Revising and Editing

What is the correct form of 'they are' in a contraction?

• They're

• Theyre

• Their

• There

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What does it mean to revise a piece of writing?

• To proofread for grammatical errors.

• To review and make changes to improve the content.

• To submit the writing for publication.

• To read the writing aloud for clarity.

What is the correct possessive form for 'the boots belong to them'?

• Their

• There

• They're

• Them

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is an antonym?

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• A word that describes an action or state.

• A word that is used to express a strong emotion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the correct spelling of the past tense of 'drive'?

• Drove

• Driveed

• Drovee

• Drived

What is a synonym?

• A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

• A word that is used to describe an action or state.

• A word that is a specific name for a person, place, or thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

What is a verb?

• A word that describes a person.

• An action word that describes what someone or something does.

• A type of noun that represents a place.

• A word that connects phrases or clauses.

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A type of verb that shows action.

• A word that connects phrases.

• A word that expresses emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is a noun?

• A verb that describes an action.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• An adjective that describes a noun.

• An adverb that modifies a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a thesaurus used for?

• A thesaurus is a tool for finding synonyms, not definitions.

• A thesaurus is used to find antonyms only.

• A thesaurus provides detailed definitions of words.

• A thesaurus is a dictionary of phrases.