Editing and Revising Practice

Abigail, Kai, and Mason are learning about language structure. Which of the following statements correctly describes a grammar rule they might learn?

• A grammar rule is a rule that defines the structure and formation of sentences in a language.

• A grammar rule is a rule that defines the spelling of words in a language.

• A grammar rule is a rule that defines the meaning of words in a language.

• A grammar rule is a rule that defines the pronunciation of words in a language.

Charlotte wrote a letter to Samuel. Which punctuation mark should she use to indicate that the letter belongs to Samuel?

• comma

• exclamation mark

• apostrophe

• question mark

Samuel, Grace, and Olivia are learning about sentence structure in their English class. According to the standard English sentence structure, which of the following is correct?

• Object (the book) + Verb (reads) + Subject (Samuel)

• Verb (reads) + Object (the book) + Subject (Samuel)

• Subject (Samuel) + Object (the book) + Verb (reads)

• Subject (Samuel) + Verb (reads) + Object (the book)

Sophia is preparing for her final presentation and wants to ensure her script is error-free. Which proofreading technique should she use that involves reading the text aloud?

• auditory proofreading

• reading aloud

• proofreading out loud

• vocalized proofreading

Avery, Abigail, and Isla are practicing English grammar. They are discussing the correct usage of 'a' and 'an' before words. Which of the following sentences did they identify as incorrect?

• Avery saying 'an orange' instead of 'a orange'.

• Abigail saying 'an pear' instead of 'a pear'.

• Isla saying 'an banana' instead of 'a banana'.

• Avery saying 'an apple' instead of 'a apple'

Priya wrote a statement about her day in her diary. What punctuation mark should she use to end her declarative sentence?

• ,

• .

• !

• ?

After a day at school, Mia, Priya, and Emma decided to go shopping. Which of the following sentences, describing their activity, has correct capitalization?

• emma, mia and priya went to the store to buy some groceries.

• Emma, Mia and Priya went to the store to buy some groceries.

• Emma, Mia and Priya went to the store to buy some groceries

• emma, mia and priya went to the store to buy some groceries

Maya has written an essay and Priya is going through it. What is the purpose of Priya's proofreading?

• To identify and correct errors in Maya's essay.

• To translate Maya's essay into another language.

• To format Maya's essay.

• To add more content to Maya's essay.

Anika, Emma, and Nora were discussing their shopping experiences. Which of the following sentences, according to their discussion, is an example of a run-on sentence?

• Anika went to the store and bought some groceries.

• Emma went to the store, and she bought some groceries.

• Nora went to the store; she bought some groceries.

• Anika went to the store Emma bought some groceries.

Arjun and Priya are writing a story for their English class. William, their teacher, asked them to write a compound sentence. What is the correct way for them to do this?

• They can join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

• They can join two independent clauses with a subordinating conjunction.

• They can join two independent clauses with a comma.

• They can join two independent clauses with a period.