Proofreading Exercise 18
The Bible
Print this sheet and mark the error type (see table at left) above the mistaken word or expression. Then write the correction on the line at the right. There is one mistake in ALMOST every line.
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The Bible has been called most important book in western

civilization. It consist of two parts: the Old Testament consisting

of stories, laws and beliefs of the anceint Hebrew people, mainly

collected before 600 BC, and the New Testament which is the

stories told by Jesus Christ corrected by his disciples. The basic

message of the Bible is that God is greater being than man. All

mankind is equal and no race is better than another. Man is basic

bad but can become good by follow the word of God, e.g. the Ten

Commandments or the teachings of Jesus Christ. To understand a

Bible helps us to see why western people thinking as they do.
Art
>Adj
>Adv
>N
>Vb
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Prep
Pron
P
Sp
Vb

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Un
SS

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Article
to Adjective
to Adverb
to Noun
to Verb
Number
Preposition
Pronoun
Punctuation
Spelling
Verb

Insert
Unnecessary
Sentence
   Structure
Transpose
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