Revising & Editing Practice

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell
• Jim ate the sandwich.
• On a tree-lined path.
• In our area of the city.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the middle of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jane 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 join the sentence pair.
We can ask for directions. We can use a map. 

• and
• but
• or
• because

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which change should be made?
The teacher told them to put away they papers.

• Change them to they
• Change they to there
• Change they to thay
• Change they to their

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black, and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake, my black and white cat loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.

• Insert comma before the conjunction
• Insert comma after the conjunction
• No comma needed

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which answer shows the correct way to write the sentence?

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, we would have a big mess to clean up then.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If you don't wear your bicycle helmet, the ______ could be very bad.

• affect
• effect

Never argue with  the guy _____ is wearing the referee uniform.

• who
• whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

With _________ are you going?

• who
• whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A