifty → 50 (AP style for numbers above nine)
