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Quiz - Identify problems and suggest corrections: For awhile the Mississippi was carrying 3 million tons of sediment daily. Answer:  For a while the Mississippi was carrying 3 million tons of sediment daily. Quanah had less than three questions wrong on his quiz, giving him a grade of ninty. Answer:  Quanah had fewer than three questions wrong on his quiz, giving him a grade of ninety. The chief culprit was between the many alligators that occupyed the river bank. Answer:  The chief culprit was among the many alligators that occupied the river bank. The unstable meanders of the Mississippi can leave riverside towns stranded in the country; the amount of such towns is at least three: Osceola, St. Genevieve, and Vicksburg. Answer:  The unstable meanders of the Mississippi can leave riverside towns stranded in the country; the number of such towns is at least three: Osceola, St. Genevieve, and Vicksburg. Buizness was diveluped among the citys of Osceola and St. Genevieve. Answer:  Business was developed between the cities of Osceola and St. Genevieve. The deploiment of levees made sence until the really big floods arrived anualy. Answer:  The deployment of levees made sense until the really big floods arrived annually. Ms. Manthey thought that less than five of her students would persue a career in geology. Answer:  Ms. Manthey thought that fewer than five of her students would pursue a career in geology. We talked a while about whether it would take fourty or ninty minutes to cross the river. Answer:  We talked awhile [or: for a while] about whether it would take forty or ninety minutes to cross the river. The answers on Quanah's quiz were almost alright; his performance was nearly flawless. Answer:  The answers on Quanah's quiz were almost all right; his performance was nearly flawless. Ms. Manthey exagerated the amount of students who had become experts on the Mississippi. Answer:  Ms. Manthey exaggerated the number of students who had become experts on the Mississippi.

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