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Daily Grammar: Ice Cream Sandwich

An ice cream sandwich is a cool treat on a hot day. An ice cream sandwich
typically contains vanilla ice cream placed between too chocolate cookies, but
the first ice cream sandwich was a little different. The first ice cream sandwich
was introduced in eighteen ninety-nine. It was invented by a pushcart peddler
in New york. He served ice cream between two graham crackers and sold the
sandwichs for one cent each.
Which choice correctly rewrites sentence 1?
a. An icecream sandwich is a cool treat on a hot day.
b. An ice cream sandwiches is a cool treat on a hot day.
c. An ice cream sandwich is a cool treet on a hot day.
d. Correct as is.
Which choice correctly identifies the error in sentence 2?
a. Too should be written as two.
b. There should be a comma after typically.
c. The word little should be removed from the sentence.
d. Correct as is.
Which choice explains how to correct the error in sentence 3?
a. Write first as 1st.
b. Write ninety-nine as ninety nine.
c. Write eighteen ninety-nine as 1899.
d. Correct as is.
Which choice correctly rewrites sentence 4?
a. It is invented by a pushcart peddler in New york.
b. It was invented by a pushcart peddler in new york.
c. It was invented by a pushcart peddler in New York.
d. Correct as is.
What is the error in sentence 5?
a. Cent is spelled incorrectly.
b. Graham is spelled incorrectly.
c. Sandwichs is spelled incorrectly.
d. Correct as is.