Revising and Editing Review Flashcard

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How could you combine these sentences? (1) Tara had too much cake last night. (2) She is sick to her stomach this morning.

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Tara had too much cake last night, so she is sick to her stomach this morning.

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What change, if any, should be made in the sentence: "Jenny and Haley walked there dogs together for two hours."?

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Change there to their

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What change should be made in the sentence: "I don’t agree with all these sentaments."?

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Change "sentaments" to "sentiments".

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What transition could be added to the beginning of sentence 6 to make it clearer? (5) Jenny and Haley walked their dogs together for two hours. (6) The dogs slept very well that night.

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Therefore,

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What is the best transition to add in front of sentence 10? (9) Annie sang a beautiful high note. (10) The crowd cheered wildly. Options: As a result,, However,, For example,, In addition,

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As a result,

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 10? (10) The crowd cheering wildly.

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Change cheering to cheered

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What is the best way to join these two sentences?
Because of the rain today. Soccer practice is cancelled.

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Because of the rain today, soccer practice is cancelled. 

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What change, if any, should be made? Grandma and I are bakeing cookies for the carnival.

Back

Change bakeing to baking

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What change, if any, should be made to sentence 3: "However some decisions require careful thought because they could have lasting consequences."?

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Insert a comma after However

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What change, if any, should be made to the sentence: "It all began when my best friend's family invited me to go with them on a short vacation to galveston."?

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Change galveston to Galveston