Hands-on Exercise No.

2 Total Marks: 10
Batch-05
Creative Writing Due Date: 19th December 2019

Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting this Hands-on Exercise:
 Use MS Word to prepare exercise solution.
 You may consult tutorials and videos if the concept is not clear.
 Your submitted exercise will not be considered/counted if:
 It is submitted after due date.
 It is not in the required format (.doc or docx.)
 It does not open, or file is corrupt.
 It is copied (partial or full) from any source (websites, forums, students, etc.)

Learning Outcome:

After completing this exercise, you shall be able to:

 Develop a better understanding of proofreading, reviewing and editing.

 Identify errors in the use of Punctuation, Grammar and Verb tenses.
 Problem Statement

Proofread the provided text and identify the errors if any.

Tasks:

 Read the following paragraph carefully. Read the paragraph more than once.
 Identify errors in spelling, punctuation and verb forms.
 Note down errors in the table provided below. Some sample errors have been given below for
your reference.

Avalanches

An avalanche ocurrs when a layer of snow becomes unstable, collapses and slides downhill. Avalanchs can

cause extensive damage to things in it’s path. There is several things that can cause a avalanche; a steep

slope, a week layer in the snow cover, or a trigger such as an earthquake or animal movment.

Did you know that avalanches can reach speeds of 250 miles per hour. Just seconds after an avalanche, the

snow quickly turn into ice and freezes hard as concrete.

The united states ranks fifth in the world when it comes to avalanche danger. One of the deadliest avalanches

in american history took place in Washington’s Cascade Mountains. In march, 1910, an avalanche sweeped

away trains and killed 96 people.

 Errors found:

1. 2. Avalanches
3. 4.
5. an 6.
7. 8.
9. movement 10.
11. 12. United
13. States 14.
15. March, 16.

Guidelines:

 There are 16 errors in total. Some of the mistakes are highlighted already for your help.
 You are required to note down the errors in the provided table, as shown in examples.
 The solution file should be submitted in MS Word format.

Clue: There are 10 mistakes to be found.

BEST OF LUCK 
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