3/6*Revise and Edit Practice

Find the mistake then TYPE the sentence correctly? (capitalization and punctuation)

My friends and I always enjoy to meet in town on Saturdays.

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

How would you restate this prompt correctly:

Explain the reasons why the students stared at Auggie on his first day of school

• Because he looked different.

• His face

• Students stared at Auggie on his first day of school because of his facial deformities.

• Auggie looked different.

(22) ''Sorry, Jamie," called Logan. (23) “We didn't think throwing a couple of rocks in the water would scare you so much!" (24) Jamie felt relieved as a embarrassed grin crossed his face.

What change should be made in sentence 24?

• Change felt to feeled

• Change relieved to relieving

• Change a to an

• Change crossed to crossing

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

(5) “Bad dog! I scolded.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

• Change Bad to badder

• Add a quotation mark after dog

• Delete the exclamation point after scolded

• Sentence 5 is written correctly.

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CCSS.W.7.3B

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.

• The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.

• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.

• The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.

(1) Young George Nissen was at the circus when an idea popped into his head. (2) George was a gymnast and had come to see the trapeze artists. (3) At the end of the act, the acrobats let go of the swing and dropped into a safety net. (4) It sent them bouncing high into the air. (5) Nissen thought it would be great for practicing gymnastics. (6) It looked like fun, too!

The meaning of sentence 5 is unclear. Sebastian can improve this sentence by changing it to —

• the swing

• the air

• the trapeze artist

• the net

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

(3) To prepare, Peary traveled to Greenland. (4) There he met Inuit tribes and studied their ways. (5) He watched them build igloos, use dog sleds, and hunt. (6) Texas has a lot of hunters. (7) Peary learned about living and traveling in the harsh climate.

The second paragraph (sentences 3-7) is hard to follow because one of the sentences does not belong. Which sentence should Vivian delete from this paragraph?

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

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CCSS.RI.7.5

(1) When we were in elementary school, science class was all about reading from our books and memorizing facts. (2) Now that we are in middle school, science class was much different. (3) We are able to learn things hands on. (4) We learn by doing experiments. (5) This change in the way we learn science has made science my favorite part of middle school.

What is the best way to combine sentence 3 and 4?

• We are able to learn things hands on; by doing experiments.

• We are able to learn things hands on by doing experiments.

• We are able to to learn things by doing experiments, hands on.

• We are able to to learn things by hands on doing experiments.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

How would you restate the prompt,

Explain how the author creates a feeling of sympathy.

• Did you ever wonder how an author creates sympathy?

• The author of this text creates a feeling of sympathy by...

• Sometimes authors create sympathy

• Sympathy is a feeling that authors can create

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1B

(16) Finally, a reference dates back to 1921. (17) Credit for the invention of the escalator is given to Max Everhart Smith in a New York Times obituary, or death announcement. (18) Smith also worked on the invention that served as a moving platform, he was an engineer who was president of Continuous Transit Securities Company. (19) His idea was to invent a device that would aid with subway congestion in the Times Square Station in New York. (20) Few records of either of Mr Smith’s ideas exist.

What is the correct way to rewrite sentence 18?

• Smith also worked on an invention that served as a moving platform. An engineer who was president of Continuous Transit Securities Company.

• Smith, an engineer, who was president of Continuous Transit Securities Company, also worked on an invention that served as a moving platform.

• Smith also worked on an invention that served as a moving platform, an engineer who was president of Continuous Transit Securities Company.

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4