Editing & Revising

Choose the best option to correct this sentence.

Not for the world woud I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge?

• Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

• Not for the world, would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• Not for the world, would I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

Spot the grammatical error.

Wern Pin hidded his diamond ring in a biscuit tin and hoped that the robber would not find it.

• hidded

• hoped

• would

• biscuit

Spot the grammatical error.

Please do not disturb Haley. She needs to concentrated on her studies.

• studies

• needs

• disturb

• concentrated

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• I can't wait to build a snowman it will be like a Calvin & Hobbes snowman!

• I can't wait to build a snowman; it will be like a Calvin & Hobbes snowman!

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Greg would like to provide a more effective controlling idea for his paper. Which sentence should replace the following to effectively state the controlling idea? (Remember you don't want to change the meaning.)

Science and a lot of other things are needed to design a fun and working roller coaster.

• Designing an exciting roller-coaster ride involves imagination and creativity, but it also requires using science.

• Quite a bit of knowledge is needed to figure out how the best roller coasters work.

• Roller coasters have to be fun, so the scientists who design and build them must know something about amusement parks.

• Hard work, science, and having lots of other skills are needed to design popular roller coasters.

(1) I was sad to go home from the Christmas party. (2) As we drove up to our house, though, I am excited to see that my dad put up our Christmas lights and wreaths!

What is the best way to REVISE this sentence 2?

• As we drove up to our house, though, I was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths. 

• As we drove up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

• As we drove up to our house, though, I be excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

• As we drive up to our house, though, we was excited to see that my dad had put up our Christmas lights and wreaths.

Sentence Combining

Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

• He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray cat.

• He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray cat. 

Which of the following sentences below is correct?

• New York City is known for its delicious cuisine, and its famous, world-renowned shows.

• We explored the dark, gloomy house on Halloween, but my brother and his friends were too frightened to come with us.

• When Mrs. Fogle shut the door, all the noise from the hallway stopped, the students were then able to focus.

• Since Adam practiced all summer; he knew he would make the team in the Fall.

What change should be made in the following sentence?

"You are going to have a magnificent time, " replies her father.

• delete the comma after time

• change replies to replied

• change the comma to a question mark

• change her to them