Revising and Editing

12. What change should be made in sentence 6?

• Insert he was after Cody
• Insert a comma after Cody 
• Change renowned to renownned
• No change should be made. 

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

13. How should sentence 9 be changed? 

• Change noticed to notices 
• Change for to it was for
• Change pony express to Pony Express
• Sentence 9 does not need to be changed. 

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VII

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.V

TEKS.ELA.E1.9(D) (IV)

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.IV

14. What change should be made in sentence 15? 

• Insert a comma after Buntline
• Change made to making 
• Change their to his 
• No change should be made. 

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

15. What change should be made in sentence 17? 

• Change Part to It was part
• Delete the comma
• Change pageant to pagent
• Change Americas’ to America’s

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

16. What is the correct way to write sentences 30 and 31?

• When the Wild West Show disbanded just before World War I, it was declared the most successful traveling show of all time.
• The Wild West Show disbanded just before World War I. Having been declared the most successful traveling show of all time. 
• The Wild West Show disbanded just before World War I, at that time it was declared the most successful traveling show of all time.
• The sentences are written correctly in the paper.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

17.  What change should be made in sentence 3? 

• Change years to year’s 
• Change good to well
• Change achieve to acheive 
• No change should be made in sentence 3

18. What change should be made in sentence 7? 

• Change the comma to a period
• Change set to setted
• Change determined to determinned
• No change should be made in sentence 7

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

1. What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 3? 

• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week, so the problem-solving skills of people all over the country were engaged. 
• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that when engaged, it made national headlines for a week with the problem-solving skills of people all over the country. 
• But it wasn’t often that a news story about a cow was so remarkable that it made national headlines for a week and engaged the problem-solving skills of people all over the country. 
• No revision is needed in sentence 3.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

2. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8? 

• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thinking it was an exit from the barn. 
• Afterward Grady, who became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, probably thought it was an exit from the barn. 
• Afterward Grady became upset because she probably thought it was an exit from the barn and ran toward the nearest source of light. 
• Afterward Grady became upset and ran toward the nearest source of light, she probably thought it was an exit from the barn.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

3. Sentence 12 lacks clarity. What is the best way to improve this sentence? 

•  Change When they to When Mach and the veterinarian 
• Change peered to glanced 
• Change they saw to he saw 
• Change looking out to staring