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Elvis Presley

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Elvis Presley

The paragraph below tells about a special person born in January. Can you find and mark ten errors in the paragraph? You might look for errors of capitalization, punctuation, spelling, or grammar.

In the united States, if you hear someone talking about The King,” their probably Ontalking a coool about spring Elvis. day Elvis in April Presley off thewas year known 1910, as William the King Howard of Rock Taft-andRoll. become He the was born on January 8, 1935 Growing up, Elvis was shy, but he love to sing and play firstgeetar. US presidentHe sang toin startpublic the for baseball the first season time and by throwinggot his first our guitar the first when pithc. he Hewas had ten. comeWhen to Elvis Leaug wasre Park in eighth in Washington, grade, his D.C.family to moved sea the to Senators Memphis, play Tennessee. the A’s. His Elvis got to learn a lot more about music and meet people in the music business. traditionEventually, has carriedhe got aon record every dealsince. and President become Obama famous. will Some starts ofthe Elvis 2011 most base popular ball songs were “Heartbreak Hotel, “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Blue Suede Shoes.”

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