Revising and Editing Packet: How Failure can Strengthen a Person

1. What change, if any, needs to be made in Sentence 3?

• Change the sentence to read: George Washington was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• Change the sentence to read: By George Washington, who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

• Change the sentence to read: The Commander in Chief of the Continental Army was George Washington.

• Combine Sentences 2 and 3 to eliminate sentence fragment.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2. Which of the following sentence is an example of a run-on sentence?

• Sentence 20

• Sentence 11

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 4

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3, Which verb tense is used incorrectly?

• Kept in Sentence 11

• Led in sentence 4

• Were in sentence 2

• Have in Sentence 19

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What change, if any, needs to be made in Sentence 7?

• Add a comma after disappointment

• Change his to their

• Change they to he

• No change should be made

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5. What change, if any, should be made to Sentence 5?

• Change for to Fort

• Change fourth to 4th

• Change fourth to Fourth

• No change should be made

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6. What is the correct way to write Sentence 18?

• If we seize this opportunity, learn from our mistakes, and develop new strategies we will eventually succeed.

• If we seize this opportunity; learn from our mistakes, and develop new strategies, we will eventually succeed.

• If we seize this opportunity, learn from our mistakes, and develop new strategies, we will eventually succeed.

• If we seize this opportunity; learn from our mistakes, and develop new strategies we will eventually succeed.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7. What change, if any, should be made to Sentence 19?

• Change the colon after failures to a comma

• Change the colon after failures to a semicolon

• Remove the colon after failures

• No change should be made

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

8. What change, if any, should be made in Sentence 20?

• Add a comma after that

• Change begining to beginning

• Add a comma after stronger

• No change is necessary

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

9. Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

• Sentence 11

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 10

• Sentence 20

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A