ELA Editing ISAT prep

Choose the sentence that has correct use of verb tense.

• Eddie explained, “If I had finished my homework, then I have had time to play basketball now,” and then he added, “but I make a poor choice.”

• Eddie explained, “If I had finished my homework, then I would have time to play basketball now,” and then he added, “but I made a poor choice.”

• Eddie explained, “If I had finished my homework, then I will have time to play basketball now,” and then he added, “but I has made a poor choice.”

• Eddie explained, “If I had finished my homework, then I have had time to play basketball now,” and then he added, “but I was making a poor choice.”

A student is researching the history of popcorn. Read the following sentences from the student's notes and complete the task. Choose the sentence from the student's notes that does not have errors in grammar usage.

• Today, Americans ate more than 17 billion quarts of popcorn a year.

• Thanks to Cloid H. Smith, popcorn became available in grocery stores for the first time in 1914.

• In the 1700s, popcorn was cooking in thin metal containers in front of the fireplace and is served with sugar and cream for breakfast.

• Over 400 years ago, popcorn is important to an Aztecs as food, as decoration for ceremonial headdresses and necklaces, and as ornaments on statues of their gods.

A student wrote sentences about her family. One sentence has a verb tense error. Click on the sentence that has an incorrect shift in verb tense.

During the school year, everyone in our family is busy. Carol has soccer practice, and Mike has softball practice. I am in junior band, and we practice twice a week. Everyone gets home at a different time, and we're all hungry. However, we never have dinner before Mom got home from work.

• During the school year, everyone in our family is busy.

• I am in junior band, and we practice twice a week.

• Everyone gets home at a different time, and we're all hungry.

• However, we never have dinner before Mom got home from work.

Edit the sentences by clicking on the two sentences that use the incorrect verb tenses.

Today is Tuesday, and it is warm and sunny. Our family wants to go on a trip this weekend. If the weather remained nice, we will go to the beach. The newspaper says it will rain on Saturday, however. We will go to a movie if it does rain. Mom says we deciding our plan on Friday.

• Today is Tuesday, and it is warm and sunny.

• Our family wants to go on a trip this weekend.

• If the weather remained nice, we will go to the beach.

• Mom says we deciding our plan on Friday.

A student is writing a paper for class about a surprise. Read the draft of the paper and complete the task that follows.

Click the two sentences that do not use correct verb tense.

Yesterday, I went to the shopping mall with my mom. She said I needed to buy some new shoes for basketball. The shoe store was so crowded that we could not even get inside. People stand in a line that reached the escalator. I wondered what was going on and started to worry. I thought my mom might make us leave. Then she will tell me a wonderful surprise. My favorite college basketball player was at the store to sign autographs! My mood went from worried to wonderful in about one second.

• The shoe store was so crowded that we could not even get inside.

• People stand in a line that reached the escalator.

• Then she will tell me a wonderful surprise.

• My favorite college basketball player was at the store to sign autographs!

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• Before you come to the program please be sure, that your permission slip is turned in to your teacher

• Before you come to the program, please be sure that your permission slip is turned in to your teacher.

• Before, you come to the program please be sure that your permission slip is turned in, to your teacher.

• . Before you come to the program, please be sure that your permission slip is turned, in to your teacher.

Choose the two sentences that are missing a comma.

• Once we realized that the thunderstorm was headed toward us we gathered our picnic basket and finished eating in the car.

• Before our class goes to the cafeteria all of the students wash their hands.

• The little boy pretended as if he had no idea how the chocolate milk spilled on the new rug.

• The fifth-graders hope that they will be allowed to sit with their friends in the cafeteria starting next week.

• Ms. Shaw explained that our class must prove that we can handle the responsibility before we get a class pet.

Read the following sentences. Choose the sentence that does not have errors in punctuation.

• When Mr. Dean went to the store, he bought eggs, bread, and milk for ten dollars.

• The fifth-grade teachers gave math homework on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, last month.

• Sharon, Todd, and Corey, enjoy spending their Saturdays building rockets for the science fair.

• Ever since she was in kindergarten, Ella has loved reading, coloring, and painting, during her free time.

The sentence below contains two errors in punctuation. Read the sentence and the question that follows.

By the time dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

Which version of the sentence has been correctly edited for punctuation?

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan had already cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time dinner was ready, Dan, had already cleaned his room, and put away all of his laundry.

• By the time, dinner was ready Dan had already cleaned his room, and, put away all of his laundry

• By the time dinner was ready Dan had, already, cleaned his room and put away all of his laundry.

A student wrote a sentence that contains punctuation errors. Click on the words that should be followed by a comma.

Ellen that's the book we need to return to the library isn't it?

• Ellen

• Book

• Return

• Library