HMH editing

(1)Dear Carla,

(2)I am in Hawaii visiting my cousins. (3)Guess what? (4)Here in Hawaii it is warm all year. (5)My cousins are lucky because they never have to wear coats scarves or mittens. (6)I get really tired of wearing so many layers in winter.

What is the correct way to write sentence 5?

• My cousins are lucky because they never have to wear coats scarves, or mittens.

• My cousins are lucky because they never have to wear coats, scarves, or mittens.

• My cousins are lucky because they never have to wear, coats, scarves, or mittens.

• My cousins are lucky because they never have to wear, coats, scarves, or, mittens.

(7)My cousins love to go on long walks. (8)Last week we walk to the top of an old volcano. (9)It was a hot day and we got very tired, but we finally reached the top.

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change walk to walked.

• Change walk to walking.

• Change walk to will walk.

• No change is needed.

Sometimes it makes me feel scared to be in high places, so it took some feeling brave for me to climb so high.

Which word would be best to write instead of the underlined part of the sentence?

• calm

• courage

• fear

• peace

15)My cousins said we could go fishing swimming, or boating. (16)It is a hard decision.

What is the correct way to write sentence 15?

• My cousins said we could go fishing swimming or boating.

• My cousins said we could go fishing, swimming or, boating.

• My cousins said we could go fishing, swimming, or boating.

• no change is needed.

(14)Tomorrow I will pick what we are going to do. (15)My cousins said we could go fishing swimming, or boating. (16)It is a hard decision. (17)All of those things are fun, and any of them would bring me _______

Read sentence 17 from the letter.

All of those things are fun, and any of them would bring me _______.

Which word would be best to put in the blank

• beach

• water

• thought

• happiness