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[passport220]

I have done this before and had some very kind people respond. The following is a text I would like to use in class. The original came from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/11/meteorite.html however, I have made significant modifications and would like conformation that it is presentable for class. Thanks in advance! It is as follows:

Space Rock Makes a Crash Landing

A grapefruit-size meteorite crashed through the roof of a house in New Zealand this spring, hit a couch, bounced to the ceiling, and rolled under a table.

Scientists say the very hot rock was traveling about 500 kilometers an hour when it crashed through the roof. Its landing made a very loud sound.

Scientist Joel Schiff of the University of Auckland said, "It is most likely a small piece off a much larger meteorite and is older than anything else on Earth."

According to scientists, the space rock was traveling about 50,000 kilometers an hour when it reached Earth's atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere slowed it down. Most likely the space rock came to Earth from an large group of meteorites located some 700 million kilometers away.

Luckily no one was hurt when the meteorite landed, but it could mean money from the sky for the homeowners. Experts say the space rock�only the ninth known meteorite to land in New Zealand�is probably worth about 30,000,000 Korean Won.

But don't think you can get rich from finding a meteorite. Most space rocks entering the Earth's atmosphere burn up during their journey.

[kat2]

[Woland]

I agree with kat2 about the '-sized' and changing the article from 'an' to 'a'.

'Off' is grammatical where it is in the original text; it's probably there because it is in a quote. But it may make the text harder to read for low-level students because it is less common than 'of'. I'd make the switch kat2 has suggested for that reason, but the original is grammatical.

[kat2]

Main Entry: sized
Pronunciation: 'sIzd, "sIzd
Function: adjective
1 : having a specified size or bulk -- usually used in combination <a small-sized house>
2 : arranged or adjusted according to size

Thats from Merriam Webster site --- www.m-w.com

So, it looks like grapefruit sizeD is correct, at least in American English.

[passport220]

Yes, from your direction I took a look and agree �sized� is proper. I will make the changes as suggested. Thanks to both of you for taking the time!!!