Revise and Edit

Which sentence is written correctly?

• he was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

• he was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing when he found a stray dog.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is wrong with the following sentence?

He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

• The subcon 'because' is not used correctly.

• The subcon 'because' shows cause and effect; therefore does not make sense.

• A & B are both correct.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is wrong with the following sentence?

He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

• The (;) should only be used to separate two ICs and the sentence does not have two ICs.

• When using a (;) it is not necessary to include a coordinating conjunction.

• A and B are both correct.

What is wrong with the following sentence?

He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

• It is a comma splice: comma used to without a conjunction to separate two ICs.

• It's correct

What is the formula for the following sentence?

He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog.

• IC, CC IC.

• DC, IC.

• IC DC.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the best way to change the following sentence?

so imagine my surprise when I got the high score on todays' quiz.

• change imagine to imagining

• change todays' to today's

• insert a semicolon after reaction

• no change needed

In the sentence, 'So imagine my surprise when I got the hight score on today's quiz.' the apostrophe (') shows:

• a contraction: today is

• possesiveness

• plural form

What is the best way to change the following sentence?

"This, ladies and gentlemen," Mr. Taylor announced, "Will be a formative grade."

• change ladies to lady's

• change announced to announsed

• delete the comma after announced

• change Will to will

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

CCSS.W.7.5

What's wrong with the following sentence?

"This, lady's and gentlemen," Mr. Taylor announced, "will be a formative grade."

• it's correct

• lady's should be plural ladies

What is wrong with the following sentence?

"This, ladies and gentlemen," Mr. Taylor announced "will be a formative grade."

• place a comma after 'announced' to separate the sentence from the dialogue.

• no change needed.

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CCSS.L.7.2B