2017 Revising Like an Editor

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell
• Jim ate the sandwich.
• On a tree-lined path.
• In our area of the city.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.

• and
• but
• or

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
Its going to rain today.

• change . to !
• change rain to raining
• change Its to It's
• No change needed

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Which change should be made?
The teacher told them to put away they papers.

• Change them to they
• Change they to there
• Change they to thay
• Change they to their

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which change should be made?
While I ate dinner I watched Regular Show.

• Add a comma after dinner
• Change While to After
• Change Regular to regular
• The sentence is correct.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which change should be made?
We planned on going to Six Flags, but now were going to Disneyworld!

• Remove the comma
• Change but to and
• Capitalize the W in Disneyworld
• Change were to we're

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the middle of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jane the seat.
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask for directions. We can use a map. 

• and
• but
• or
• because

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision? 
The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike. 

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.
• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.
• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.
• The tire on the bicycle is flat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

What change, if any, should be made?
Grandpa threw the ball to Pete and me.

• Change me to I
• Change threw to thru
• Change it to me and Pete
• Make no change

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D