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Can you spot the errors?

I thought we'd have some fun with words today.  Here are a list of sentences, each with a "miss steak" in them.  Can you spot the errors?  If you can, get your kids and let them have a go! 1. I except your challenge to compete in the race with one hand tied behind my back! 2. Your pleas for mercy had no effect on him. 3. What am I suppose to do about her? 4. He came towards me with a look of sadness. 5. The medicine didn't affect her sleep, but she did have several other side effects. 6. I could care less if he doesn't take me to the dance! 7. For all intensive purposes, I am no longer an employee of Acme Bubble Company. 8. It was then that I knew that the pizza was more than I could eat. 9. I was unable to illicit any information from the police due to the ongoing investigation. 10. I use to be able to recite all the state capitols in two minutes. I'll be posting the answers tomorrow!

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Here are the answers:

1. I except accept your challenge to compete in the race with one hand tied behind my back! 2. Your pleas for mercy had no effect on him. 3. What am I supposed to do about her? 4. He came towards me with a look of sadness. 5. The medicine didn’t affect her sleep, but she did have several other side effects. 6. I couldn’t care less if he doesn’t take me to the dance! 7. For all intensive intents and purposes, I am no longer an employee of Acme Bubble Company. 8. It was then that I knew that the pizza was more than I could eat. 9. I was unable to illicit elicit any information from the police due to the ongoing investigation. 10. I used to be able to recite all the state capitols capitals in two minutes.

BONUS: On the picture of the SAT prep book: 23nd 23rd Edition.

9 comments

  • jojosblog

    Oooh you all are good! I’ll post the answers here tomorrow.

  • BeckyJoie

    1. accept.
    2.affect?
    3.supposed
    4. toward
    5.affect vs. effect is a homonym or homophone often confused.
    6. I couldn’t care less if he takes me to the dance.
    7. All intents and purposes??
    8. too many that’s that are there. lol. jk.
    9.elicit
    10. used?

  • jojosblog

    Here are the answers to the quiz. I’ll post them here and then I’ll go back and post them underneath the quiz itself where I can use color to help make it easier to read.

    1. I accept your challenge to compete in the race with one hand tied behind my back!
    2. Your pleas for mercy had no effect on him.
    3. What am I supposed to do about her?
    4. He came towards me with a look of sadness.
    5. The medicine didn’t affect her sleep, but she did have several other side effects.
    6. I couldn’t care less if he doesn’t take me to the dance!
    7. For all intents and purposes, I am no longer an employee of Acme Bubble Company.
    8. It was then that I knew the pizza was more than I could eat.
    9. I was unable to elicit any information from the police due to the ongoing investigation.
    10. I used to be able to recite all the state capitals in two minutes.

    Bonus: On the picture of the SAT prep book it should say “23rd Edition”

  • In Our Write Minds

    So much for my powers of perception! I never even looked at the picture—just thought it was “blog decor.” Haha!

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