KAP Revising and Editing

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What change should be made in sentence 2? (2) He especially loved watching them in the forest near his Missouri home.

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No change needed

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6? (6) When, he was a teenager, Walter discovered that he enjoyed entertaining people. Options: Change entertaining to entertained, Delete the comma after when, Change discovered to discovers, No change needed.

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Delete the comma after when

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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 9 and 10 to form a compound sentence?

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He didn’t have camouflage to cover his vehicle, so he covered it with his own drawings.

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What change should be made in sentence 13? (13) He decides to partner with his older brother Roy and start another company. Options: Change decides to decided, Change his to their, Insert a comma after Roy, Change start to starts

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Change decides to decided

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5? (5) By the time Walter was seven years old everyone in the neighborhood knew about his drawings.

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Insert the comma after old.

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In the story, “A Dream Come True,” which sentence needs editing to be complete? Options: 11, 25, 28, 29

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25

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In the story "A Dream Come True," which sentence needs to be edited for correct punctuation?

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Sentence 20: Only use a question mark when asking a question.

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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 8 and 9? Options: A friend’s father was nearby, but he quickly tied a tight band around Bethany’s upper arm to stop the bleeding. A friend’s father was nearby, since he quickly tied a tight band around Bethany’s upper arm to stop the bleeding. A friend’s father was nearby, and he quickly tied a tight band around Bethany’s upper arm to stop the bleeding. A friend’s father was nearby, because he quickly tied a tight band around Bethany’s upper arm to stop the bleeding.

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A friend’s father was nearby, and he quickly tied a tight band around Bethany’s upper arm to stop the bleeding.

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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 24 and 25? Options:

There are tasks that Bethany finds challenging since the accident, but Bethany doesn’t like to waste any time thinking about what she can’t do.

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As there are tasks that Bethany finds challenging since the accident, Bethany doesn’t like to waste any time thinking about what she can’t do.

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However, there are tasks that Bethany finds challenging since the accident, Bethany doesn’t like to waste any time thinking about what she can’t do.

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Therefore, there are tasks that Bethany finds challenging since the accident, Bethany doesn’t like to waste any time thinking about what she can’t do.

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There are tasks that Bethany finds challenging since the accident, but Bethany doesn’t like to waste any time thinking about what she can’t do.

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Which coordinating conjunction would be best used to revise the sentence: "Bethany has a prosthetic arm now, she doesn’t wear it much."? Options: "nor", "but", "or", "so".

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Insert "but" between the words "now" and "she".