Revising & Editing Review

Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly.

• "That's just great," Mrs. Gray cried out, "I can't find my keys!"
• "That's just great", Mrs. Gray cried out "I can't find my keys"
• "That's just great Mrs. Gray cried out, I can't find my keys"
• "That's just great?"  Mrs. Gray cried out, I can't find my keys!"

Football is ______ sport in the world.

• more popular than
• the most popular
• most popular than

Who is ________________ tennis player in this class?

• the better
• the good
• the best
• better than

Burger King is ______ McDonald's.

• more good than
• the best than
• better than

My grandmother is ______ person in my family.

• the oldest
• older than
• most old
• the most old

Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

• Orson Wells, a famous actor and film director, produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars, he is a famous actor and film director.
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars and Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 
• Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. 
  Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director. 

Megan is my neighbor. 
Megan attends Martin High School. 

• Megan attends Martin High School ,and Megan is my neighbor. 
• Megan is my neighbor she attends Martin High School
• Megan, my neighbor, attends Martin High School. 
• Megan is my neighbor because she attends Martin High School. 

My brother, and I went shopping.

• CORRECT
• INCORRECT

Mrs. Schutte teaches English but she also loves history.

• INCORRECT
• CORRECT

Andy plays the violin well, _____ the trumpet is his favorite instrument.

• so
• but
• yet
• for