Editing from Passage

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Were you prepared for choice reading, Steven?

• Were you prepared for choice reading Steven?

• Were you prepared, for choice reading, Steven?

• Were you prepared for choice reading Steven?

Which sentence effectively includes punctuation from beginning to end?

• For example, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class” (Hinton).

• This is evident on page 2, for Ponyboy tells readers, “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class” (Hinton).

• This is evident on page 2 when Ponyboy says “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class” (Hinton).

• Ponyboy tells readers “We’re poorer than the Socs and the middle class” (Hinton 2).

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

Which sentence correctly includes a quoted quote? In other words, you are using quotation marks around a passage that already has quotation marks.

• On page 6 of the text, Darry asks his younger brother, "Are you all right, Ponyboy?"

• On page 6 of the text, Darry asks his younger brother, ""Are you all right, Ponyboy?""

• On page 6 of the text, Darry asks his younger brother, "'Are you all right, Ponyboy?'"

• On page 6 of the text, Darry asks his younger brother, Are you all right, Ponyboy?

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 2?

• Change whacking to Whacking

• Change Crummy to crummy

• Change ? to .

• Change What's to Whats

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3?

• Change hit to hits

• Change hopping to hoping

• Changed jumped to jump

• Change little to Little

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 4?

• Change makes to make

• Change jumping to jump

• Change kind to kinds

• No change needed

What is the correct way to write sentence 6?

• Then what he does, he throws down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawled back to his house.

• Then what he does, he throws down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawls back to his house.

• Then what he does, he threw down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawls back to his house.

• No change needed

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 7?

• Change kindergarten creeper to Kindergarten Creeper

• Change think to thought

• Change forgot to forget

• Change walks to walk

What change, if any, needs to be made in the following sentence? 'The editor carefully review the manuscript for any errors.'

• A) Change 'review' to 'reviews'

• B) Change 'carefully' to 'careful'

• C) Change 'errors' to 'error'

• D) No change needed