Revise and Edit

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.

• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the word that best completes this sentence:

The championship games continued ___________ the bad weather.

• therefore

• by

• although

• despite

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

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.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Because Mariah always told them about her day, they were shocked when they didn’t hear from her. Which sentence below provides more clarity?

• Change they to her parents

• Change shocked to surprised

• Change day to it

• Change always to usually

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Reading books and magazines are my favorite activity to do during independent study time.

What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?

• Add a comma after books

• Change favorite to favourite

• Change are to is

• No change should be made in this sentence.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Todays objective is to learn how to revise and edit our own essays.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

• Change is to are

• Change essays to essay’s

• Change Todays to Today’s

• Change objective to objetive

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CCSS.L.5.2E

CCSS.W.5.5

I watched the movie before I read the book and it ruined the book for me.

What change, if any, needs to be made in the sentence?

• Insert a comma before and

• Change watched to watch

• Change ruined to runed

• Insert a comma after movie

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

These animals have learned to live among the grasses and flowers of the wide open prairie.

The meaning of the sentence is unclear. What could the writer change to improve the clarity of the sentence?

• Change These animals to Coyote, deer, and bison

• Change live to survive

• Change wide to large

• Change among to around

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2