Week 26 - Revising and Editing

What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?

After a lot of hard work, he succeded. (paragraph 1)

• succeided

• succeaded

• succeeded

• correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?

Edison had to overcome sevral challenges while working on his light bulb. (paragraph 2)

• severel

• ceveral

• several

• correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?

The cotton filament was later replaced with a bamboo one. (paragraph 2)

• misplaced

• unplaced

• displaced

• correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?

This redesigned bulb lasted much longer - more than a thousand hours! (paragraph 2)

• This redesigned bulb lasted much longer. More than a thousand hours!

• This redesigned bulb lasted much longer . . . more than a thousand hours!

• This redesigned bulb lasted (much) longer more than a thousand hours!

• correct as is

What change, if any, is necessary with the underlined portion of the following sentence?

The light bulb, along with many related technologies, has improved since Edison’s time. (paragraph 3)

• The light bulb (along with many related technologies) has improved since Edison’s time.

• The light bulb along with many related technologies has improved since Edison’s time.

• The light bulb; along with many related technologies; has improved since Edison’s time.

• correct as is