Revising and Editing Quiz

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell.

• Jim ate the sandwich.

• On a tree-line path.

• In our neck of the woods.

Which of the following words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?

Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

• Different

• Incentive

• Plans

• Employees

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of the night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jamie the seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

Which of the following words in the following sentence is considered transitional?

We did not catch any fish; as a result, we ate macaroni and cheese.

• Did not

• Any

• As a result

• And

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a conjunction?

• I cannot play in the game until I practice more.

• I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.

• Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.

• She scored a goal won the game.

Which of the words in the following sentence is an unnecessary qualifier or intensifier?

Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• Experts

• Stained

• That

• Very

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Choose the best conjunction (FANBOY) to combine this sentence pair.

We can ask directions. We can use a map.

• And

• But

• Or

• Because

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence with the best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

Which of the following words is a transition word?

• Annually

• Near

• And

• Thereby

Which of the following sentences does NOT use informal language?

• Everybody said his new car was a "sweet ride."

• Susanna totally couldn't believe that she had won the lottery.

• The letter arrived in the morning, and he opened it immediately.

• I always feel cooped up in my cubicle at work.