Revising and editing

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What is revising?

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Revising means looking over your writing to make it better. You check for mistakes and think about how to improve your sentences.

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What is editing?

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Editing is fixing mistakes in your writing, like spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that shows an action, like 'run', 'jump', or 'play'.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing, like 'Canyon' or 'Beth'.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing, like 'city' or 'dog'.

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What does it mean to combine sentences?

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Combining sentences means putting two or more sentences together to make one longer sentence.

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation includes marks like periods, commas, and question marks that help make writing clear.

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

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What is capitalization?

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Capitalization means using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence or for proper nouns.

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What is a mistake in writing?

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A mistake in writing can be a spelling error, a grammar error, or incorrect punctuation.