Revising and Editing

Which word best completes the following sentence:

I saw so much descriptive language in the story ​ that it painted a picture in my head of what was happening. In other words, I saw lots of​​​ (a)   .​

• imagery
• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• ethos

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: The father helped his children get into they're pajamas. (a)  

• Change they're to their.
• Change father to Father
• Change they're to there
• Change helped to helping

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 

After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.

• Change friends to friend's
• Insert a comma after After
• Insert a comma after shopping
• Insert a comma after store

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.

• Change its to it's

• Change sore to soar

• Change puppy to puppey

• Change the period to a question mark

Which words correctly complete this sentence:

I wonder​​​ (a)   the ​ (b) ----will change this weekend.

• whether/weather
• how/temperature
• who/wheather
• if/wheather

Sentence Combining:
Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

• He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog. 

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What change, if any, should be made?
Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell
• Jim ate the sandwich.
• On a tree-lined path.
• In our area of the city.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask directions. We can use a map. 

• and
• but
• or
• because

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is 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 tire on the bicycle is flat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C