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You're right — this is an editing and proofreading exercise. Let’s go step by step to find the mistakes, count them, and then rewrite the paragraph correctly.
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## ✔ Step 1: Read the original text carefully
> Of at the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don't mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and heaving it into the drier. Its folding and hanging and putting away all the Laundry that I can't stand, so I tend to not do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean dry wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a made to do this for me?
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## ✔ Step 2: Identify and list the mistakes
Let’s go sentence by sentence:
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> Of at the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most!
✘ Mistake 1: “Of at” → Should be “Of all”
→ *“Of all the different household chores…”*
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> I don't mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and heaving it into the drier.
✘ Mistake 2: “heaving” → Should be “heaving” is incorrect here — likely meant “heaving” as in “throwing,” but “tossing” or “putting” is more appropriate. However, “heaving” is technically not wrong, but unusual. But wait — let’s check the next word…
✘ Mistake 3: “drier” → Should be “dryer” (spelling — appliance for drying clothes)
✔ So we’ll count “drier” as a spelling error.
Also, “heaving” is awkward — while not grammatically wrong, it’s not the best word choice. But since this is an editing worksheet for kids, we may focus on clear errors. Let’s note “heaving” as possibly awkward, but maybe not counted unless specified. We’ll stick to clear errors for now.
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> Its folding and hanging and putting away all the Laundry that I can't stand, so I tend to not do it.
✘ Mistake 4: “Its” → Should be “It’s” (contraction of “It is”)
→ *“It’s folding and hanging…”*
✘ Mistake 5: “Laundry” → Capitalized incorrectly. Should be lowercase “laundry” unless starting a sentence.
✘ Mistake 6: “so I tend to not do it” → Awkward phrasing. Better: “so I tend not to do it” (more natural word order). This is a stylistic/grammar issue — acceptable to count.
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> Then I end up with heaps of clean dry wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture.
✘ Mistake 7: Missing commas between adjectives. Should be: “clean, dry, wrinkled laundry” — three coordinate adjectives need commas.
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> I wish I had a made to do this for me?
✘ Mistake 8: “a made” → Nonsensical. Likely meant “maid” (person who does housework).
✘ Mistake 9: Ending with “?” — this is not a question. It’s a statement of wish. Should be “.”
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## ✔ Total Mistakes Found: 9
(We counted “heaving” as acceptable for now — if you want to include it as awkward/inappropriate word choice, you could say 10, but standard worksheets usually focus on grammar/spelling/punctuation.)
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## ✔ Step 3: Rewrite the corrected version
Here’s the fully corrected paragraph:
> Of all the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don’t mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and tossing it into the dryer. It’s folding and hanging and putting away all the laundry that I can’t stand, so I tend not to do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean, dry, wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a maid to do this for me.
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## ✔ Final Answers:
> 9
> Of all the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don’t mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and tossing it into the dryer. It’s folding and hanging and putting away all the laundry that I can’t stand, so I tend not to do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean, dry, wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a maid to do this for me.
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✔ Note: Some teachers might accept “heaving” as okay (though odd), or might not count the comma in “clean, dry, wrinkled” if they’re not teaching coordinate adjectives yet. But based on standard proofreading rules, 9 is accurate.
Let me know if you’d like to discuss why each correction was made in more detail!
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## ✔ Step 1: Read the original text carefully
> Of at the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don't mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and heaving it into the drier. Its folding and hanging and putting away all the Laundry that I can't stand, so I tend to not do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean dry wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a made to do this for me?
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## ✔ Step 2: Identify and list the mistakes
Let’s go sentence by sentence:
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Sentence 1:
> Of at the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most!
✘ Mistake 1: “Of at” → Should be “Of all”
→ *“Of all the different household chores…”*
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Sentence 2:
> I don't mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and heaving it into the drier.
✘ Mistake 2: “heaving” → Should be “heaving” is incorrect here — likely meant “heaving” as in “throwing,” but “tossing” or “putting” is more appropriate. However, “heaving” is technically not wrong, but unusual. But wait — let’s check the next word…
✘ Mistake 3: “drier” → Should be “dryer” (spelling — appliance for drying clothes)
✔ So we’ll count “drier” as a spelling error.
Also, “heaving” is awkward — while not grammatically wrong, it’s not the best word choice. But since this is an editing worksheet for kids, we may focus on clear errors. Let’s note “heaving” as possibly awkward, but maybe not counted unless specified. We’ll stick to clear errors for now.
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Sentence 3:
> Its folding and hanging and putting away all the Laundry that I can't stand, so I tend to not do it.
✘ Mistake 4: “Its” → Should be “It’s” (contraction of “It is”)
→ *“It’s folding and hanging…”*
✘ Mistake 5: “Laundry” → Capitalized incorrectly. Should be lowercase “laundry” unless starting a sentence.
✘ Mistake 6: “so I tend to not do it” → Awkward phrasing. Better: “so I tend not to do it” (more natural word order). This is a stylistic/grammar issue — acceptable to count.
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Sentence 4:
> Then I end up with heaps of clean dry wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture.
✘ Mistake 7: Missing commas between adjectives. Should be: “clean, dry, wrinkled laundry” — three coordinate adjectives need commas.
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Sentence 5:
> I wish I had a made to do this for me?
✘ Mistake 8: “a made” → Nonsensical. Likely meant “maid” (person who does housework).
✘ Mistake 9: Ending with “?” — this is not a question. It’s a statement of wish. Should be “.”
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## ✔ Total Mistakes Found: 9
(We counted “heaving” as acceptable for now — if you want to include it as awkward/inappropriate word choice, you could say 10, but standard worksheets usually focus on grammar/spelling/punctuation.)
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## ✔ Step 3: Rewrite the corrected version
Here’s the fully corrected paragraph:
> Of all the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don’t mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and tossing it into the dryer. It’s folding and hanging and putting away all the laundry that I can’t stand, so I tend not to do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean, dry, wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a maid to do this for me.
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## ✔ Final Answers:
How many mistakes did you find?
> 9
Rewritten text (corrected):
> Of all the different household chores, I dislike laundry the most! I don’t mind putting the laundry in the washing machine or pulling wet laundry out of the washer and tossing it into the dryer. It’s folding and hanging and putting away all the laundry that I can’t stand, so I tend not to do it. Then I end up with heaps of clean, dry, wrinkled laundry on various pieces of furniture. I wish I had a maid to do this for me.
---
✔ Note: Some teachers might accept “heaving” as okay (though odd), or might not count the comma in “clean, dry, wrinkled” if they’re not teaching coordinate adjectives yet. But based on standard proofreading rules, 9 is accurate.
Let me know if you’d like to discuss why each correction was made in more detail!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 5th grade editing worksheet.
