REVISING AND EDITING PRACTICE

Front

I saw so much descriptive language in the story that it painted a picture in my head of what was happening. In other words, I saw lots of ______.

Back

imagery

Front

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.

Back

Change they're to their.

Front

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
After I went to the store I went shoe shopping with my friends.
Options: Change friends to friend's, Insert a comma after After, Insert a comma after shopping, Insert a comma after store

Back

Insert a comma after store

Front

Why did the little puppy dog lick its sore paw.

Back

Change the period to a question mark

Front

I wonder ______ the ______ will change this weekend.

Back

whether/weather

Front

Sentence Combining: Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences: He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog., He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog., He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog., He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.

Back

He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.

Front

What change, if any, should be made?
Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.
Options: Change bakeing to baking, Change I to me, Change cookies to cookie's

Back

Change bakeing to baking

Front

Which of the following is a complete sentence? Options: Because night fell, Jim ate the sandwich., On a tree-lined path., In our area of the city.

Back

Jim ate the sandwich.

Front

Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair: We can ask directions. We can use a map. Options: and, but, or, because

Back

or

Front

Combine the sentences: The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

Back

The tire on the bicycle is flat.