STAAR Editing Review

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?

• Delete the comma after ask

• Change how to How

• Change the question mark to a period

• No change is needed in sentence 12.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change needs to be made in sentence 15?

• Insert a comma after large

• Delete the comma after artwork

• Change to be to will be

• Change appreciated to apreciated

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 22?

• F. Change prolonged to prolonging

• G. Change endeaver to endeavor

• H. Change who to whom

• J. No change is necessary.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change Leaves to Leafes

• Change brush to brushes

• Insert a comma after windows

• Change through to threw

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What change should be made to sentence 18? (18) In Sweden their is a tree house hotel that is shaped like a bird’s nest.

• Change their to there

• Insert a comma after hotel

• Change shaped to shape

• Change bird’s to birds

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the correct way to write sentence 22?

• The Frio River Treetop is closer. To home, it is located near Leakey, Texas.

• The Frio River Treetop is closer to home. It is located near Leakey, Texas.

• The Frio River Treetop is closer to home as a result it is located, near Leakey, Texas.

• No change is needed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

How should sentence 11 be changed?

(11) Many Scientists have filmed and photographed dolphins playing with bubble rings.

• Change Scientists to scientists

• Insert a comma after filmed

• Change playing to play

• Change rings to ring

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the best combination of the two sentences?

• She wanted to go to prom and she never asked for permission.

• She wanted to go to prom; never asked for permission

• She wanted to go to prom but she never asked for permission.

• Although she wanted to go to prom, she never asked for permission.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Occasionaly, when we don't get what we want, something even better is waiting for us around the corner!

• Change Occasionaly to Occasionally

• Delete the comma after want

• Change even better to even more better

• No change needs to be made

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G