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Grammar Detective Mystery

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Grammar Detective Mystery

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🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To):

Identify and correct grammar errors including capital letters, punctuation, run-on sentences, and subject-verb agreement.

📋 Success Criteria:

I can find at least 8 grammar errors and explain how to fix them correctly.

🔍 Part 1: The Mystery Paragraph

Instructions: Read the paragraph below carefully. There are 10 grammar errors hidden inside! Circle each error and write the correction above it.

last tuesday night something very strange happen at auckland museum the security guard mr jenkins were doing his usual rounds when he heard a loud crash from the dinosaur exhibit he run towards the sound as fast as he could but when he arrived everything was quiet and still however one of the glass cases was broken and the precious māori jade pendant were missing the police was called immediately and they is still investigating this mysterious theft detective sarah wilson think that the thief must have planned this carefully because the security cameras was not working that night

1. How many errors did you find? Circle the correct number:

8 errors

10 errors

12 errors

2. What type of error appears most often in this paragraph?

Missing capital letters

Subject-verb disagreement

Missing punctuation

✏️ Part 2: Detective Analysis

3. Choose the biggest problem with this paragraph's structure:

It's one long run-on sentence

It has too many short sentences

It doesn't make sense

4. Rewrite the first sentence correctly:

Original: "last tuesday night something very strange happen at auckland museum"

5. Fix this subject-verb error:

"the police was called immediately" should be:

6. Where should the paragraph be split into separate sentences? Write "FULL STOP" where you would add punctuation to end sentences:
7. Extension Challenge: Rewrite the entire paragraph correctly with proper punctuation, capital letters, and sentence structure:

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