Revision and Editing

Which sentence uses except or accept correctly?

• Everyone accept Jim went to the park.

• The movie was great except for the ending.

• Lei could not except the fact that she was moving.

• All of the basketball hoops accept one had a torn net.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which sentence shows correct comma usage?

• The group, although excited, to be traveling stood quietly in line.
• Marcus, one of the new students, tries hard to impress the team. 
• Jess one of my cousins from Seattle, is coming to visit today.
• Their boots which had gotten wet, were by the door.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"As blind as a bat."

• Repetition
• Simlie
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which word best completes the following sentence:
I saw so much descriptive language in the story that it painted a picture in my head of what was happening. In other words, I saw lots of ______.

• tone
• imagery
• theme
• metaphors

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

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

The father helped his children get into they're pajamas.

• Change they're to their.
• Change father to Father
• Change they're to there
• Change helped to helping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which words correctly complete this sentence:
I wonder ______ the ______ will change this weekend.

• weather/whether
• whether/weather

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the best conjunction to join the sentence pair.
We can ask directions. We can use a map. 

• and
• but
• or
• because

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

I am going __________ the basketball game to watch the girls play.

• to
• two
• too

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Can I come to the game, _____.

• to
• two
• too

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G