STAAR EDITING

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6?

(6) Unlike fish, dolphins are mammals, that breathe air.

• Change are to were

• Delete the comma after mammals

• Change that to they

• No change should be made in sentence 6.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should sentence 11 be changed?

(11) Many Scientists have filmed and photographed dolphins playing with bubble rings.

• Change Scientists to scientists

• Insert a comma after filmed

• Change playing to play

• Change rings to ring

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 17?

(17) They have been seen trying to catch a bubble ring or move it around without braking it.

• Change catch to caught

• Insert a comma after ring

• Change braking to breaking

• No change should be made in sentence 17.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What change should be made in sentence 22?

(22) The bubbles causes the fish to move toward the surface of the water and scatter.

• Change causes to cause

• Change surface to surfase

• Insert a comma after water

• Change scatter to scater

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

What change should be made in sentence 3?

3) Leaves brush against your windows and the chirps of birds echo through your room.

• Change Leaves to Leafes

• Change brush to brushes

• Insert a comma after windows

• through to threw

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 5?

5) Some people like them so much that we created tree house hotels for guests.

• change like to likes

• change we to they

• change created to creating

• No change needs to be made.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

What change should be made in sentence 8?

8) Tropical rain forests, thickly wilderness areas, or trees along an island shore are just a few places they are located.

• Change rain forests to rain forest's

• Change thickly to thick

• Delete the comma after areas

• Insert a comma after shore

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

What change should be made in sentence 13?

13) For example, a person in a rain forest will likely need to walks up wobbly narrow bridges and use ropes for support.

• Change need to needs

• Change walks to walk

• Change use to using

• No change is needed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What change should e made to sentence 18?

In Sweden their is a tree house hotel that is shaped like a bird's nest.

• Change their to there

• Insert a comma after hotel

• Change shaped to shape

• Change bird's to birds

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 26?

26) This makes it a greatest spot for someone who is looking for a more active setting.

• Change makes to make

• Change greatest to great

• Insert a comma after spot

• No change needs to be made in this sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G