Editing Sentences and Comprehending Passages

How should you change this sentence?

Michael does well in math but he excels in science.

• Michael does well in math, but he excels in science.

• Michael does well in Math but he excels in science.

• Michael does well in Math but he excels in Science.

• Make no change

How should you change this sentence?

She questioned "How long will our trip last?"

• She questioned "how long will our trip last?"

• She questioned, "How long will our trip last?"

• She questioned "How long will our trip last"?

• Make no change

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

"Can we go to the park later today? asked Todd.

• Change the question mark to a period

• Changed asked to Asked

• Insert quotation marks after today

• Make no change

What change if any should be made to this sentence?

Yesterday we build a fort at recess.

• Chance recess to resess

• Change build to built

• Insert a comma after build

• Make no change

What change if any should be made to the words in red in this sentence?

Native Americans, African Americans, and women had to waited many years before they could vote.

• had to waiting

• had to wait

• have to waited

• Make no change

What change if any should be made to the words in red in this sentence?

For many years in the United States, some people was not allowed to vote.

• people were

• people are

• people is

• Make no change

How should you change the red word in this sentence?

Southern states quicker passed laws to deny African Americans this right.

• quickest

• quick

• quickly

• Make no change

How should you change this sentence?

Surprisingly, only about 55 percent of Americans who can vote actually do vote.

• which

• whose

• whom

• Make no change

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Sadly, I walked home.

• Sadly I walked home.

• Sadly I walked, home.

• Sadly, I walked, home.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin; by the lake, he was happy too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful, cabin by the lake he was happy, too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin, by the lake, he was happy, too.

• When Yoshiro saw the beautiful cabin by the lake, he was happy, too.