Peer Review Editing Practice: Fixing Common Errors
Authored by Debi Whited
English
12th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A complete sentence consists of...
a subject
a verb
a complete thought
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why is the sentence below a fragment?
Reading the essay.
It is missing a subject.
It is missing a verb.
It is missing a complete thought.
It is missing a subject and a complete verb.
Answer explanation
We need to know WHO is reading the essay, so this "sentence" is missing a subject. If YOU are reading the essay (e.g., you are the subject), there needs be ARE before the verb READING to make the verb complete.
You are reading the essay.
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CCSS.L.4.1F
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the sentence example below which word is the verb?
The student edits his essay.
(a)
Answer explanation
If the action is in real-time, the verb can become a verb phrase with a helping verb and the main action verb:
The student is reading his essay.
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CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.2.6
CCSS.L.4.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the following sentence, which word is the subject?
Proofreading is the final stage of the writing process.
proofreading
the final stage
the writing process
the final stage of the writing process
Answer explanation
Tip 1: To find the subject, locate the main verb and decide what/who is doing the action.
Tip 2: Ignore prepositional phrases (of, to, over, under) which are usually attached to objects--not subjects.
Proofreading is the final stage of the writing process.
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CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.1.1C
CCSS.L.3.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which part of the writing sample below is a fragment/incomplete sentence?
To fix a fragment, you can often attach it to the sentence before or after it.
Which is easy to do.
To fix a fragment,
To fix a fragment, you can often attach it to the sentnece before or after it.
Which is easy to do.
Answer explanation
Just add a comma before "which" and make it one complete sentence!
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a run-on sentence?
independent clauses fused together without proper punctuation or connecting words
a sentence containing an independent clause and a fragment
a really long sentence
a sentence containing a series of fragments
Answer explanation
Reminder: An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence and contains the following:
A subject + verb + complete thought.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How can you fix the run-on sentence below? Choose all that apply.
It is important to proofread an essay it is the final stage of the writing process.
It is important to proofread an essay. It is the final stage of the writing process.
It is important to proofread an essay; it is the final stage of the writing process.
It is important to proofread an essay; in fact, it is the final stage of the writing process.
It is important to proofread an essay, and it is the final stage of the writing process.
It is important to proofread an essay, which is the final stage of the writing process.
Answer explanation
All of the sentence revisions are good ways to correct a run-on sentence! The key methods are...
1) separate the independent clauses (ICs) into two sentences
2) separate the ICs with a semicolon or a semicolon and a transition
3) separate the ICs with a comma and a conjunction
4) make one of the clauses a dependent clause
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CCSS.L.4.1F
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