Revising and Editing Quiz

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• The sun was shining, I went for a walk, and I saw a rainbow.

• The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the sky is clear.

• I like to read, I also enjoy watching movies, and I love to travel.

• The cat is black, the dog is brown, and the bird is blue.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.I

Choose the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: The team (is/are) practicing hard for the upcoming match.

• are

• were

• be

• is

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

How can the following sentence be revised for clarity and coherence? 'The movie was good, and it had a great storyline.'

• The movie was okay, and it had an okay storyline.

• The movie was terrible, and it had a terrible storyline.

• The movie was amazing, and it had an amazing storyline.

• The movie had a good storyline.

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CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.4

Identify the spelling error in the following sentence: She recieved a letter from her friend.

• received

• recieved

• receeved

• recievd

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.II

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.II

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• I went to the store I bought some milk and eggs.

• The dogs were barking loudly the neighbors complained about the noise.

• The cats were meowing softly the birds were chirping in the trees.

• She ran to catch the bus she missed it by just a few seconds.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.I

Choose the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: The book (was/were) on the shelf.

• was

• am

• is

• are

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate items in a list?

• .

• ;

• :

• ,

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

Identify the spelling error in the following sentence: He is acomplishing his goals with hard work.

• acomplishinng

• acomplishing

• accomplishing

• acomplishingg

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

____ going to be cold and rainy all weekend.

• It's

• Its

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.V

The coffee and the donuts ____ gone.

• is
• are
• be
• has

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I