Editing Task #3

Name

Class

16. Sedimentation is very important. Without it we wouldn’t (was) any dinosaur fossils.

• A) has
• B) have
• C) had
• D) correct as is

17. It is the building up of layers of small (particle) like sand or mud.

• A) particals
• B) particlies
• C) particles
• D) correct as is

18. As the water slows, it (ca’nt) carry as much and so sand and mud are dropped.

• A) can’t
• B) cant
• C) can not
• D) correct as is

19. (Some time down the road,) the grains of sand and mud build up and up, forming the layers.

• A) From time to time,
• B) In some instances,
• C) Over a long period of time,
• D) correct as is

20. Choose the sentence that corrects the pronoun.

• A) Fossils are found in this layers.
• B) Fossils are found in these layers.
• C) Fossils are found in those layers.
• D) Fossils are found in that layers.

21. The sea, rivers and lakes are the (better) depositors of sand and mud.

• A) good
• B) well
• C) best
• D) correct as is

22. One famous fossil called ‘The Fighting Dinosaurs’ is two dinosaurs entwined as (throught) they are fighting.

• A) though
• B) through
• C) thought
• D) correct as is