Revise and Edit

Jack wrote the following sentence.

I went to france on Tuesday.

What change needs to be made to the sentence?

• Change I to i

• Put a comma after on

• Change france to France

• No change is needed

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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 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

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.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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.L.3.1F

When I went to tutorials, my teacher explained how to use apostrophes and I finally understood.

What change needs to be made in the sentence?

• Change explained to explains

• Remove the comma after tutorials

• Change apostrophe to apostrophes

• Add a comma after apostrophes

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

During the student’s presentation, her phone began to ring.

What is the best way to revise the sentence?

• The student was presenting and this is when her phone began to ring.

• Presenting is when her phone began to ring.

• During the student’s presentation; her phone began to ring.

• No change is needed

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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

Which sentence is written correctly?

• he was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.

• he was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.

• He was practicing when he found a stray dog.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What's wrong with the following sentence?

"This, lady's and gentlemen," Mr. Taylor announced, "will be a formative grade."

• it's correct

• lady's should be plural ladies

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CCSS.L.2.2C

In the acronym A.R.M.S, what does the A stand for?

• Allocate good words

• Add sentences or words

• Arrange words/sentences/paragraphs differently

• Abolish sentences and words for different ones