Evry-Day edit worksheet on "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a historical passage about Francis Scott Key and the War of 1812, designed for grammar and editing practice.

Let's carefully analyze the passage titled "The Star-Spangled Banner" and identify any errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar. Here is the original text:

> Francis Scott Key wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" after a battle during the War of 1812. Key saw how british forces attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore Maryland. After the battle, the America flag was still flying over the fort, which showed that Americans were not defeated. The song became the U.S. national anthem on 1931. The flag that Key saw is now at a museum in Washington, D.C.

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Step-by-Step Error Identification and Correction:

#### 1. "british" → "British"
- Error: Incorrect capitalization.
- Rule: Nationalities and proper adjectives (like "British") should be capitalized.
- Correction: "British"

#### 2. "Baltimore Maryland" → "Baltimore, Maryland"
- Error: Missing comma between city and state.
- Rule: When writing a city and state together, use a comma to separate them.
- Correction: "Baltimore, Maryland"

#### 3. "America flag" → "American flag"
- Error: Incorrect adjective form.
- Explanation: "America" is a noun; we need the adjective form "American" to describe the flag.
- Correction: "American flag"

#### 4. "on 1931" → "in 1931"
- Error: Incorrect preposition.
- Rule: We use "in" for years, not "on."
- Correction: "in 1931"

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Corrected Version of the Passage:

> Francis Scott Key wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" after a battle during the War of 1812. Key saw how British forces attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. After the battle, the American flag was still flying over the fort, which showed that Americans were not defeated. The song became the U.S. national anthem in 1931. The flag that Key saw is now at a museum in Washington, D.C.

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Summary of Errors and Fixes:

| Original | Error Type | Correction |
|--------|------------|-----------|
| british | Capitalization | British |
| Baltimore Maryland | Punctuation | Baltimore, Maryland |
| America flag | Spelling/Grammar | American flag |
| on 1931 | Preposition | in 1931 |

✔ All corrections improve clarity, accuracy, and adherence to standard English rules.

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