STAAR Revising and Editing Practice

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• My friends and I always love to sing together; we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, because we harmonize so well.

• My friends and I always love to sing together, for we harmonize so well together.

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• We can't always be right and someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right; so someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right; someone has to take the blame.

• We can't always be right, so someone has to take the blame.

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• Without our moon, our planet would be unstable and wobble on it's axis.

• Without our moon, our planet would become unstable and it would mess up our seasons.

• Our seasons would become erratic without our moon, so it's very important to our lives.

• The moon is more than just a pretty globe in the night sky; it is important to our seasons, tides, and crop production.

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• Violent video games are becoming more popular, but they are far from a new concept; violent games have been part of human culture for thousands of years.

• Thousands of years of human evolution boils down to our need to survive and to survive in the real world, you have to be violent sometimes.

• We cannot blame video games on violence in the world, people have been violent creatures since the beginning. We aren't much different than when we lived in caves.

• Violence is part of human nature; we love to watch it, participate in it, and even compete in it.

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

Which two sentences are written incorrectly?

(Revising: Many times there are two choices that have a grammatic error. If you can find these, then you can better your chance at choosing the correct answer.)

• Houston is the best city in Texas: we have so much to do every weekend.

• Living in Houston can really be great since it seems like there is a festival, a show, or a trail you can go to every weekend.

• There is so much to do in Houston; so if you visit, you should be sure to plan for lots to do.

• There are many things you can do in Houston on the weekends: museums, festivals, parks, free shows, and shopping.

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

How would you fix the following sentence?

Whenever we go to the movies I always have to have popcorn.

• add a semicolon after movies

• add a comma after movies

• delete the second "have" before popcorn

• No change needed

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

What change if any needs to be made to the following sentence?

My cat Ollie a Norwegian Forest Cat, loves to try get into my cereal bowl when I'm not looking.

• Add a comma after Ollie

• Lowercase the word Cat

• Add a comma after bowl

• No change needed

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

What is the best way to correct the following sentence?

My neighbors roosters like to crow all day long, and it drives me crazy.

• Delete the comma after long

• Change roosters to roosters'

• Change drives to driven

• No change needed

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9C

What change if any needs to be made to the following sentence?

The game Super Mario Brothers have been around for a long time; it is now thirty-five years old.

• Change the semicolon to a colon

• Change thirty-five to thirty five

• Change have to has

• No change needed

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

What is the best way to correct the following sentence?

Although the internet is truly amazing we've become spoiled; when it runs a little bit slow, we get so aggravated.

• Remove the comma after slow

• Change the semicolon after spoiled to a comma

• Add a comma after amazing

• No change needed

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TEKS.ELA.8.10D.VI

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9(C)

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.V