Writing Revision Practice

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What is the primary purpose of the revision process in writing?

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To improve the overall quality of the writing

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Christina has made an error in sentence 2. Select the response that corrects this error: Delaney, a friend I've known since kindergarten, moved with her parents to ​ .​ Options: Oak, Park, a suburb of Chicago, oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, oak park, a Suburb of Chicago, oak park, a suburb of chicago

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Oak, Park, a suburb of Chicago

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What change should be made in sentence 3? Options: Change careers to career's, Insert a comma after hours, Change meant to mint, Change had to has

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Insert a comma after hours

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8? Options: Change course to coarse, Change the comma after honest to a period, Change drastically to drastic, No change is needed

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No change is needed

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What change should be made in sentence 6? Options: Change the comma after shock to a semicolon, Change allow to allowed, Delete but, Change single to singel

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Change allow to allowed

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Ivy needs to add a sentence to improve the introductory paragraph of her paper. Which sentence can BEST be added after sentence 1? Options: When I heard about the class, I knew the instructor would let me copy her painting exactly. I'm talking about the kind where an instructor tells you how to make a painting step by step. My friend Ella said we should spend time together over break, and I told her we should paint. When I first tried to paint sunflowers, I was grateful to see I had a bit of natural talent for art.

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I'm talking about the kind where an instructor tells you how to make a painting step by step.

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Ivy needs a better transition between the second paragraph (sentences 3-8) and the third paragraph (sentences 9-11). Which phrase can she add to the beginning of sentence 9 to help with this transition?

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As the class began

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What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 14 and 15? Options: The jagged white streak that I tried to cover with blue paint to my horror remained visible beneath the blue., I tried to cover the jagged white streak with blue paint, to my horror it remained visible beneath the blue., Trying to cover the jagged white streak with blue paint, it remained visible to my horror beneath the blue., I tried to cover the jagged white streak with blue paint, but to my horror it remained visible beneath the blue.

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I tried to cover the jagged white streak with blue paint, but to my horror it remained visible beneath the blue.

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Ivy has included a sentence that does not belong in the sixth paragraph (sentences 23-28). Which sentence should she remove from this paragraph?

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Sentence 24

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Ivy needs a better closing sentence for the last paragraph (sentences 33-36). Which sentence should replace sentence 36? Options: Every time I see it, I think of all the difficulty I experienced while painting it., To this day, I love to wear the T-shirt I had on that day in the painting class., As imperfect as it is, that painting makes me feel happy now., From there people see it as they pass by on the sidewalk.

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As imperfect as it is, that painting makes me feel happy now.