Revise & Edit (Indonesia's Dragon)

Most people think dragons are the stuff of fantasy stories and fairy tales.

• people,

• dragons,

• stories,

• No comma needed

Which of the following is a DEAD word?

• stuff

• things

• good

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

They grow up to ten feet in length and can weigh up to 300 pounds or more.

• length,

• and,

• pounds,

• No comma needed

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

How can you improve the meaning of the sentence?

They grow up to ten feet in length and can weigh up to 300 pounds or more.

• Change They to Dragons

• Change feet to foots

• Change ten to 10

• Change 300 to three-hundred

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

While most lizards eat both plants and animals Komodo dragons eat only meat.

• While,

• plants,

• and,

• animals,

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Even if an animal that has been bitten by a Komodo dragon manages to escape it will soon die from the lizard's poisonous bite.

• Even if,

• bitten,

• escape,

• No comma needed

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Komodo dragons have many interesting traits for example, they can climb trees and swim.

• Add a comma after dragons

• Add a semicolon after traits

• Add a comma after trees

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

With their sharp claws they dig deep burrows in which to sleep and to lay their eggs.

• Add a comma after claws

• Add a comma after in

• Add a comma after which

• Add a comma after sleep

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

_________ hunters in the daytime, usually in the afternoon when it is cooler.

• They're

• There

• Their

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Komodo dragons can grow up ______ ten feet in length.

• two

• to

• too

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C