Revising and Editing 2

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

Of all the paintings in the gallery, Emily liked the one by the French artist best.

• change best to better

• delete the comma

• change French to french

• the sentence is correct

How should the sentence be written?

Emma's teacher said it is important to study Greek and Latin root's.

• change Emma's to Emmas'

• change Green and Latin to greek and latin

• change root's to roots

• the sentence is correct

What is the correct way to write the two sentences?

Harmful chemicals run off in the fields. Can weaken the eggs of peregrine falcons.

• Harmful chemicals run off in the fields can weaken the eggs of peregrine falcons.

• Harmful chemicals can weaken the eggs of peregrine falcons and can run off in the fields.

• Harmful chemicals run off in the fields and can weaken the eggs of peregrine falcons.

• the two sentences are correct

What is the correct way to write the two sentences?

Almost eight gallons of water were lost. Every day from Mr. Steele's leaky faucet.

• Almost eight gallons every day of water were lost from Mr. Steele's leaky faucet.

• Almost eight gallons of water were lost every day from Mr. Steele's leaky faucet.

• From Mr. Steele's leaky faucet almost eight gallons every day of water were lost.

• the sentences are correct

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

"I love my new shoes," Alex said as he looked at him in the mirror.

• change him to himself

• delete the comma

• change the comma to a period

• the sentence is correct

Which revision, if any, should be made to the sentence?

Benjamin said he knew his brothers had made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for theirselves.

• change knew to new

• change made to making

• change theirselves to themselves

• no revision is needed

What is the correct way to rewrite the sentence?

If people would pick up trash after they use the park it would always be clean.

• Picking up trash by many people using the park would always be clean.

• If people would pick up trash after they use the park, it would always be clean.

• The park would always be clean, if less trash was picked up by people.

• the sentence is correct

What is the correct way to write the two sentences?

Madison cleaned the living room. Audrey cleaned the kitchen.

• Madison cleaned the living room and Audrey cleaned the kitchen.

• Madison cleaned the living room, and Audrey cleaned the kitchen.

• Madison cleaned the living room and, Audrey cleaned the kitchen.

• the sentences do not need to be rewritten

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

Dad said that we would leave on our vacation on April, 24 2012.

• delete the comma after April and insert it after 24

• add quotation marks before and after we would leave on our vacation April, 24 2012.

• delete the comma after April

• the sentence is correct

Which revision, if any, should be made to the sentence?

Anthony could see for hisself that the water was overflowing the sink.

• change see to sea

• add a comma after that

• change hisself to himself

• no revision is needed