Revising and Editing Skills Quiz

Which of the following sentences is correctly revised for clarity and coherence?

• The dog barked loudly, the cat ran away.

• The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away.

• The dog barked loudly the cat ran away.

• The dog barked, loudly the cat ran away.

Identify the sentence that has been edited correctly using standard English conventions.

• She dont like apples.

• She doesn't like apples.

• She do not like apples.

• She doesn't likes apples.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Which sentence best combines the following ideas for coherence: "The sun was setting. The sky turned orange."

• The sun was setting, the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting and the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting, so the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting the sky turned orange.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses standard English conventions.

• They was going to the park.

• They were going to the park.

• They is going to the park.

• They are going to the park.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Revise the following sentence for better word choice: "The big dog ran fast."

• The large dog ran quickly.

• The big dog ran quickly.

• The large dog ran fastly.

• The big dog ran fastly.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Edit the following sentence to correct the grammatical error: "He don't have no pencils."

• He doesn't have no pencils.

• He doesn't have any pencils.

• He don't have any pencils.

• He do not have no pencils.

Which of the following sentences is revised for better coherence?

• The boy was tired he went to bed.

• The boy was tired, he went to bed.

• The boy was tired, so he went to bed.

• The boy was tired and he went to bed.

Identify the sentence that is edited correctly for standard English conventions.

• She have a new book.

• She has a new book.

• She haves a new book.

• She having a new book.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Revise the following sentence for improved sentence structure: "The cat slept. The cat was on the mat."

• The cat slept on the mat.

• The cat was on the mat and slept.

• The cat slept, the cat was on the mat.

• The cat was on the mat, the cat slept.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Edit the following sentence to correct the error: "There is many books on the shelf."

• There is many books on the shelf.

• There are many books on the shelf.

• There is much books on the shelf.

• There are much books on the shelf.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A