Editing Review

Multiple Choice

How should the sentence be changed?

Their is not much to do when you arrive.

• Change do to due

• Change their to there

• Change not to knot

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

Bright red berrys began to grow on shrubs, and tiny wildflowers started to dot the landscape.

What change needs to be made to this sentence?

• Delete and

• Change wildflowers to wildflower's

• Change berrys to berries

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

Which word belongs in the blank?

I don't think _____ are any cookies left over for the rest of us! How rude!

• There

• they're

• their

• theeree

Multiple Choice

(13) We will work hard so we can play hard after STAAR.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 13?

• Change the period to a question mark.

• Change play to pley

• Add a comma after hard.

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What change if any should be made to the following sentence?

Fred twisted his ankle, and scraped his knee.

• insert a comma after Fred

• delete the comma after ankle

• Change ankle to angle

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

Which word should be followed a comma in this sentence?

Although the teacher planned a fun lesson using technology the Internet connection was down that day.

• Although

• fun

• technology

• internet

Multiple Choice

If you _____ a phone, it probably _____ to Chris.

• finds / belongs

• find / belongs

• finds / belong

• find / belong

Multiple Choice

What transition should be added in the blank?

My Mom said her favorite place to eat is Chili's.________ we're going today.

• For example,

• Otherwise,

• On the other hand,

• In fact,

Multiple Choice

What change needs to be made?

Henry drive his brother to practice after school.

• Change drive to drives

• Change brother to brother's

• Insert a comma after practice

• No changes need to be made

Multiple Choice

Which transition word or phrase would BEST connect the two sentences?

Dad didn't have time to go to the store. There was no bread for sandwiches.

• After that,

• As a result,

• Instead,

• For example,

Multiple Choice

Shoe manufacturers use high tech materials to make shoes that are good for them.

You can make this sentence better by changing THEM to - 

• people's feet

• large companies

• others

• sneakers

Multiple Choice

What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 1?

(1) He sailed west on may 2nd.

• change sailed to sail

• Change may to May

• change He to he

• No change is needed

Multiple Choice

Pick the sentence with no capitalization errors.

• My aunt Jan always takes me to Starbucks

• My Aunt Jan always takes me to starbucks.

• my aunt Jan always takes me to Starbucks.

• My Aunt Jan always takes me to Starbucks.

Multiple Choice

How should the following sentence be changed?

At night the member’s of a family gather in a warm, cozy huddle to sleep.

• Change cozy to cozey

• Change gather to gathering

• Change member’s to members

• This sentence should not be changed.

Multiple Choice

The trees stem became a thick trunk, and its bare branches were soon filled with leaves.

How can this sentence be changed?

• Delete the comma after trunk

• Change trees to tree's

• Change bare to bear

• Make no change

Multiple Choice

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

 I wonder if its their birthday today. 

• Change its to it's

• Change their to they're

• Change wonder to wunder

• Make no change