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Type: Multiple-Choice
Category: Editing
Level: Grade 5
Author: szeiger
Created: 8 years ago

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Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

(1)Did you know that Washington DC wasn't always the capital of the United States? (2)On September 13, 1788, the Congress of the confederation made New York City the temporary national capital. (3)In 1790 the capital was moved to Philadelphia. (4)By 1800, Washington, D.C. had become the permanent capitol of the United States. (5)Thomas Jefferson was the first president to live in the permanent capital.

Grade 5 Editing

Which choice fixes the error in sentence 1?
  1. Do you know that Washington DC wasn't always the capital of the United States?
  2. Did you know that Washington DC wasn't always the capitol of the United States?
  3. Did you know that Washington, D.C. wasn't always the capital of the United States?
  4. Correct as is.