Burning the Midnight Oil

Students read a paragraph containing numerous mistakes involving the prepositions for and during and rewrite the passage correctly. They must analyze the meaning of each sentence, determine whether the writer is expressing duration or timing, and apply the proper preposition. This task strengthens editing skills, attention to detail, and understanding of how grammar affects clarity. By producing a clean, corrected paragraph, students practice improving coherence and fluency in written English.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Revising and Editing

English Language Arts – Grammar: Prepositions of Time

English Language Arts – Reading and Understanding Paragraph Structure

English Language Arts – Writing for Clarity

This worksheet is part of our For vs. During worksheets collection.