Muhammad Ali: Revising & Editing

How should sentence 1 be changed?

• Change ali to Ali

• Change fighters to fighter's

• Change history to History

• Sentence 1 should not be changed

What change needs to be made in sentence 2?

• Insert a comma after times

• Change defends to defended

• Delete the comma

• Change than to then

How should sentence 3 be changed?

• Insert a comma after self-confidence

• Change making to make

• Change most charismatic to charismaticest

• No change should be made

What is the correct way to write sentence 6?

• This meant they were separated from each other, had to go to different schools, visit different supermarkets and even used different bathrooms.

• This meant they were separated from each other and had to go to different schools, visit different supermarkets, and even had to use different bathrooms.

• This meant they were separated from each other. They had to go to different schools. They had to visit different supermarkets and even use different bathrooms.

• This meant they were separated from each other and had to go to different schools, visit different supermarkets, and even use different bathrooms.

What is the correect way to write sentence 12?

• In 1964, he challenged Sonny Liston, the current heavyweight champion at the time, to a match.

• In 1964 he challenged Sonny Liston, the current heavyweight champion at the time to a match.

• In 1964, he challenged Sonny Liston the current heavyweight champion, at the time, to a match.

• Sentence 12 should not be changed.

What change needs to be made to sentence 17?

• Delete the comma

• Change comes to came

• Insert a comma after 1967

• Insert a comma before based

What is the correct way to write sentences 20 and 21?

• He could not fight in the ring but Ali found other ways to fight like he spoke out for civil rights and against war and Ali spoke, people listened.

• He could not fight in the ring, but Ali found other ways ti fight; speaking out for civil rights and against war, and when Ali spoke, people listened.

• He could not fight in the ring. Other ways to fight. Like speaking out, for civil rights and against war, and when Ali spoke, people listened.

• No changes should be made to this sentence.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 25?

• Insert commas around and later, in 1974

• Delete the comma after later

• Delete the comma after Forman

• Change the comma after later to a period.