ULTIMATE EDITING PRACTICE

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What is the purpose of editing in writing?

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The purpose of editing in writing is to improve clarity, coherence, and correctness by correcting grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning, such as periods, commas, and quotation marks.

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What is a comma used for?

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A comma is used to separate items in a list, to indicate a pause, or to separate clauses in a sentence.

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What is a quotation mark?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.

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What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

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'Their' is possessive, 'there' refers to a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.