Editing Practice

Rewrite the following sentence correctly. Choose the BEST answer.
Math is my least favorite subject however I make good grades anyway.

• Math is my least favorite subject. I make good grades, anyway.
• However, math is my least favorite subject; I make good grades anyway.
• Math is my least favorite subject; however, I make good grades anyway.
• Correct as written

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What change should be made in the following sentence?
The man walked across the dessert for two days before rescue arrived.

• Change walked to walks
• Change dessert to desert
• Insert a comma after days
• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

True or False
Words such as principal, captain, and president should ALWAYS be capitalized.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

How should this sentence be punctuated?
Not sure, Dad replied, you'd have to ask mom.

• "Not sure." Dad replied. "You'd have to ask mom."
• "Not sure," Dad replied, "you'd have to ask mom."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where should a comma be inserted?
Hey look at that bird.

• After Hey
• After look
• No comma needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Every sentence must have...?

• A subject
• A verb
• A full thought
• All of these

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which words need to be capitalized in this sentence?
mom, I need to go to the grocery store to get some gatorade.

• Mom
• Gatorade
• Grocery Store
• Mom and Gatorade

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

A COMPLEX sentence has?

• One dependent and one independent clause
• Two independent clauses
• One independent clause only
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of these sentences are constructed correctly?

• She hit a brick wall and the car flipped over.

• She hit a brick wall, and the car flipped over.

• After hitting a brick wall; the car flipped over

• The car flipped over after hitting a brick wall.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these sentences has the correct verb tense and subject agreement?

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic is my favorite thing to do.

• Reading, writing, and arithmetic are my favorite things to do.

• Charles had ate the last apple right in front of me.

• Charles had eaten the last apple before his mother, sister, and little brother arrives home.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D