STAAR EDITING PRACTICE ENG I

What change should be made in sentence 19?

• Change minerallogical to mineralogical

• Delete the comma after discovery

• Change exploring to explore

• Change them to it

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the correct way to write sentences 21 and 22?

• If there is a shocking cave like this: 980 feet below the surface of Mexico then there could be more discoveries just like it in other parts of the world.

• If there is a shocking cave like this 980 feet below the surface of Mexico; then there could be more discoveries just like it in other parts of the world.

• If there is a shocking cave like this 980 feet below the surface of Mexico then there could be more discoveries, just like it, in other parts of the world.

• If there is a shocking cave like this 980 feet below the surface of Mexico, then there could be more discoveries just like it in other parts of the world.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What change should Jazmin make in sentence 23?

• Change There are to There’s

• Change have to has

• Delete the comma after eyes

• Change dazzeling to dazzling

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What change should be made in sentence 2?

• Change can teach to taught

• Insert a colon after children

• Change responsability to responsibility

• Change to spend to spending

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?

• Insert a comma after WAF

• Change asked to ask

• Insert a comma after father

• No change is needed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How does sentence 18 need to be changed?

• Change sends to sending

• Change Adoption Certificate to adoption certificate

• Change depicting to depicted

• Change animals’ to animals

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What change is needed in sentence 23?

• Change mission to missions

• Change others to them

• Insert a comma after contributing

• Change the comma after programs to a semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A