Editing Practice

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job

• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Choose the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair.

We can ask directions. We can use a map.

• and

• or

• but

• because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the best revision.

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Sadly, I walked home.

• Sadly I walked home.

• Sadly I walked, home.

• Sadly, I walked, home.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin; by the lake, he was happy too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful, cabin by the lake he was happy, too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin, by the lake, he was happy, too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the lake, he was happy, too.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher has written a very helpful book.

• Ms. Lundquist my second grade teacher, has written a very helpful book

• Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher, has written a very helpful book

• Ms. Lundquist, my second grade teacher has written a very helpful book.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the correct words for the blank in the following sentence. I would like to have the party ____ more ____ at a restaurant.

• hear, than

• hear, then

• here, than

• here, then

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Mom surprised us all when she declared, "let's all go get pizza!"

• Delete the quotation marks
• Change let's to Let's
• Remove the comma after declared
• The sentence is correct.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

• Change knew to new
• Change thrown to threw
• Change theirselves to themselves
• No change is needed.

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CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

Natalies' flower was the most beautiful I had ever seen.

• Change most beautiful to more beautiful
• ^{Change Natalies' to Natalies's}
• Change flower to flour
• No change is needed

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D