Editing and Revising

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What is editing?

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Editing is the process of reviewing and correcting written text to improve clarity, accuracy, and overall quality.

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What is revising?

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Revising is the process of rethinking and reorganizing content in a piece of writing to enhance its structure and flow.

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What does it mean to combine sentences?

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Combining sentences means joining two or more sentences into one to make the writing smoother and more cohesive.

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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 a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a spelling error?

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A spelling error is when a word is written incorrectly according to standard spelling rules.

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of two words, created by omitting certain letters and replacing them with an apostrophe (e.g., 'they're' for 'they are').

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What is a homophone?

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Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings (e.g., 'there', 'their', 'they're').

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing to separate sentences and clarify meaning (e.g., periods, commas, question marks).

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What is a complete sentence?

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