Revising and Editing

Revising and Editing

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Multiple Choice

What is the best way to revise sentence 10?

• JJ Watt believes if you work hard, you can make your dreams come true.

• JJ Watt believes in hard work and dreams come true.

• JJ Watt believes dreams and hard work.

• The sentence does not need to be revised.

Multiple Choice

The meaning of sentence 8 is unclear. Jeremy can use a more accurate word by changing they to -

• My parents

• The animals

• Things we were looking for

• Everything

Multiple Choice

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 4 and 5?

• The vampire bats are nocturnal mammals, which means they do their hunting at night.

• The vampire bats are nocturnal mammals that means, they do their hunting at night.

• The vampire bats are nocturnal mammals that means they do their hunting at night,

• The vampire bats are nocturnal mammals because they do their hunting at night.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

• Change real to really real

• Delete Did

• Change Vampires to vampires

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?

• Change the period to a question mark

• Delete the comma after 2012

• Change voted to vote

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change go to went

• Change than to then

• Insert a comma after rollercoaster

• Change left to leaved

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 2?

• The campsite was surrounded by tall trees, and we were right. Next to the lake.

• When the campsite was surrounded by tall trees. We were right next to the lake.

• The campsite was surrounded by tall trees. And we were right, next to the lake.

• The campsite was surrounded by tall trees, and we were right next to the lake.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to write sentence 4?

• My brother and I, were ready to get on, but I chickened out at the last minute.

• My brother and I were ready to get on, but I chickened out at the last minute.

• My brother and I were ready to get on but, I chickened out at the last minute.

• The sentence is written correctly.

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 11?

• Change I’ll to i’ll

• Change to eat to too eat

• Change your to you’re

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence sentence 3?

• Change swiming to swimming

• Change during to durring

• Add a comma after during

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

• Delete the comma after said

• Delete the quotation marks after the period

• Change this to This

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

James needs to use a better transition at the beginning at the beginning of sentence 10. Which of the following should replace In Fact?

• However

• For Example

• Therefore

• Finally