Editing and Revising Skills

Which punctuation mark should be used at the end of a declarative sentence?

• period

• comma

• question mark

• exclamation point

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

How can you revise a sentence to make it clearer and more coherent?

• By including irrelevant details and tangents

• By using run-on sentences and fragments

• By ensuring that the subject and verb agree, using clear and specific language, and organizing the information in a logical order.

• By adding more complex vocabulary and jargon

When should you capitalize the first letter of a word in a sentence?

• When it is a conjunction

• When it is the first word of the sentence, a proper noun, or the pronoun 'I'.

• When it is a verb

• When it is the last word of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark should be used to separate items in a list?

• question mark

• exclamation mark

• semicolon

• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

How can you revise a paragraph to ensure all the sentences are related and flow smoothly?

• Ignore the main idea and focus on individual sentences

• Use the same transition word repeatedly

• Use transition words, rearrange sentences, and ensure each sentence contributes to the main idea.

• Add unrelated information to the paragraph

In the sentence 'the cat sat on the mat', which word should be capitalized?

• The

• on

• sat

• cat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark should be used to indicate a strong emotion or a command?

• !

• ?

• ;

• :

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

How can you revise a sentence to remove unnecessary repetition?

• By identifying and rephrasing repeated words or phrases using synonyms or by combining the ideas into one statement.

• By adding more repetition to emphasize the point

• By replacing the repeated words with longer synonyms

• By ignoring the repetition and leaving the sentence as is

When should you capitalize the pronoun 'I'?

• Only when it's the first word in a sentence

• When it's used as an object

• Always

• Never

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark should be used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

• exclamation mark

• semicolon

• apostrophe

• comma

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A