Editing and Mechanics

Editing questions will likely focus on

• clearly and effectively communicating ideas

• responding to the prompt and staying on topic

• development and organization of ideas

• specific grammar and mechanics rules (punctuation, spelling, and correct parts of speech(

When reading passages, you should 

• read them quickly and circle any errors that "jump out" at you

• not read the passages; just go to the questions

• spend a lot of time looking for mistakes

• look only at the pictures

Writing the sentence with the answer choice you think is correct

• is a total waste of time; I could be sleeping instead

• can sometimes help you better judge the edit or revision

Revision questions are likely to include questions about:

• clearly and effectively communication ideas

• specific grammar and mechanics rules

• punctuation, spelling, and correct parts of speech

• your Bitmoji's outfit changes

a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling

• controlling idea

• credibility

• editing

• informational text

Last summer, my family and I camped by the Mississippi river.

• change family to Family

• change I to me

• change river to River

• The sentence is correct.

Joseph said he knew his uncles had thrown a party for theirselves.

• Change knew to new

• Change thrown to threw

• Change theirselves to themselves

• No change is needed.

Natalies' flower was the most beautiful I had ever seen.

• Change most beautiful to more beautiful

• ^{Change Natalies' to Natalies's}

• Change flower to flour

• No change is needed

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important part of our monday morning assembly.

• ^{Change important to more important}

• Change an to a

• ^{Change monday to Monday}

• The sentence is correct

"I love to read about animals" said Matthew, as he settled down with his new magazine to read. 

• Add a period after animals

• Add a comma after animals

• Change said to Said

• No change is needed