Revising and Editing Flashcard

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Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

The sun was shining, I went for a walk, and I saw a rainbow.

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The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and the sky is clear.

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I like to read, I also enjoy watching movies, and I love to travel.

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The cat is black, the dog is brown, and the bird is blue.

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The sun was shining, I went for a walk, and I saw a rainbow.

Front

Choose the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: The team (is/are) practicing hard for the upcoming match.

Back

is

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How can the following sentence be revised for clarity and coherence? 'The movie was good, and it had a great storyline.' Options:

The movie was okay, and it had an okay storyline.

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The movie was terrible, and it had a terrible storyline.

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The movie was amazing, and it had an amazing storyline.

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The movie had a good storyline.

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The movie had a good storyline.

Front

Identify the spelling error in the following sentence: She recieved a letter from her friend. Options: received, recieved, receeved, recievd

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recieved

Front

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

I went to the store I bought some milk and eggs.

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The dogs were barking loudly the neighbors complained about the noise.

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The cats were meowing softly the birds were chirping in the trees.

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She ran to catch the bus she missed it by just a few seconds.

Back

The dogs were barking loudly the neighbors complained about the noise.

Front

Choose the correct subject-verb agreement in the following sentence: The book (was/were) on the shelf.

Back

was

Front

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate items in a list? Options:

.

,

;

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:

,

,

Back

,

Front

Identify the spelling error in the following sentence: He is acomplishing his goals with hard work.

Back

accomplishing

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____ going to be cold and rainy all weekend.

Back

It's

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The coffee and the donuts ____ gone.

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are