Revise & Edit (Indonesia's Dragon)

Most people think dragons are the stuff of fantasy stories and fairy tales.

• people,

• dragons,

• stories,

• No comma needed

Which of the following is a DEAD word?

• stuff

• things

• good

• All of the above

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CCSS.W.6.2D

They grow up to ten feet in length and can weigh up to 300 pounds or more.

• length,

• and,

• pounds,

• No comma needed

How can you improve the meaning of the sentence?

They grow up to ten feet in length and can weigh up to 300 pounds or more.

• Change They to Dragons

• Change feet to foots

• Change ten to 10

• Change 300 to three-hundred

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CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.6.3D

While most lizards eat both plants and animals Komodo dragons eat only meat.

• While,

• plants,

• and,

• animals,

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Even if an animal that has been bitten by a Komodo dragon manages to escape it will soon die from the lizard's poisonous bite.

• Even if,

• bitten,

• escape,

• No comma needed

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Komodo dragons have many interesting traits for example, they can climb trees and swim.

• Add a comma after dragons

• Add a semicolon after traits

• Add a comma after trees

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.6.2A

With their sharp claws they dig deep burrows in which to sleep and to lay their eggs.

• Add a comma after claws

• Add a comma after in

• Add a comma after which

• Add a comma after sleep

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CCSS.L.6.2A

_________ hunters in the daytime, usually in the afternoon when it is cooler.

• They're

• There

• Their

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CCSS.L.6.1A

Komodo dragons can grow up ______ ten feet in length.

• two

• to

• too

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CCSS.L.6.4A