Editing and revising practice 2A

Editing and revising practice

Checking for spelling in a sentence

• Use a dictionary for words you are unsure about the spelling

• dictionary.com is a great online source

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has a spelling mistake?

• Now that Zoom is an option, will we ever have another day off of school?

• Football is one thing that I enjoy during this time of the year.

• I am curently a student in the fifth grade.

• I never celebrate my birthday at school because it is in the summer.

The Writing Process has 5 steps

• Prewriting

• Drafting (writing)

• Revising

• Editing

• Publishing

Poll

Can a writer go back and forth within the writing process?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

Revise the sentence below:

The walkers are released at the same time, but they arrives home at different times.

• The walkers are release at the same time, but they arrives home at different times.

• The walkers are released at the same time, but them arrives home at different times.

• The walkers are released at the same time, but each walker will arrives home at different times.

• The walkers are released at the same time, but they arrive home at different times.

Multiple Choice

Combine the sentences correctly.

The Seahawks won the football game. Time ran out for the other team.

• The Seahawks won the football game as time ran out for the other team.

• Because the Seahawks won the football game, so time ran out for the other team.

• The Seahawks won the football game, nor time ran out for the other team.

• Because the Seahawks won the football game, because time ran out for the other team.