English - Gr. 5 - Editing and checking

Which of the punctuation marks below would ensure that the second part of this sentence was shown to relate directly to the first part?

Vultures are superb fliers, their broad wings allow them to take advantage of any uplift in the air currents.

• ;

• :

• "

• ?

The following sentence has three mistakes that need to be fixed. Retype it correctly in the space below.

The giraffe is predominantly a browzer, using it's hight to eat from tall trees and shrubs.

Which of these sentences has been properly checked for spelling, punctuation and grammar errors and correctly rewritten?

• The cape hare is similar in appearance to the more widely distributed scrub hare, but is smaller in size and lighter in colour.

• the Cape hare is similar in appearance to the more widely distributed scrub hare but is smaller in size and lighter in colour

• The Cape hare is similer in appearance to th emore widely distributed scrub Hare, but is smaller in size and lighter in colour.

• The Cape hare is similar in appearance to the more widely distributed scrub hare, but is smaller in size and lighter in colour.

Choose the sentence which places all of the similar looking words correctly so that the sentence is meaningful.

• I decided to dessert my desert in the desert.

• I decided to desert my dessert in the desert.

• I decided to desert my desert in the dessert.

Editing is when you check something you have written or typed to make sure that the _____________________ are correct.

• spelling, punctuation and grammar

• grammar, punctuation and font types

• spelling, poetry and storyline

• punctuation, sentence length and word count

The giraffe is the worlds tallest animal; it is predominantly a browser, using it's height to eat from tall trees and shrubs.

What corrections, if any, would you make to this sentence?

• Change worlds to world's

• Change it's to its

• Change worlds to world's AND it's to its

• No corrections - it is fine as it is.

It's (with apostrophe) is an abbreviation of it is, for example: It's more than likely going to rain tomorrow.

Its (without apostrophe) indicates possession, for example: The umbrella has lost its handle so I won't be using it anymore.

• True

• False

The African rock python is the largest of africas snakes and can reach a length of 6.5 metres.

What corrections, if any, would you make to this sentence?

• Add a comma after africas snakes

• Change africas to Africas

• Change African to african

• Change africas to Africa's

• No correction - it is fine as it is.

The following sentence has three mistakes that need to be fixed. Retype it correctly in the space below.

The leguan, or water monitor, is seldom found far from permanant water and is an excellent swimmer. Leguan's eat a wide variety of food, including fish frogs, crabs, insects, bird eggs and carrion.

Which is the best way to combine the following two sentences:

Bushbucks are nocturnal by nature. Bushbucks generally hide in thick cover to escape the heat of the day. Bushbucks emerge to feed late in the afternoon.

• Bushbucks are nocturnal by nature and generally hide in thick cover to escape the heat of the day. They also emerge to feed late in the afternoon.

• Bushbucks generally hide in thick cover to escape the heat of the day, so are nocturnal by nature and emerge to feed late in the afternoon.

• Nocturnal by nature, bushbucks generally hide in thick cover to escape the heat of the day and emerge to feed late in the afternoon.