Revising & Editing

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family

• change I to me

• change river to River

• The sentence is correct.

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.IX

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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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VII

Mrs. Watson said that our class would go on a field trip on March, 2 2015.

• Delete the comma after March and insert it after 2

• Add quotatiion marks before our and after 2015.

• Delete the comma after March

• The sentence is correct.

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.

• ^{Change important to more important}

• Change an to a

• ^{Change monday to Monday}

• The sentence is correct

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

"I love to read about animals" said Matthew, as he settled down with his new magazine to read.

• Add a period after animals

• Add a comma after animals

• Change said to Said

• No change is needed

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When my Dad handed me the bottle of ketchup, I shook it thoroughly to mix it.

• Change shook to shaked

• Change bottle to bottel

• Change Dad to dad

• The sentence is correct as written

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Michael used colored pencils for the art project. Liam used paints for the art project.

• Michael used colored pencils for the art project, and Liam used paints.

• Michael used colored pencils for the art project, Liam used paints for the project.

• Michael used colored pencils for the art project and Liam used paints.

• Michael used colored pencils for the art project then Liam used paints for the art project.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

Sentence Combining:

Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

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

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

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

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

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TEKS.ELA.3.2A.I

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VII

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.VI

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:

When I opened my present I let out a yell.

• Delete When

• Change I to we

• Change I let out to and yell out

• Insert a comma after present.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.II

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.IV

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VII

TEKS.ELA.4.2A.V

What is the best change we can make to this sentence:

The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.

• Change they're to their.

• Change father to Father

• Change they're to there

• Change helped to helping

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X