Editing Practice (8th)

Which word(s) should be removed from the sentence because they are unnecessary?

Jane's day was kind of like a train wreck.

• Jane's

• kind of like

• like a train

• train wreck

Which word(s) should be removed from the sentence because they are unnecessary?

The cake was an unexpected surprise.

• was

• surprise

• cake

• unexpected

Which word(s) should be removed from the sentence because they are unnecessary?

The light actually turned green when we got to the intersection.

• actually

• when we

• intersection

• The light

Which answer best corrects the sentence below?

If Jamie calls tonite, tell her I'm not home.

• If Jamie calles tonighte, tell her I'm not home.

• If Jamie calls tonight tell her I'm not home.

• If Jamie calls tonight, tell her I'm not home.

• If Jamie calls tonite tell her I'm not home.

Which answer best corrects the sentence below?

I would never want to go the top of the brooklyn bridge.

• I would never want to go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• I would never want to go, to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

• I would never want to go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

• i would never want to go to the top of the brookln Bridge.

Which answer best corrects the sentence below?

Lance's parents decided he could go but he didn't really want to.

• Lance's parents decided he could go but, he didn't really want to.

• Lance's parents decided he could go, but he didn't really want to.

• Lances' parents decided he could go but he didn't really want to.

• Lances parents decided he could go but, he didn't really want to.

What is the mistake being made in this sentence?

Music is an art forme that apears in evry culture in the world.

• Misspelled words

• Comma is missing

• Subject is missing

• Predicate is missing

How would you rewrite the sentence below?

For thousands of years its been an importent part of the human experiance.

Rewrite the sentence below / fix the sentence.

Music has been use as enertainment as a way to pass on storys, and as a form of artestic espression.

Rewrite the sentence below / fix the sentence.

Each person may have their own perference in the type of Music they like but most people will like Music in some form.