Editing & Revising

Choose the best option to correct this sentence.

Not for the world woud I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge?

• Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

• Not for the world, would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• Not for the world, would I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Spot the grammatical error.

Wern Pin hidded his diamond ring in a biscuit tin and hoped that the robber would not find it.

• hidded

• hoped

• would

• biscuit

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Spot the grammatical error.

Please do not disturb Haley. She needs to concentrated on her studies.

• studies

• needs

• disturb

• concentrated

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I can't wait to build a snowman it will be like a Calvin & Hobbes snowman!

• I can't wait to build a snowman; it will be like a Calvin & Hobbes snowman!

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Greg would like to provide a more effective controlling idea for his paper. Which sentence should replace the following to effectively state the controlling idea? (Remember you don't want to change the meaning.)

Science and a lot of other things are needed to design a fun and working roller coaster.

• Designing an exciting roller-coaster ride involves imagination and creativity, but it also requires using science.

• Quite a bit of knowledge is needed to figure out how the best roller coasters work.

• Roller coasters have to be fun, so the scientists who design and build them must know something about amusement parks.

• Hard work, science, and having lots of other skills are needed to design popular roller coasters.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!

What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?

• As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths. 

• As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

• As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

• As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Sentence Combining

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

• He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray cat. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following sentences below is correct?

• New York City is known for its delicious cuisine, and its famous, world-renowned shows.

• We explored the dark, gloomy house on Halloween, but my brother and his friends were too frightened to come with us.

• When Mrs. Fogle shut the door, all the noise from the hallway stopped, the students were then able to focus.

• Since Adam practiced all summer; he knew he would make the team in the Fall.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What change should be made in the following sentence?

"You are going to have a magnificent time, " replies her father.

• delete the comma after time

• change replies to replied

• change the comma to a question mark

• change her to them

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A