Editing and Proofreading test

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because night fell.

• Jim ate the sandwich.

• On a tree-lined path.

• In our neck of the woods.

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CCSS.L.6.6

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

• Chuck would not, give Jamie a seat.

• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new home.

• Over coffee and toast Kelly told me about her new home.

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CCSS.L.6.6

Which of the following sentences correctly uses conjunction?

• I cannot play in the game until I practice more.

• I hid in the basement my brother was mad at me.

• Victor erased the answering machine message Nora would not find out.

• She scored a goal she won the game.

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?

Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

• different

• incentive

• plans

• employees

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which of the underlined words in the following sentence is an unnecessary qualifier or intensifier? Many experts consider the stained glass in that church to be the very best.

• experts

• stained

• that

• very

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the best conjunction to combine this sentence pair: We can ask for directions. We can use a map.

• and

• but

• or

• because

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CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

The following sentence pair can be revised into one better language. Choose the sentence that is the best revision: The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

• The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

• On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

• The bicycle tire on the bike is flat.

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.4

Choose the sentence that begins with a phrase modifier.

• He kept his bottle cap collection in a shoebox.

• In the event of an emergency, do not panic.

• I was pleased to see that my coworker had been promoted.

• The octopus has been at the zoo for 20 years.

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CCSS.L.6.3A

Identify the purpose of a composition with the following title:

"Good Reasons to Always Drive Safely"

• persuasive

• expository

• narrative

• descriptive

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CCSS.RI.6.6

Identify whether the following sentence is a fact or an opinion:

The voting age should be raised to 21.

• fact

• opinion

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CCSS.RI.6.6