6. Modifier Review Identifying and correcting errors can be challenging. After all, errors come in many varieties: commas might be misused, subjects and verbs might not agree, and modifiers might be left dangling. When you edit your own work, how can you be sure to catch most-If not all of the grammatical errors? Many writers find success with editing by following these steps: 1. Read the composition without making any changes or corrections. If you do this, you'll refamiliarize yourself with the content and recognize areas that may need special attention 2. Read the composition again, editing each sentence as you go. If you wait to edit until you've refamiliarized yourself with the content and looked for problem areas, you're more likely to catch mistakes. Directions: The following blog post contains a variety of errors. Read the post, and then correct its sentences one at a time by completing the exercises that follow The Mathtastic Life a blog about all things mathematics-related August 18, 2014 Math Anxiety: Is It Genetic? Tags: math anxiety, genetics (1) Being naturally gifted in math, fear has never been an issue in any of my classes. (2) However, many students find the subject to be more scarler than any other; this is called math anxiety. (3) Heading up a study on math anxiety, 216 identical twins and 298 fraternal twins of the same gender were observed by Zhe Wang. (4) Wang discovered that about 40 percent of the differences that the twins experienced with math anxiety could be linked to genetics; therefore, the remaining factors were likely environmental. (5) The issue of math anxiety is not necessarily related to skill or ability; twins who had the most highest levels of general anxiety tended to perform most poorly in math classes. Directions: Choose the most grammatically correct sentence from each of the following groups. Being naturally gifted in math, my classes have never caused me to feel fear. Being naturally gifted in math, none of my classes have ever caused fear. Being naturally gifted in math, fear has never been an issue in any of my classes. Being naturally gifted in math, I have never experienced fear in any of my classes. O However, many students find the subject to be scariest than any other; this is called math anxiety. However, many students find the subject to be more scariest than any other; this is called math anxiety. However, many students find the subject to be scarier than any other; this is called math anxiety. However, many students find the subject to be more scarier than any other; this is called math anxiety. Two hundred and sixteen identical twins and 298 fraternal twins headed up a study on math anxiety of the same gender and were observed by Zhe Wang, O Heading up a study on math anxiety, Zhe Wang observed 216 Identical twins and 298 fraternal twins of the same gender, Heading up a study on math anxiety, 216 identical twins and 298 fraternal twins of the same gender were observed by Zhe Wang Two hundred and sixteen identical twins and 298 fraternal twins of the same gender headed up a study on math anxiety and were observed by Zhe Wang o Wong discovered that about 40 percent of the differences that the twins experienced with math anxiety could be linked to genetics; fortunately, the remaining factors were likely environmental Wang discovered that about 40 percent of the differences that the twins experienced with math anxiety could be linked to genetics similarly, the remaining factors were likely environmental Wang discovered that about 40 percent of the differences that the twins experienced with math anxiety could be linked to genetics; therefore, the remaining factors were likely environmental Wang discovered that about 40 percent of the differences that the twins experienced with math anxiety could be linked to genetics nevertheless, the remaining factors were likely environmental m The issue of math anxiety is not necessarily related to skill or ability; twins who had the more higher levels of general anxiety tended to perform most poorly in math classes. The issue of math anxiety is not necessarily related to skill or ability; twins who had the highest levels of general anxiety tended to perform most poorly in math classes. The issue of math anxlety is not necessarily related to skill or ability; twins who had the most highest levels of general anxiety tended to perform most poorliest in math classes. The issue of math anxlety is not necessarily related to skill or ability; twins who had the most highest levels of general anxiety tended to perform most poorly in math classes