Revision and Rewriting Sentences

Read the sentence. Before going on the trip, Kathleen and her mother had stuffed their suitcases full of clothes and snacks. Which is the best revision of the part of this sentence?

• Kathleen and her mother stuffed their suitcases full of clothes and snacks

• Kathleen and her mother are stuffing their suitcases full of clothes and snacks

• Kathleen and her mother have stuffed their suitcases full of clothes and snacks

• Leave as is.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

Read the sentence. The car had the ability to go fast, but on hills, it wasn’t as fast. How could the sentence be rewritten to make it more lively?

• On hills, the car moved slowly, like molasses and honey.

• When the car wasn’t on hills, it ran like a cheetah.

• The car could go very quickly when it was not trying to climb.

• On hills, the car went very slowly, other times, it could really move.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence has a word that is used incorrectly?

• Whose notebook and pen are on my desk?

• Will you be able to find your socks in the drawer?

• We can never have too many people join the social committee.

• Marta did not know weather or not her friend would join her.

Read the sentence. I can think of a million things I’d rather do than wash the dishes, but I’ll do them without complaining. Which phrase is used as hyperbole?

• a million things

• I’d rather do

• wash the dishes

• without complaining

Read the sentence. The student finished the sculpting course, but he didn’t get a job as a sculptor right away, he enrolled in college. Which revision corrects the error in the sentence?

• The student finished the sculpting course, but instead of getting a job right away, he enrolled in college.

• The student finished the sculpting course, because he didn’t get a job as a sculptor right away, he enrolled in college.

• Although the student finished the sculpting course, he didn’t get a job as a sculptor right away, he enrolled in college.

• After finishing the sculpting course, not getting a job right away, the student enrolled in college.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence. Silently standing by the house on the corner; I waited for my friends to ride by on their bicycles so that I could jump out and surprise them. Which sentence shows correct punctuation and grammar?

• Silently standing by the house on the corner, while I waited for my friends to ride by on their bicycles so that I could jump out and surprise them.

• Silently standing by the house on the corner, I waited for my friends to ride by on their bicycles so that I could jump out and surprise them.

• Silently standing by the house on the corner. After I waited for my friends to ride by on their bicycles. I could jump out and surprise them.

• Silently standing by the house on the corner because I waited for my friends. To ride by on their bicycles so I could jump out and surprise them.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which would be the best source for researching natural disasters that occurred in 2004?

• the Atlas of World History

• the World Book Encyclopedia

• the World Book Yearbook of Events

• the Dictionary of National Biography

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Read the sentence. I have always liked cheetahs because they can run as fast as 45 miles per hour, which makes them one of the quickest animals on the planet. How could this sentence be rewritten to express the ideas more clearly?

• One of the quickest, speediest animals on the planet is the cheetah, which I have always liked.

• I have always liked running 45 miles per hour, like the lightning quick cheetah.

• I have always liked the lightning-quick cheetah, which can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour.

• Running as fast as 45 miles per hour, the cheetah is one of the quickest animals on the planet.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

All of the following sentences have words that are spelled incorrectly except

• It was not necesary for the students to purchase their own books.

• The history teacher discussed how America became independant.

• The new manufacturing business failed to make a profit last year.

• Children are not permited to attend some movies without a parent.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the sentence. The (a)   son attends the same school as my older sister. Which form of 'teacher/teachers'/teacher's best completes the sentence?

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D