I'LL MEET YOU AT THE CORNER OF THE STREET AT 10.V. ERROR CORRECTI...

115. I'll meet you at the corner of the street at 10.

V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write

your answers in the numbered spaces.

When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of nature resources of tremendous

value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later, gas, oil and minerals was found in unbelievable amounts.

There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So

vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used to. So forests were destroyed to make way

for farmland. Grassland and prairies were plough and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to

supply a young industry nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies.

Mammals and birds were slaughtered with food and sport.

Within a short time, the results were obviously. Floods caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage year.

The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals

showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Much of

the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared and some mammals seemed on the verge

of going. Future timber shortages were predicted.

In conclusion, Americans soon came to realize that some sort of conserve programs must be set up.

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