Editing Exercises 1 and 2

Exercise 1 #1.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• colds the flu and stomach

• colds the flu, and stomach

• colds, the flu, and stomach

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #2.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• pox like. A lot

• pox, like a lot

• pox. like a lot

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #3.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• baddest time

• most worst time

• worstest time

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #4.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• tongue

• tonge

• tounge

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #5.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• me, and she told

• me. Told

• me: told

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #6.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• uncomfortable I've never

• uncomfortable, I've never

• uncomfortable. I've, never

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #7.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• Life! it were

• life! It was

• life it was

• Make no change

Exercise 1 #8.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• were taking were

• was took was

• was taking were

• Make no change

Exercise 2 #1.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• welcome

• welcoming

• were welcomed

• Make no change

Exercise 2 #2.

Directions: For each underlined item in the essay, choose the correction to be made. If there is no error, choose "Make no change."

• country. That

• country, but that

• country and that

• Make no change