ELA Editing Practice

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family
• change I to me
• change river to River
• The sentence is correct.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 

"It's to bad you were late to class," he said, "because I brought candy."

• Change It's to Its
• Change to to too
• Change he to He
• Change because to Because

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CCSS.L.2.2C

He was learning how to solve equations. He found a trick that would make it easier.
 
What is the most effective way to combine the 2 sentences? 

• While learning how to solve equations, he found a trick that would make it easier.
• He was learning how to solve equations because he found a trick that would make it easier.
• While learning how to solve equations, a trick that he figured out made it easier.
• He was learning to solves the equations, then, he found a trick that would make it easier. 

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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

How should you change this sentence?

She questioned "How long will our trip last?"

• She questioned "how long will our trip last?"

• She questioned, "How long will our trip last?"

• She questioned "How long will our trip last"?

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.

• Change the question mark to a period

• Changed asked to Asked

• Insert quotation marks after today

• Make no change

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the best way to rewrite these sentences? Sarah was great at math. Sarah was not very good at writing. 

• Sarah was great at math but she was not. Very good at writing. 
• Sarah was great at math. But not good at writing. 
• Sarah was great at math, but she was not very good at writing. 
• Sarah was great at math but she was not very good at writing. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was a giant freight ship that operated in the great Lakes

• Great Lakes

• great lakes

• Great lakes

• correct as is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

The event inspired singer Gordon Lightfoot to write the song "The Wreck of the edmund fitzgerald."

• Edmund Fitzgerald

• Edmund fitzgerald

• Edmund. Fitzgerald

• correct as is

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Have you ever saw a large, colorful painting of a flower in full bloom?

• ever seen

• ever seeing

• ever see

• correct as is

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D