Question

Proofread this excerpt from a review of the film The Great Gatsby. Which sentence contains spelling errors?

Answer 1

Answer:

"The director did a Wonderful job of portraying the decadince (decadence) and luxury of the Jazz Age."

Explanation:

To proofread is to read and go through a given text and make sure that there are no mistakes. It also involves the improvement and correction of any mistakes, be it punctuation or spelling.

In the given passage about a review of the film "The Great Gatsby". And in reading through the passage, the sentence that contains the spelling mistake is "The director did a wonderful job of portraying the decadince and luxury of the Jazz Age." Here, the mistake is in the spelling "decadince", which should be "decadence".