Editing and Sentence Combining

Which answer shows the correct way to write the sentence?

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, we would have a big mess to clean up then.

Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

• He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

• He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog. 

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer

• Change breif to brief

• Change the , to a ;

• No change needs to be made

Revise the following sentence to enhance clarity and conciseness: "In my opinion, I think we should, perhaps, consider starting the project sooner rather than later."

• We should consider starting the project sooner rather than later.

• I think we should start the project sooner.

• Perhaps we should start the project sooner.

• In my opinion, starting the project sooner is advisable.

Answer explanation

The correct choice maintains the original meaning while being more concise and clear, eliminating unnecessary words like 'In my opinion' and 'perhaps'.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"It's to bad you were late to class," he said, "because I brought candy."

• Change It's to Its

• Change to to too

• Change he to He

• Change because to Because

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.

• Change friends to friend's

• Insert a comma after After

• Insert a comma after shopping

• Insert a comma after store

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"First you do your homework, than you can play on your phone," the exasperated mother replied.

• Change than to then

• Change your to you're

• Change mother to Mother

• Change replied to replyed

His name was given to him by his grandmother, which means “brave one” in another language.

What is the most effective revision to make?  

• His name, which means “brave one” in another language, was given to him by his grandmother.

• Since his name was given to him by his grandmother, it means “brave one” in another language.

• His name was given to him by his grandmother, it means “brave one” in another language.

• Given to him by a grandmother, in another language, his name means “brave one.” 

When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods, and the sound of the birds chirping was what he would listen to.
What is the most effective revision to make?

• Thomas would watch and listen to the sounds of birds chirping when he missed him in the woods. 

• When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods he would watch and listen to the sounds of birds chirping.  

• Thomas would watch, and he would listen to the sounds of birds chirping in the woods when he missed him. 

• When Thomas missed him, he would sit in the woods and listen to the sound of birds chirping. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.