SPaG Crime Scene Investigators (S.C.S.I.

)
You are the latest recruit to the S.C.S.I. team (the SPaG Crime
Scene Investigators). Your first assignment is to find and correct all
the mistakes in the attached document. You are keen to impress
your new boss, Inspector E. Rrors, and show him that you are a
worthy member of the S.C.S.I. There are 19 spelling mistakes (some of which are
homophones), 10 punctuation errors and 6 grammatical errors.

Error report
Errors:

Tally of errors found:

Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
Highlight the errors as you discover them and write your corrections in the margins:

School trip
The students set off from school just after asembly Everyone was piled onto the bus in
eager anticipation of the day ahead. The teachers sat at the front and tryed to keep
everyone quite but it was an uphill struggle.
After traveling for about half an our, the coach turned off the mane road into a winding
country lane. it was at this point that the enjine started making funny whining noises. The
driver went pail and the coach came to a sudden stop. Dont worry, he said. Ill have a
look at the engine and we will soon be on our weigh again.
But half an hour past and the bus was still stationery. Their excitement turned to frustration
and boardom. Sum started to eat there lunches and the teachers faces was etched with
worry. Dont worry, said Bob, the coach driver. I will ring the depot and get them to send
another coach. we will soon be on our way again?
Half an hour turned into one hour. One hour turned into too. The teachers had been
threw their entire repertoire of travel games and music and the students were became
irritable. The heat in the coach was unbearable. Dont worry said Bob, trying to raise their
spirits. Ill turn up the air conditioning and we will soon cool down
Just as soon as he had said this, the releaf coach turned up and it really were a relief.
They wearily changed coaches and started on us way back to school. It was a trip that
should of been memorable for different reasons.
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Mark your own: School trip
Spelling errors
Punctuation errors
Grammar errors
The students set off from school just after assembly. Everyone was piled onto the bus
in eager anticipation of the day ahead. The teachers sat at the front and tried to keep the
everyone quiet but it was an uphill struggle.
After travelling for about half an hour, the coach turned off the main road into a winding
country lane. It was at this point that the engine started to make a funny whining noise.
The driver went pale and the coach came to a sudden stop. Dont worry, he said. Ill
have a look at the engine and we will soon be on our way again.
But half an hour passed and the bus was still stationary. Their excitement turned to
frustration and boredom. Some started to eat their packed lunches and the teachers
faces were etched with worry. Dont worry, said Bob, the coach driver. I will ring the
depot and get them to send another coach. We will soon be on our way again.
Half an hour turned into one hour. One hour turned into two. The teachers had been
through their entire repertoire of travel games and music and the students were
becoming irritable. The heat in the coach was unbearable. Dont worry said Bob, trying
to raise their spirits. Ill turn up the air conditioning and we will soon cool down.
Just as soon as he had said this, the relief coach turned up and it really was a relief. They
wearily changed coaches and started on their way back to school. It was a trip that
should have been memorable for different reasons.

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