Editing Practice

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

In autumn, tiny pumpkins have sprouted, and become ready to pick.

• change autumn to Autumn

• change sprouted to sprouting

• delete the comma after sprouted

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

As the football player jumped to catch the ball, he watched it slip threw his hands.

• change threw to through

• delete the comma after ball

• change watched to watching

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

I went to my best friends house this weekend and learned how to play a new game.

• change game to Game

• change friends to friend's

• insert a comma after weekend

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

Since I got an invitation to the birthday party, I bringed a gift with me.

• delete the comma after party

• change birthday to Birthday

• change bringed to brought

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

Tiffany, Landon, and Dad was at the store.

• delete the comma after Landon

• change was to were

• change Dad to dad

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

Familys all over the world have different ways of celebrating Christmas.

• change Familys to Families

• change Familys to Family's

• change Christmas to christmas

• change celebrating to celebrated

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

My mom always tries to have dinner ready when I get home from piano lessons.

• change mom to Mom

• change tries to trys

• insert a comma after ready

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

I made sure to pack my coat gloves, and scarf for my trip to New York.

• change made to maked

• insert a comma after coat

• change New York to new york

• delete the comma after gloves

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

My cats collar flew across the room and landed in the fishbowl.

• change collar to colar

• change cats to cat's

• insert a comma after room

• make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

My dog is the most happiest when I get home.

• change happiest to hapiest

• insert a comma after happiest

• delete most

• make no change