Revise and Edit

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?

• Change or to but

• Add a comma after rivers

• Change live to lives

• Make no change

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 12?

• Change dolphins to dolphin's.

• Change lives to lived

• Change lives to live

• Make no change

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

• Change Its to It's

• Remove the comma after mammal

• Change like humans to humanlike

• Make no change

Should you read passages that tell you to make "edits" or "corrections?"

• Yes. There may be questions about the main idea of the text.

• Yes. It is fun to read them.

• No. These passages are not required to correctly answer editing questions.

• No. It will be boring.

After I have written my paper, I should

• revise and edit

• turn in my test

• raise my hand and ask the teacher to look over it

• none of the above

The writer ________(d) their essay to improve the clarity and organization.

• insert

• revise

• combine

• thesis

Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly.

• My favorite foods are, pizza, hamburgers, and spaghetti.

• My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers, and spaghetti.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'My favorite foods are pizza, hamburgers, and spaghetti.' because it correctly uses commas to separate the items in the list.

What change should be made in sentence 31?

• Change We to Because we

• Insert a comma after surprised

• Change became to become

• Sentence 31 should not be changed.

Which of the following sentences needs revision for better clarity?

• The scientist examined the results.

• The results were examined by the scientist.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'The results were examined by the scientist.' as it provides better clarity by specifying who performed the examination.

What change should be made in sentence 18?

• Change just to nearly

• Change hope to suppose

• Change our to their

• Change delicious to well-done