Revising and Editing Practice

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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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.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

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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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer
• Change breif to brief
• Change the , to a ;
• No change needs to be made

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CCSS.L.2.2C

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.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which words correctly complete this sentence:
____ important to the robot to repair ____ circuits.

• It's/its
• Its/it's

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We went to their house because there hosting a party.
• They're having a party at there house this weekend.
• We went to their house because they're hosting a party.
• There having a party at their house this weekend.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

(5) Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions.

(6) So students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6?

• Since the schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

• Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

• Drawing attending lines around subdivisions and student are attending school with those of similar economic backgrounds.

• Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions and students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Choose the correct sentence.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

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TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B