ELA Editing Practice

Front

Identify the correct change in the sentence: Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river. Options: change family to Family, change I to me, change river to River, The sentence is correct.

Back

change river to River

Front

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:
"It's to bad you were late to class," he said, "because I brought candy."
Options: Change It's to Its, Change to to too, Change he to He, Change because to Because

Back

Change to to too

Front

What is the most effective way to combine the sentences: "He was learning how to solve equations. He found a trick that would make it easier."

Back

While learning how to solve equations, he found a trick that would make it easier.

Front

Which sentence uses commas correctly? Options: Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. , Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. , Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. , Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

Back

Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

Front

How should you change this sentence?

She questioned "How long will our trip last?"
Options: She questioned "how long will our trip last?", She questioned, "How long will our trip last?", She questioned "How long will our trip last"?, Make no change

Back

She questioned, "How long will our trip last?"

Front

What change if any should be made to this sentence? "Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.

Back

Insert quotation marks after today

Front

What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing.

Back

Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing.

Front

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was a giant freight ship that operated in the great Lakes

Back

Great Lakes

Front

The event inspired singer Gordon Lightfoot to write the song "The Wreck of the edmund fitzgerald."

Back

Edmund Fitzgerald

Front

Have you ever saw a large, colorful painting of a flower in full bloom?

Back

ever seen