Revision and Editing Review

How is the most effective way to combine sentence 12 and 13?

• Huge flames shot out of the burner inside the balloon, which was heating the air.

• Huge flames shot out of the burner because the air inside the balloon was heated.

• Huge flames shot out of the burner, heating the air inside the balloon.

• Huge flames shot out of the burner, the flames heated the air inside the balloon.

What is the best way to combine the following sentences: 
Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
Sue has a new job, and she starts next week.

• Mike has a new job, and he starts next week.
• Mike and Sue have new jobs.
• Mike and Sue have new jobs, and they start next week.
• Mike and Sue must start their new jobs soon. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

What change, if any, should be made to the sentence?
Patrick and Ariel broke Ms. Ward's vase, and now there in hot water!  

• Change Ward's to Ward
• Remove the comma after vase
• Change there to their
• Change their to they're
  

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What correction should be made to this sentence? Gertrude Ederle was a great american swimmer.

• A) change american to American
• B) change swimmer to swimming
• C) change was to were
• D) make no change

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Melanie forgot her lunch. She called her mother.
Combine the sentences.

• A) Melanie forgot her lunch because she called her mother.
• B) Melanie forgot her lunch, so she called her mother.
• C) Melanie forgot. Her lunch and called her mother.
• D) Melanie forgot her lunch so she called. Her mother.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Quincy has not used the most effective word in sentence 30. To improve this sentence, he should change feeling to —

• tug

• impression

• urge

• encounter

What is the most effective way to revise sentence 26?

• Donna Griffiths, who earned the Guinness World Record, had the longest sneezing fit in history when she was from Worcestershire, England.

• Donna Griffiths earned the Guinness World Record from Worcestershire, England, for the longest sneezing fit in history.

• Donna Griffiths was from Worcestershire, England, she earned the Guinness World Record for the longest sneezing fit in history.

• Donna Griffiths, from Worcestershire, England, earned the Guinness World Record for the longest sneezing fit in history.

What is the correct way to write sentence 5?

• It’s called upcycling. Or turning something you would otherwise throw away into a useful item.

• It’s called upcycling, or turning something you would otherwise throw away into a useful item.

• It’s called upcycling, which is turning something you would otherwise throw away. Into a useful item.

• Sentence 5 is written correctly in the paper.

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 11?

• Change It to They

• Change stitched to stiched

• Insert a comma after together

• No change needs to be made.

How should sentence 22 be changed?

• Change reduce to reduse

• Insert a semicolon after landfills

• Change protects to protect’s

• Sentence 22 should not be changed.