Revising and Editing

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What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence: "He later explained that he just wasn’t confident he would be able to land the kayak safe."? Options: Change explained to explains, Change confident to confidant, Change safe to safely, No change needs to be made in this sentence.

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Change safe to safely

Front

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.
Options: Change few to fewer, Change breif to brief, Change the , to a ;, No change needs to be made

Back

Change breif to brief

Front

Which of the following could replace sentences 1 and 2 and provide a more effective thesis statement for Fatima’s paper? (1) Mia Hamm is a soccer player who is fun to study. (2) She is an expert at the sport who has encouraged others to play.

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Mia Hamm is one of the most celebrated female soccer players of all time and is an inspiration to young women everywhere. Her contributions to women’s soccer have had an unmistakable impact on the sport, both in the United States and internationally.

Front

Which transition should replace "After all" in sentence 8? (6) What caused these people to build an underground city in the Australian desert? (7) In 1915 14-year-old Willie Hutchison discovered some rich opal fields in the area. (8) After all, miners from all over the world flooded into the region to seek their fortunes.

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Soon

Front

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 32?

(32) “I am proud of Rafa’s decision,” he commented, and I think it is a great testament to his character and courage.”

Options:

Insert quotation marks before the first and

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Change I think to we think

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Change testament to testiment

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No change needs to be made in sentence 32.

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Insert quotation marks before the first and

Front

What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 14?

(14) And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina, where she helped her team win four NCAA championships and breaking many school records along the way.

Options:

And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina, she helped her team win four NCAA championships and broke many school records along the way.

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And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina and won four NCAA championships and breaking many school records along the way, which helped her team.

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And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina, which helped her team win four NCAA championships and breaking many school records along the way.

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And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina, where she helped her team win four NCAA championships and broke many school records along the way.

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And at the age of 17, she was playing for the University of North Carolina, where she helped her team win four NCAA championships and broke many school records along the way.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly?

• In the morning. the mat is rolled up and placed in a small closet.
• In the morning, the mat is rolled up and placed in a small closet.
• As the mat is rolled up and placed in a small closet, it is in the morning.
• In the morning, the mat is rolled up, and placed in a small closet.

Back

In the morning, the mat is rolled up and placed in a small closet.

Front

Dan and his wife Lisa have invented a new way of celebrating thanksgiving.

Back

Change thanksgiving to Thanksgiving.

Front

Revise this: The forest was very beautiful.

Back

Redwoods stretched from the dense, green foliage into the blue sky.

Front

Elizabeth had been studying for hours; ____________, she hoped to do well on the test.
Options:

similarly

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therefore

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nevertheless

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however

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therefore