Editing and Revising Middle School

Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.

• The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.

• The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? 
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike. 

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The tire on the bicycle is flat.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.

• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update is known as ​ (a)  

• revising

• editing

• characterization

• symbolism

• protagonist

• antagonist

• ominous

• irony

• conflict

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

means to revise or correct a written work

• edit

• revise

• characterization

• genre

• tone

• mood

• protagonist

• antagonist

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Friendships form as you rehearse together and push each other to do you're best.

• change you're to your

• change Friendships to Freindships

• change as to until

• change rehearse to will rehearse

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

means to revise or correct a written work

• edit

• revise

• characterization

• genre

• tone

• mood

• protagonist

• antagonist

• conflict

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What DON'T you do when you edit?

• Add new ideas

• Fix the grammar

• Fix Spelling Mistakes

• Add punctuations

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the best way to combine the following sentences:
Carla, and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.
They couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher, so they couldn't do their homework.

• Carla and Bob weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• They couldn't do their homework. They weren't paying attention to the teacher.

• When Carla and Bob couldn't do their homework, they gave their attention to the teacher.
  

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A