ELA Editing Practice

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What are the Great Lakes?

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The Great Lakes are a group of five large freshwater lakes located in North America, consisting of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains at least a subject and a verb.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is typically missing a subject or a verb.

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What is the purpose of using commas in sentences?

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Commas are used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence, separate items in a list, or clarify meaning.

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What is the difference between 'than' and 'then'?

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'Than' is used for comparisons, while 'then' is used to indicate time or sequence.

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What is direct speech?

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Direct speech is the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words spoken, usually enclosed in quotation marks.

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What is the correct punctuation for dialogue?

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In dialogue, punctuation such as commas, periods, and question marks should be placed inside the quotation marks.

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What is the role of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is the role of a verb in a sentence?

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The verb in a sentence expresses the action or state of being of the subject.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.