Editing Practice

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

I beleive that honesty is the best policy.

• Change beleive to believe

• Change is to are

• Change the period to a question mark

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct change is to change 'beleive' to 'believe' as it is a spelling error. The other options do not address any grammatical or spelling issues in the sentence.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

I can't decide weather to have pizza or tacos for dinner tonight.

• Change can't to cant

• Change weather to whether

• Add a comma after for

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct word is 'whether,' which indicates a choice between options. 'Weather' refers to atmospheric conditions. Therefore, the sentence should read: 'I can't decide whether to have pizza or tacos for dinner tonight.'

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

She went to the gas station and she went to the car wash.

• Change went to wint

• Add a comma after station

• Change station to staton

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The sentence lists two actions. To improve clarity, a comma should be added after 'station' to separate the two independent clauses. This makes the sentence easier to read and understand.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

Each of the people are going to understand how to do the project.

• Add a comma after people

• Change understand to under stand

• Change are to is

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The subject 'Each' is singular, so the verb should also be singular. Therefore, 'are' should be changed to 'is' to correctly match the subject-verb agreement in the sentence.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

His rules will effect everyone differently.

• Change effect to affect

• Add a comma after rules

• Add a comma after everyone

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change 'effect' to 'affect'. 'Affect' is the appropriate verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is a noun meaning a result. The sentence should read: 'His rules will affect everyone differently.'

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

Although I followed the recipe, the dessert didn't taste right.

• Add a comma after Although

• Delete the comma after recipe

• Change dessert to desert

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The sentence is correct as is, but the comma after 'recipe' is unnecessary. It disrupts the flow of the sentence. Therefore, the best change is to delete the comma after 'recipe'.

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

When it rains in the midwest, the farmers are super happy.

• Change midwest to Midwest

• Delete the comma after midwest

• Change are to is

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct change is to capitalize 'midwest' to 'Midwest' as it is a proper noun referring to a specific region. Proper nouns should always be capitalized in English.

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?

The northwest region of California is the most beautiful area in the United States.

• Change northwest to Northwest

• Add a comma after California

• Change most to more

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The term 'northwest' should be capitalized to 'Northwest' as it refers to a specific geographic region. Proper nouns, including regions, require capitalization for correct grammar.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

If you work hard in class, you can be successful to.

• Delete the comma after class

• Change to to too

• Change the comma to a question mark

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The sentence incorrectly uses 'to' instead of 'too'. 'Too' means 'also' or 'excessively', which fits the context of being successful. Therefore, the correct change is to change 'to' to 'too'.

What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?

The dog wagged his tail in anticipation for it's bone.

• Add a comma after wagged

• Add a comma after anticipation

• Change it's to its

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to change "it's" to "its". "It's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has", while "its" is the possessive form, which is needed here to indicate that the bone belongs to the dog.