Misused or Misspelled Words
Verb Tenses
Structure and Punctuation
100

The narrators pride took over his life.

The narrator's pride took over his life.

100

The narrator wanted to help Doodle learn to play like the other kids because he is going to start school in the fall. 

The narrator wanted to help Doodle learn to play like the other kids because he was going to start school in the fall.

100

All the things he does to help Doodle have his own benefits attached to them. In the end leading to the death of Doodle.

All the things he does to help Doodle have his own benefits attached to them. In the end, this selfishness leads to the death of Doodle.

200

This story focuses primarily on a family who's struggle with a disabled son takes over their life.

This story focuses primarily on a family whose struggle with a disabled son takes over their life.

200

The narrator thought that he can help Doodle learn how to climb trees.

The narrator thought that he could help Doodle learn how to climb trees.

200

This one quote shows us how the narrator's one goal was to have pride in something, and Doodle had become less of a brother and more of a trophy.

This one quote shows us how the narrator's one goal was to have pride in something. Because of this goal, Doodle had become less of a brother and more of a trophy.

300

The fact that Doodle is disabiled takes over his family's life.

The fact that Doodle is disabled takes over his family's life.

300

When Doodle is dead, the narrator feels a lot of guilt about how he treated him.

When Doodle dies, the narrator feels a lot of guilt about how he treated him.

300

Even though the narrator's actions killed Doodle he was still acting selflessly by helping his brother learn to walk, run, and swim.

Even though the narrator's actions killed Doodle, he was still acting selflessly by helping his brother learn to walk, run, and swim.

400

The narrator couldn't except that he had a disabled brother.

The narrator couldn't accept that he had a disabled brother.

400

In this story, the narrator told the reader about his life with his brother when they were children.

In this story, the narrator tells the reader about his life with his brother when they were children.

400

Were the narrator's actions selfish? Maybe but he only acted that way because he wanted to do something nice for his brother.

Were the narrator's actions selfish? Maybe, but he only acted that way because he wanted to do something nice for his brother.

500

The narrator didn't care how the way he acted would effect his family.

The narrator didn't care how the way he acted would affect his family.

500
Right after the family noticed the bird in their yard, it falls and breaks its neck.

Right after the family noticed the bird in their yard, it fell and broke its neck.

500

The narrator spent the summer trying to teach Doodle how to walk, run, climb and swim.

The narrator spent the summer trying to teach Doodle how to walk, run, climb, and swim.

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