Reviewing/Editing Practice

1. Read the paragraph. Rewrite all the sentences. Correct the writing mistakes.

did you no that bats are mammals. we no they are mammals just lik us becaus they are warm blooded bats are Nocturnal which means thay sleep during the day and are awak at nite?

Answer explanation

Did you know that bats are mammals? We know they are mammals just like us because they are warm blooded. Bats are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.

Correct the spelling mistakes you can find in the sentence below:

"Did you no that a person can live without food for more than a hole month?"

• no, how

• know; whole

• no; whole

3. Choose the correct form of the verb for the sentence below:

4. Many people say that there is nothing more entertaining than watch actors performing live on the stage.

• entertain

• watched

• watching

Give the correct transitional phrase in the sentence below:

The adaptable system of aquaponics is the best answer to solving world hunger _______ it produces organic and environmentally friendly high yield crops on less land than more traditional farming methods.

Rewrite the following sentence in a concise manner:

He dropped out of school on account of the fact that it was necessary for him to help support his family.

Answer explanation

He dropped out of school because it was necessary for him to help support his family.

Identify the error in the sentence below and choose the correct answer:

Family travel is special and creates lasting memories, but it can also have some

challenge.

• travels

• memory

• challenges

Read the paragraph. Rewrite all the sentences. Correct the writing mistakes.

Are you familiar with the work of Marie Curie. Born in Warsaw Poland, on November 7, 1867, Curie was a Chemist and physicist. She and her husband, Pierre won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for there discovery of the element radium. In 1911, Marie becomes the first person to win the nobel Prize twice she won the second award for her study of radioactivity. Marie died in 1934 from cancer cause by her long contact with radiation.

Answer explanation

Are you familiar with the work of Marie Curie? Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7, 1867, Curie was a chemist and physicist. She and her husband, Pierre won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for their discovery of the element: radium. In 1911, Marie became the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice. She won the second award for her study of radioactivity. Marie died in 1934 from cancer caused by her long contact with radiation.