Editing and Revising Grammar Quiz

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 11 and 12?

• 1. Running a new country is expensive, Texas became deep in debt.

• 1. Because running a new country is expensive, Texas became deep in debt.

• 1. Texas became deep in debt, also, running a new country is expensive.

• 1. Deep in debt, Texas, a new country, became deep in debt.

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6.10i

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15?

• 1. The United States Congress, in 1845, voted to annex Texas to be the twenty-eighth state

     admitted to the United States of America.

• 1. In 1845, the United States Congress voted to annex Texas which became the twenty- eighth state admitted to the United States of America.

• 1. Texas became the 28th state admitted to the United States of America in 1845 by the United States Congress.

• 1. The 28th state to be admitted to the United States was Texas in 1845 by the United States Congress.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.4

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 13?

• 1. change help to helping

• 1. remove the comma after States

• 1. change financially to financialy

• no change needed

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CCSS.L.6.2B

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?

• change The United States of America to the United States of America

• change America the Beautiful to America the beautiful
  

• change national anthem to National Anthem
  

• No change needed

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CCSS.L.6.1E

CCSS.L.6.6

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?

• While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful, Hail, Columbia, My Country, Tis of Thee, and God Bless America, The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our national anthem.

• While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful” “Hail, Columbia” “My Country, Tis of Thee” and “God Bless America” “The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our national anthem.

• While the importance of several other songs are recognized by The United State of America including “America the Beautiful,” “Hail, Columbia,” “My Country, Tis of Thee,” and “God Bless America,” “The Star Spangled Banner” is recognized as our National Anthem.

• No change needed
  

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CCSS.L.6.2A

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 16?

• change recognized to recogniezed
  

• change States to State
  

• change importence to importance
  

• no change needed

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CCSS.L.6.2B

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15?

• Only eight teams were invited when the tournament began in 1939.
  

• Only eight teams were invited when the tournament began in 1939.
  

• The tournament began in 1939, and at that time, only eight teams were invited.

• no change needed

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2C

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 17?

• change week to weak
  

• change includes to including
  

• change is to are

• make no change

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 19?

• change winners to winner’s
  

• change too to two
  

• change NCAA to ncaa

• no change needed

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CCSS.L.6.2B

What is the BEST way to combine sentences 12 and 13?

• The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick and it was held on the anniversary of the day he died.

• Held on the anniversary of the day he died, The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick.

• The Saint Patrick’s Day tradition began as a feast day held in honor of Saint Patrick on the anniversary of his death.

• The tradition, Saint Patrick’s Day, began as a feast day and was held on the day he died.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.4