Revising and Editing Practice

(5) Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions.

(6) So students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

What is the most effective way to combine sentences 5 and 6?

• Since the schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

• Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions, students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

• Drawing attending lines around subdivisions and student are attending school with those of similar economic backgrounds.

• Schools’ attendance lines are drawn around subdivisions and students tend to attend school with other students of similar economic backgrounds.

Choose the correct sentence

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves because they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Attempting to groom themselves were some penguins, who swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• While attempting to groom themselves, some penguins swallowed the toxic oil and died.

• Some penguins would try to groom themselves, they swallowed the toxic oil and died.

Choose the correct sentence

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary it detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary. With details what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The 11-year old also began writing a diary that detailed what was happening in her region of Pakistan.

• The sentence are written correctly in the paper.

Choose the correct sentence.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.

• For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangements than I was.

There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.
• It is also fun to look for shells.
• Some people simply like to sunbathe.
• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

Which of these is a sentence fragment? (Not a complete sentence)

• Driving through the rain in my new Chevy truck.
• James studied revising and editing every day this week.
• Jose studied.
• If you want to graduate from high school, you have to pass all your classes.

Which answer shows the correct way to write the sentence?

• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the the surface. And have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface then we would have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, and we would have a big mess to clean up.
• Otherwise, the pancakes would stick to the surface, we would have a big mess to clean up then.

Sentence Combining:
Which of these is the correct way to join two sentences:

• He was practicing his soccer skills because he found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills, there, he found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills; and then found a stray dog.
• He was practicing his soccer skills when he found a stray dog. 

What is the best change we can make to this sentence: 

After a few more questions and a breif pause, the quiz continued.

• Change few to fewer
• Change breif to brief
• Change the , to a ;
• No change needs to be made

Which words correctly complete this sentence:
____ important to the robot to repair ____ circuits.

• It's/its
• Its/it's