ULTIMATE EDITING PRACTICE

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below?

Over the summer my family took a vacation to New York city.

• Change took to had took

• Insert a comma after vacation

• Change city to City

• No change should be made.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What change is needed in the sentence below?

The French people were very proud of the help they had given the United States during the revolutionary war.

• Change French to french

• Change were to was

• Change they to it

• Change revolutionary war to Revolutionary War

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the correct way to write the sentence?

Lady Liberty was designed in France she was made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. Because she was made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France and made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. And made out of copper and steel.

• The sentence is written correctly.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the correct way to write the sentence?

Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound, then the waves carried her away again.

• Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound. Then the waves carried her away again.

• Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound. Before the waves carried her away again.

• Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound, and then the waves carrying her away again.

• Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound before the waves carried her away again.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the correct way to write the two sentences below?

With their excellent color vision. They are ale to find fruit and flowers in the tropical forest.

• With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers. In the tropical forest.

• With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers in the tropical forest.

• With their excellent color vision, they are able to find fruit and flowers these are in the tropical forest.

• These two sentences are written correctly.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What change, if any, is needed in the sentence below?

I thought about skipping the Event altogether.

• Change I thought to Thought

• Change skipping to skiping

• Change Event to event

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What change should be made in the sentence?

There were hard times, like when we climmed the backyard tree and fell.

• Change were to was

• Change climmed to climbed

• Change fell to falled

• Make no change.

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

What is the correct way to write the sentence below?

For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes, they were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike, there were a lot of kids they wore new hiking shoes that were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike. A lot of kids wore new hiking shoes, and they were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes. That were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore sturdy, new hiking shoes.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

What change, if any, is needed in the sentence below?

These shoes have become more then just footwear to me.

• Change have become to has become

• Change then to than

• Change to me to too me

• The sentence doesn’t need to be changed.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Ive already reserved a spot on my shelf where my red tennis shoes can retire.

• Change Ive to I’ve

• Change already to alreddy

• Change where to were

• No change should be made.

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CCSS.L.2.2C