Revising and Editing Practice 1

(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!
What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?

• As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths. 
• As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.
• As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

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CCSS.L.4.1C

The boys (drove/drived) the car down the street. 

• drove
• drived

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CCSS.L.8.1B

The dessert has hot sand, cactus, and rocks everywhere. 
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?

• delete the comma after cactus
• change everywhere to every  where
• change dessert to desert
• make no change

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.4.3A

The teacher was helpfull and showed the student how to work the difficult math problem. 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• add a comma before and 
• change helpfull to helpful
• insert a comma after difficult
• no change is needed

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CCSS.L.4.2D

Me and my brother went over there because they had lots of different board games to play! 
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• Change me and my brother to my brother and I
• change lots to lot's
• change there to their
• no change is needed

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CCSS.L.4.1G

20 million people almost visit Disney World each year.
What is the correct way to write the sentence above? 

• 20 million people visit Disney World almost each year. 
• Almost 20 million people visit Disney World each year. 
• 20 million people visit Disney World each year, almost. 
• No change is needed

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CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.W.4.4

(1) Many people believe that Nessie, the creature that lives beneath the Loch Ness in Scotland, is a monster. (2) According to past stories. (3) Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur!
What is the correct way to write sentences 2 and 3?

• According to past stories, Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur.
• According to past stories, Nessie is related, to a type of aquatic dinosaur. 
• Nessie is related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, according to past stories. 
• Related to a type of aquatic dinosaur, Nessie, according to past stories. 

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CCSS.L.4.1F

CCSS.L.4.2B

"We've got to go quickly, said his mother.
What change, if any, is needed in the sentence above?

• change we've to we'll
• change quickly to quick
• insert quotation marks after quickly
• no change is needed

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CCSS.L.4.2B

(1) The students visited Angelo State University and toured the observatory. (2) They had a wonderful time!
I want to add more detail after sentence 1. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 1?

• The students went on a field trip.
• All of the kids got to ride on the school bus to the university. 
• An observatory is a place where you can look at stars through a telescope. 
• The telescope was huge!

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.3D

Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?

• Timothy turned his homework in late.
• He ran quickly.
• However, she was.
• The bird perched on the power line. 

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CCSS.L.4.1F