Editing/Revising Review 1

What is the best way to combine these two sentences? They wore special hats. The hats they wore had thick nets that covered their faces.

• They wore special thick nets on the special hats to cover their faces.

• They wore special hats that had thick nets that covered their faces to make them special.

• They wore special hats with thick nets that covered their faces.

• They wore special hats, and the special hats were special since they had special thick nets covered their faces.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What transition word or phrase could be added to the beginning of the second sentence? 1) The beekeepers explained that sleepy bees are not likely to be angry bees. 2) The beekeepers removed part of the garage wall.

• At first

• After that

• Instead

• Therefore

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What sentence best follows this sentence: On Saturday, the beekeepers came to our house.

• My mom thought it would be best to call the local beekeepers.

• It was a Saturday when they came to our house.

• I could tell they were ready to get to work.

• You could still hear the bees buzzing in the wall.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the best way to combine these sentences: To get started, the team drilled a hole in the wall. The smoke made the bees sleepy.

• To get started, the team sent smoke down into a hole into the wall, and the team got started by drilling a hole in the wall.

• To get started, the team sent smoke a down into a hole that the team had started by drilling it.

• To get started, the team drilled a hole in the wall and sent smoke down into it.

• To get started, the team got started by drilling a hole in the wall and got started sending smoke down into it.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

What transition word fits best after sentence 1? 1) It took two boxes to hold all the bees. 2) We learned that there had been about 80,000 bees in our garage wall.

• Later

• Yet

• For example

• Once again

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

How should this sentence be changed? 1) Adrian rushed over and inspected the cage but there was no hamster inside.

• Change rushed to rushes

• Change inspected to inspects

• Insert a comma after cage

• Change the period to a question mark

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

What change should be made in this sentence: Mark and his family left last weekend for an early Vacation to see the colored fall leaves in Oklahoma.

• Change weekend to Weekend

• Change Vacation to vacation

• Change fall to Fall

• Change Oklahoma to oklahoma

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

How should this sentence be changed: He wondered how he could have been so careless forgetful, and irresponsible.

• Change wondered to wondering

• Insert a comma after careless

• Change forgetful to forgettful

• Sentence 4 should not be changed

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should this sentence be changed? Now Adrian believed he was a terrible friend that Mark couldn't even count on for suport.

• Change believed to believe

• Change friend to frend

• Change suport to support

• Sentence 13 should not be changed.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

What is the correct way to write these two sentences?

• He even looked under. The pile of dirty clothes in the corner.

• He even looked, and under the pile of dirty clothes in the corner.

• He even looked under the pile of dirty clothes. In the corner.

• He even looked under the pile of dirty clothes in the corner.

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CCSS.L.4.1F