Which sentence has correct use of your and you're?

Because you're my friend, you can leave your book in my locker.

Put you're coat on the back of your chair.

You're friends are not there on Saturdays.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.

In the dead of night. The van pulled up.

Chuck would not, give Jaime the seat.

Which of the following sentences is correctly proofread and edited?

B) The cat chased its tail around the yard.

A) The cat chased it's tail around the yard.

C) The cat chased its' tail around the yard.

D) The cat chased its tail around the yard.

What is the primary purpose of proofreading in the writing process?

B) To correct grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.

A) To generate new ideas for writing.

C) To organize the structure of the essay.

D) To develop a thesis statement.

Which sentence demonstrates proper editing for clarity and conciseness?

B) Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.

A) Due to the fact that it was raining, we decided to stay indoors.

C) We stayed indoors because of the fact that it was raining.

D) Due to the rain, we made the decision to stay indoors.

Identify the sentence that has been correctly proofread for subject-verb agreement.

B) The team of players is winning the match.

A) The team of players are winning the match.

C) The team of players were winning the match.

D) The team of players has winning the match.

Which of the following sentences is an example of effective editing for sentence variety?

B) She went to the store, bought milk, and returned home.

A) She went to the store. She bought milk. She returned home.

C) She went to the store and she bought milk and she returned home.

D) She went to the store; she bought milk; she returned home.

Proofreading and Editing

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.4.1F, L.6.2A, L.1.2A

+18

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can I correct this sentence?

add an independent clause to the end

add a dependent clause

add a comma and an independent clause to the end

delete it from my paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can I correct this sentence?

add an independent clause to the beginning

add a dependent clause

add a comma and an independent clause to the end

add a pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

My sister, a 12th grader finally got a summer job!
What's wrong with the sentence above?

a period should replace the exclamation point

there should be a comma after "grader"

there should be a comma after "a"

The sentence does not make sense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is not a comma rule?

comma between day and year in a date

comma before and after a dependent clause

comma to connect the "tag" in a quotation

comma between the dependent and independent clauses in a complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is not a capitalization rule

capitalize people's names

capitalize planets

capitalize seasons

capitalize brand names

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the item in which the hyphen is correctly used.

one-way-street

one-way street

first in line

after-noon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence has correct use of their, they're and there?

Their my friends sitting over there.

They're my friends sitting at their own table over there.

There friends are not there on Saturdays

They're friends, but there not!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

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How can I correct this sentence?

How can I correct this sentence?

My sister, a 12th grader finally got a summer job!What's wrong with the sentence above?

Which is not a comma rule?

Which is not a capitalization rule

Choose the item in which the hyphen is correctly used.

Which sentence has correct use of their, they're and there?

Which sentence has correct use of your and you're?

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.

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My sister, a 12th grader finally got a summer job!
What's wrong with the sentence above?

Which of the underlined words or phrases in the following sentence could be deleted without changing the meaning?
Various different companies offer incentive plans to their employees.