Writing Revising & Editing Practice

(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!
What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?

• As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths. 
• As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

The dessert has hot sand, cactus, and rocks everywhere. 
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?

• delete the comma after cactus
• change everywhere to every  where
• change dessert to desert
• make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

The teacher was helpfull and showed the student how to work the difficult math problem. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• add a comma before and 
• change helpfull to helpful
• insert a comma after difficult
• no change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Me and my brother went over there because they had lots of different board games to play! 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• Change me and my brother to my brother and I
• change lots to lot's
• change there to their
• no change is needed

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

20 million people almost visit Disney World each year.
What is the correct way to write the sentence above? 

• 20 million people visit Disney World almost each year. 
• Almost 20 million people visit Disney World each year. 
• 20 million people visit Disney World each year, almost. 
• No change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

(1) Many people believe that Nessie, the creature that lives beneath the Loch Ness in Scotland, is a monster. (2) According to past stories. (3) Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur!
What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3?

• According to past stories, Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur.
• According to past stories, Nessie is related, to a type of aquatic dinosaur. 
• Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, according to past stories. 
• Related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, Nessie, according to past stories. 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

"We've got to go quickly, said his mother.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• change we've to we'll
• change quickly to quick
• insert quotation marks after quickly
• no change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

(1) The students visited Angelo State University and toured the observatory. (2) They had a wonderful time!
I want to add more detail after sentence 1. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 1?

• The students went on a field trip.
• All of the kids got to ride on the school bus to the university. 
• An observatory is a place where you can look at stars through a telescope. 
• The telescope was huge!

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?

• Timothy turned his homework in late.
• He ran quickly.
• However, she was.
• The bird perched on the power line. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

The lite from the morning sunrise was absolutely beautiful. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• change sunrise to sun  rise 
• change beautiful to beautifull
• change lite to light 
• no change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D